●漢語可說“同意某人做某事”，但英語不說 agree sb to do sth。如：

他們同意我做這事。

誤：They agreed me to do it.

正：They agreed to let me do it.

正：They agreed to my doing it.

●漢語可說“通知某人做某事”，但英語不說 inform sb to do sth。如：

我已通知他們馬上離開。

誤：I’ve informed them to leave at once.     

正：I’ve told them to leave at once.

正：I’ve informed them that they must leave at once.

●漢語可說“歡迎某人做某事”，但英語不說 welcome sb to do sth。

歡迎你們來我們學校。

誤：Welcome you to come to our school.

正：Welcome to our school.

讓我們歡迎史密斯先生講話。

誤：Let’s welcome Mr Smith to speak.

正：Let’s welcome Mr Smith and ask him to speak.

●漢語可說“堅持某人做某事”，但英語不說 insist sb to do sth。如：

他堅持要我留在那兒。

誤：He insisted me to stay there.

誤：He insisted on me to stay there.

正：He insisted on my staying there.

正：He insisted that I (should) stay there.

●漢語可說“希望某人做某事”，但英語不說 hope sb to do sth。如：

他希望他所有的學生都能考上大學。

誤：He hopes all of his students to pass the college entrance examinations.

正：He hopes for all of his students to pass the college entrance examinations.

正：He wishes all of his students to pass the college entrance examinations.

正：He hopes that all of his students can pass the college entrance examinations.

●漢語可說“安排某人做某事”，但英語不說 arrange sb to do sth。如：

我已安排他去參加會議。

誤：I’ve arranged him to attend the meeting.

正：I’ve arranged for him to attend the meeting.

正：I’ve arranged that he (should) attend the meeting.

●漢語可說“要求某人做某事”，但英語不說 demand sb to do sth。如：

他要求我把一切都告訴他。

誤：He demanded me to tell him everything.

正：He demanded of me to tell him everything.

正：He demanded that I should tell him everything.

●漢語可說“感謝某人做某事”，但英語不說 thank sb to do sth。如：

感謝你的邀請。

誤：Thank you to invite me.

正：Thank you for inviting me.

注：I’ll thank you to do sth 可表示“求你做某事”、“你……好不好”(用作反語)。如：

I’ll thank you to be quiet while I’m speaking. 我講話時請你安靜點好不好。

●漢語可說“祝賀某人做某事”，但英語不說 congratulate sb to do sth。如：

他寫信祝賀她當選為勞模。

誤：He wrote to congratulate her to be chosen as a modern worker.

正：He wrote to congratulate her on being chosen as a modern worker.

（編輯  陳根花）

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