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二、success的用法
◆失敗是成功之母。
誤:Failure is the mother of successes.
正:Failure is the mother of success.
析:success 表示抽象意義的“成功”,是不可數的;表示具體意 義的“成功的人或事”, 則是可數的。比較:Gig sucess does not usually occur early.(大器晚成),His new book was a great success.(他新出版的書獲得了巨大成功)。再比較:He has had great success in business.(他事業上很成功),He was a great success in business.(他事業上很成功)。
◆你說服她改變主意了嗎?
誤:Did you have any success to persuade her to change her mind?
正:Did you have any success in persuading her to change her mind?
析:have success in doing sth=做某事有結果或效果。又如:What success did you have in finding a new job?(你想找份新工作結果如何?)
三、successful的用法
◆演出很成功。
誤:The performance was successive.
正:The performance was successful.
析:successful=成功的;successive=連續的,接連的,一連串的。如:We have won five successive games. (我們已連勝五場比賽)。
◆你想找所新房子你找到了嗎?
誤:Were you successful to find a new house?
正:Were you successful in finding a new house?
析:表示成功地做某事,be successful 后不能接不定式,而是接 in doing sth,又如:They were successful in launching a 買粉絲munication satellite. (他們成功地發射了一顆通訊衛 星)。