56. 〔误〕The sun sets toward the west. 〔正〕The sun sets in the west.
〔析〕towards也可用作toward,它主要表达朝向某方向运动,但不一定到达,如:He ran toward(s) the mountain.而在表示方位east, west, north, south 时,其前面要用in。要注意的是这4个词可以用作副词,如:I went south. 也可用作名词,如:I went to the south.也可用作形容词,如:I went to the south part of China.
57. 〔误〕Can I write the exam paper with ink? 〔正〕Can I write the exam paper with a pen? 〔正〕Can I write the exam paper in ink? 〔析〕with后要加拿得起来放得下的工具,而墨水、颜料等原料则要用in。
58. 〔误〕Im earlier today. I came here by his car. 〔正〕Im earlier today. I came here in his car.
〔析〕在交通工具前加介词by,但不能再有任何指示代词或冠词,否则要改换相应的介词。by taxi=in a taxi
by train=in a train by bicycle=on a bicycle by ship=on a ship
59. 〔误〕A lot of French wines are made of grape. 〔正〕A lot of French wines are made from grape.
〔析〕made of 是指由原材料到成品过程中原材料未发生质地的变化,而发生了某种变化则要用from,如:The desk was made of hard wood.
60.〔误〕This is a good dictionary in English grammar. 〔正〕This is a good dictionary on English grammar.