名师详解语法易错题（04）

我做这工作很容易。

误：I’m very easy to do the work.

正：It is very easy for me to do the work. (用形式主语 it 作主语)

正：The work is very easy for me to do. (主语为具体的事物，但它与其后不定式有动宾关系，即 to do the work)

我们很难准时赶到那儿。

误：We are very difficult to get there in time.

正：It is very difficult for us to get there in time. (用形式主语 it 作主语)

比较：He is very difficult to work with. 他这个人很难相处。(用具体的人作主语，但它与其后不定式具有动宾关系，即 to work with him)

有时不是用 it 作形式主语，而是用其作形式宾语。如：

We found it easy to do the work. 我们发现做这工作很容易。

但是不说：We found him easy to do work.

至于，possible 后接不定式时，其主语只能是 it，不能是具体的人或事物，即使该主语与其后的不定式有动宾关系也不可以。如(www.hxen.net)：

我们有可能会找到一些更便宜的。

误：We are possible to find some cheaper ones.

误：Some cheaper ones are possible for us to find.

正：It is possible for us to find some cheaper ones.

有时不是用 it 作形式主语，而是用其作形式宾语。如：

We found it possible for him to do the work. 我们发现他可能做那工作。

但不说：We found him possible to do the work.

6. I think he is _________ to win, but I’m not sure.

A. possible               B. likely                   C. impossible           D. certain

从语意上看，D肯定不能选；从英语习惯上看，A和C也不能选(原因见上一题)；此题最佳答案为B。请再看几例：

He is likely to arrive a bit late. 他可能会晚到一会儿。

It’s likely that he will go abroad. 他可能会出国。

注意：虽然 possible 和 likely 均可表示“可能”，但两者的搭配是不同的，即可说 someone is likely to do sth，但不能说 someone is possible to do sth。如：

他有可能会同她一道去。

正：He is likely to go with her.

正：It’s likely that he will go with her.

误：He is possible to go with her.

正：It’s possible that he will go with her.

7. It is so difficult a problem that _________ student in this class _________ work it out.

A. any, can’t            B. no, can                C. every, can           D. no, can’t

【分析】此题很容易误选A，因为从句意上看，选A可将此句理解为“这个问题是如此之难，这个班任何一个学生都不可能做出来”。但按英语习惯，any(任何一个)作为非肯定句，它只能出现在否定词 not 之后，而不能在其前，即可说 not any, 但不说 any not。所以正确答案应选B。又如：

这工作太难了，恐怕谁也干不了。

正：The work is too difficult. I’m afraid no one can do it.

误：The work is too difficult. I’m afraid any one can’t do it.