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第二节  短文改错

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有5处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限--词；

2. 只允许修改5处，多者（从第6处起）不计分。

Dear Tom,

I'm writing to tell you something about the Water Festival of the Dai people. The Water Festival is one of most important traditional festivals of the Dai people and it is popular among them. It lasted about three days from April 13 to 15 every year. During this festival, people clean their houses and put on traditional clothes. People celebrate this festival by throw water at each other to wash away from bad things and bring good luck in the new year. People have great fun in this festival. I hope he will come to China to experience it at your convenience.

Yours,

Mary

1.__________

2.__________

3.__________

4.__________

5.__________

Answer

1.添加the

2.lasted—lasts

3.throw—throwing

4.去掉from

5.he—you

【解析】

这是一封信，玛丽写信给汤姆，为他介绍傣族泼水节的时间和习俗，希望他方便时来中国感受这个节日。

1.

The Water Festival is one of most important traditional festivals of the Dai people.泼水节是傣族人最重要的节日之一。此句中表示“最……之一”用“one of+最高级+复数名词”的结构，important的最高级是the most important,缺少定冠词the。故在of后面添加the。

2.

It lasted about three days from April 13 to 15 every year.泼水节每年从4月13日到15日持续三天。句子用一般现在时态，主语it是第三人称单数；此句谓语动词的时态错误，过去式lasted应变成lasts。

3.

People celebrate this festival by throw water at each other to wash away from bad things and bring good luck in the new year.人们庆祝这个节日，通过彼此泼水来清洗掉不好的东西，并在新年带来好运。此句介词by后面应用动名词，动词throw应变成throwing。

4.

People celebrate this festival by throw water at each other to wash away from bad things and bring good luck in the new year.人们庆祝这个节日，通过彼此泼水来清洗掉不好的东西，并在新年带来好运。此句中表示“清洗”用wash away，单词from多余，应删除。

5.

I hope he will come to China to experience it at your convenience.我希望你方便的时候来中国感受这个节日。此处表示“我希望你……”,人称代词he应变成you。