15. ――你不是學(xué)生嗎?――不,我是學(xué)生。
[誤] ――Aren’t you a student? ――No, I am.
[正] ――Aren’t you a student? ――Yes, I am.
[析]對否定疑問句的回答是用Yes還是用No,這取決于實際情況:如果事實是肯定的,就用Yes表“不”;如果事實是否定的,就用No表“是的”。
2. 房間里有多少人?
[誤] How many peoples are there in the room?
[正] How many people are there in the room?
[析] people作“人、人們”解時,是個集合名詞,其單復(fù)數(shù)同形。
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