誤用：He paid an architect to design a house for him, and had it built far enough under the estimate (not too a difficult feat in those years of falling prices) to be able to afford a swimming pool.

改為：He paid an architect to design a house for him, and had it built far enough under the estimate (not too difficult a feat in those years of falling prices) to be able to afford a swimming pool.

說明：當(dāng) too 表示“太”且其后修飾一個“a / an+形容詞+名詞”結(jié)構(gòu)時，習(xí)慣上要改為“too +形容詞+a+名詞”。又如：It’s too good a chance to miss. 這個機(jī)會太好，不能錯過。

句意：他出錢聘請一名建筑師為他設(shè)計了一幢房子并把房子以遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)低于預(yù)算價格造好（在那價格不斷下降的歲月里這不算難以辦到的舉動），因而能造一個游泳池。

誤用：In twenties and thirties, my grandfather had a sawmill on his farm.

改為：In the twenties and thirties, my grandfather had a sawmill on his farm.

說明：逢整“十”的基數(shù)詞用于復(fù)數(shù)形式可以表示某人的大約年歲和世紀(jì)中的年代，注意此時要在數(shù)詞前用定冠詞。又如：The war broke out in the nineties. 這次戰(zhàn)爭爆發(fā)于90年代。Karl Mark began to learn the Russian language in his fiftieth. 馬克思五十多歲開始學(xué)俄語。

句意：在20和30年代，我祖父家的農(nóng)場里建有一間鋸木廠。

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