误I watched him to eat his breakfast.
正I watched him eat his breakfast.
析表示“看见某人做了某事”时须接不带to的动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
我看见他正在吃早饭。误I watched him eat his breakfast.
正I watched him eating his breakfast.
析表示“看见某人正在做某事”时须接以现在分词充当补足语的复合宾语。
有人看见那男孩看了整整一下午的小说。误The boy was watched reading the novel all afternoon.
正The boy was found reading the novel all afternoon.
析表示“看见”“注视”时, watch一般不用于被动结构。
昨晚你看电视了吗?误Did you see the TV last night?
正Did you watch the TV last night?
正Did you look at the TV last night?
去年夏天我们看了一场特别精彩的《哈姆雷特》。误We watched an extraordinary production of Hamlet last summer.
正We saw an extraordinary production of Hamlet last summer.
析“看电视”多说watch TV,偶尔也可以说look at TV,但“看戏,看电影”通常用see。
误What time is your watch?
正What time is it by your watch?
析问手表上所指示的时间,主语一般用it, watch不能作主语。
我的手表一天慢一分钟。误My watch goes a minute behind a day.
正My watch loses a minute a day.
正My watch is slow by a minute a day.
正My watch is a minute slow a day.
析表示“手表、时钟快〔慢〕多长时间”一般不说go...behind〔before〕,可说gain〔lose〕...,还可用系表结构be fast〔slow〕 by...或be...fast〔slow〕。
我是他最好的朋友,我会一直照看他。误I am his best friend, and I will always watch for him.
正I am his best friend, and I will always watch over him.
正I am his best friend, and I will always keep (a) watch over him.
析表示“负责”“照看”“看守”的意思,可说watch over或keep (a) watch over,前者watch作动词,后者watch作名词。watch for的意思是“留心寻找”。
过马路时要小心车辆。误Be on watch for automobiles when you cross the street.
正Be on the watch for automobiles when you cross the street.
析be on the watch for sth ...是“小心…”的意思,定冠词the不可以省略。on watch表示“站岗”的意思。
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