change sth与change for sth

change sth与change for sth

你知道change sth与change for sth 的区别吗？请看下面这道题：

The camera isn’t good enough; I want to change ______.

A. another                                                B. a good one

C. it with another                                      D. it for another

【分析】容易根据汉语字面意思误选A、B。

其实此题最佳答案为D。英语中的 change sth 表示的是“换某物”，sth 是被换的东西，而 change sth for sth else 表示的才是“用某物换另一物”。比较：

That coat was too large and I had to change it. 那件外套太大了，我得去换一件。

That coat was too large and I had to change it for a smaller one. 那件外套太大了，我得去换一件小一点的。

下面的内容摘自《中学英语高频词详解词典》的change词条：

(1) change…for… 意为“用……换来……”。如：

I’m thinking of changing my car for a new one. 我正考虑换辆新车。

(2) change…into… 意为“把……变成（换成）……”。如：

He changed his dollars into francs. 他把美元换成了法郎。

We can change ice into water by heating it. 通过加热我们可以把冰变成水。

注意以下受汉语思维影响所导致的错误：

这部照相机不够好，我想换一部。

正：The camera isn’t good enough; I want to change it (for another).

误：The camera isn’t good enough; I want to change another.