被動語態典型陷阱題分析

請看下面一道考題：

“Do you like the material?” “Yes, it _____ very soft.”

A. is feeling                                              B. felt

C. feels                                                    D. is felt

【易錯陷阱】此題容易誤選D，想當然地根據“這布料摸起來很柔軟”這一句意，認為“布料”應是“被摸”，所以 feel 選用被動語態。

【思路分析】其實，此題正確答案為C，因為 feel 在此為連系動詞，而連系動詞均為不及物動詞，不能用于被動語態，盡管有時其漢語意思有被動意味。請看以下類似例子 (答案均為D)：

(1) Her forehead _____ hot. I’m afraid she is ill.

A. is feeling                                              B. felt

C. is felt                                                   D. feels

(2) The new school has been completed. It _____ very beautiful.

A. is looked                                              B. looked

C. has looked                                            D. looks

(3) The dish _____ nice, but the milk _____ sour.

A. is smelt, is smelt                                   B. is smelt, smells

C. smells, is smelt                                     D. smells, smells

(4) The story of his life _____ interesting.

A. is sounded                                            B. is sounding

C. has sounded                                          D. sounds

2. He was angry _____ your work. He said that he _____ at all.

A. at, didn’t satisfy                                    B. to, didn’t satisfy

C. at, wasn’t satisfied                                 D. to, wasn’t satisfied

【易錯陷阱】幾個干擾項均有可能被誤選。

【思路分析】最佳答案為C。 be angry at (about) sth 意為“對某事生氣”，許多同學常按漢語意思將其中的介詞 at (about) 換成 to，這是錯誤的。另外，許多同學將漢語的“不滿意”直譯為 not satisfy，這是是不對的，因為，satisfy在現代英語中只用作及物動詞，其意不是“滿意”而是“使(人)滿意”，所以其后不能沒有賓語，除非本身是被動語態(或是系表結構)。