change sth與change for sth

你知道change sth與change for sth 的區別嗎？請看下面這道題：

The camera isn’t good enough; I want to change ______.

A. another                                                B. a good one

C. it with another                                      D. it for another

【分析】容易根據漢語字面意思誤選A、B。

其實此題最佳答案為D。英語中的 change sth 表示的是“換某物”，sth 是被換的東西，而 change sth for sth else 表示的才是“用某物換另一物”。比較：

That coat was too large and I had to change it. 那件外套太大了，我得去換一件。

That coat was too large and I had to change it for a smaller one. 那件外套太大了，我得去換一件小一點的。

下面的內容摘自《中學英語高頻詞詳解詞典》的change詞條：

(1) change…for… 意為“用……換來……”。如：

I’m thinking of changing my car for a new one. 我正考慮換輛新車。

(2) change…into… 意為“把……變成（換成）……”。如：

He changed his dollars into francs. 他把美元換成了法郎。

We can change ice into water by heating it. 通過加熱我們可以把冰變成水。

注意以下受漢語思維影響所導致的錯誤：

這部照相機不夠好，我想換一部。

正：The camera isn’t good enough; I want to change it (for another).

誤：The camera isn’t good enough; I want to change another.