[誤] - How soon will you be ready?��

　　- Two days�� ��

　　[正] - How soon will you be ready?��

　　- In two days�� ��

　　[析] 此題關鍵是要根據情景，身臨其境，要注意的是對方問了什么，就應答什么。或答了什么就應問什么。 How soon 問的是"還有多久才能作完"，這時要用 in two days， 即在兩小時之內即可以作完。如用 How long 提問，則答語可以用 two days。��

　　[誤] - Would you mind if I have some time off?��

　　- I don't mind�豹�

　　- Monday and Tuesday of next week�� ��

　　[正] - Would you mind if I have some time off?��

　　- When exactly�豹�

　　- Monday and Tuesday of next week�� ��

　　[析] 有的對話是復雜的，稍有不慎就有可能選錯，而且英語中如選錯了答案是不容易找出錯來的。 I don't mind 是可以用來回答 Would you mind…這一提問的，但如仔細看一看則會發現我們要選用的不是陳述句而是疑問句。根據下面一句的答語來判定要用 when exactly? 什么時間，這樣才能與下句中具體的時間相符合。��

　　[誤] Suppose your name is Tom�� The phone rings and you pick it up�� The first word you say will probably be "Who are you?" ��

　　[正] Suppose your name is Tom�� The phone rings and you pick it up�� The first word you say will probably be "Hello? This is Tom speaking?" ��

　　[析] 在英語學習中，習慣用法實際上在某種情況，或某種意義上講比語法更為重要。如果只從句子的角度上去分析，它們可能都是對的。比如，當你拿起電話時，如果你想知道對方是誰，可以問"Who's that(speaking)?"但不要講"Who are you?"如果你想先介紹一下自己可以講"This is ×××× speaking"而不要講"I'm　××××"也不要講"My name is ×××××."　就語法而論，"Who are you?" "I'm ××××��""My name is ×××××��"并不錯，也是英語中可用的句子，但就打電話這一場合，就不宜用了。��

　　[誤] - Do you think it's going to rain over the weekend?��

　　- I don't hope so�� ��

　　[正] - Do you think it's going to rain over the weekend?��

　　- I hope not�� ��

　　[析] 由于初學者對實際英語口語中表達感情意愿的答語不熟悉，如在肯定答語中 I think so�� I hope so�� I believe so�� 是相同的，但在否定句中卻常用 I don't think so�� 但I don't believe so�� 和 I don't hope so�� 則意為：我不信此事和我不希望此事發生。而 I believe not�� 和 I hope not�� 則為：我想可能不會發生吧!��

　　[誤] - Is anybody there?��

　　- No， Bob and Tom have asked for leave�� ��

　　[正] - Is everybody there?��

　　- No， Bob and Tom have asked for leave�� ��

　　[析] 許多學生在寫作和選擇答語或問句時總要語法在前，而不是習慣用語在先。所以總是要拘泥疑問句中的不定代詞，用 anybody。 但是Is anybody there? 在英語中為：這里有人嗎?而Is everybody there?為：全都到齊了嗎?所以首先要考慮的是其答語。 No， Bob and Tom have asked for leave��