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误 Would you tell me the road to the station?

正 Would you tell me the way to the station?

析 road和way都有“路”的意思, road通常指“道路,马路”,而way则指“从某地到某地的路”,即“路线”,而不一定是“马路”。

误 On China's way of modernization science and technology are playing a more and more important role.

正 On China's road〔path〕 to modernization science and technology are playing a more and more important role.

析 作为比喻的“道路”,通常用road或path,介词不用of,应用to。way of modernization表示“现代化的方式”。

误 Please don't stand in the kitchen door— you're on the way.

正 Please don't stand in the kitchen door— you're in the way.

析 表示“妨碍,碍事”,可以说in the way。on the way表示“在…途中”。

误 On the way to office,I met an old friend of mine.

正 On the way to my/the office,I met an old friend of mine.

析 on the way to表示“在去…的路上”,在表示具体地点的名词前须加物主代词或定冠词the,如office, house等; 在表示抽象意义的名词前则不加物主代词或定冠词,如work, school等。

误 On his way to home, he was caught in rain.

正 On his way home, he was caught in rain.

析 on one's way后如果接表示地点的副词,则不用介词to。

误 He is on the way to become an engineer.

正 He is on the way to becoming an engineer.

析 表示“即将成为…”时,可以说on the way to v -ing,这里的to是介词,不是动词不定式符号。

误 Please go in this way.

正 Please go this way.

析 表示“请往…走”,常可说please go this〔that,the other 〕way, way的前面都不用in。

误 It's a nice way for travelling.

正 It's a nice way of travelling.

正 It's a nice way to travel.

析 在表示“方式,方法”时, way后面可以接动词不定式,也可以接“of+ v -ing”形式,介词of不可换成for。

误 The way which he did it attracted me.

正 The way he did it attracted me.

正 The way that he did it attracted me.

析 the way表示“…的方式〔方法〕”时,后面可用定语从句修饰,此时,引导从句的关系代词或关系副词往往省略。

误 This is the way how I do it.

正 This is the way I do it.

正 This is how I do it.

析 在way后的定语从句中,如果用way就不用how,用how就不用way。

误 Mary drove up to the shopping center by the way of Pitt Street.

正 Mary drove up to the shopping center by way of Pitt Street.

析 表示“经由,取道”,可以说by way of, way之前不可加冠词the。

误 His fear gave way to be angry.

正 His fear gave way to anger.

析 表示“让位给,转化为”,可以说give way to, to是介词,不是动词不定式符号。

误 He went out of his way to helping her.

正 He went out of his way to help her.

析 go out of one's way表示“特意努力去做某事”时, way后可接动词不定式,而不接动名词。

误 They made a way for the bus.

正 They made way for the bus.

析 表示“给…让道”,可以说make way for, make和for之间不可加冠词。

误 My new house in the country is very nice. It's rather out of way, but it's also very private.

正 My new house in the country is very nice. It's rather out of the way, but it's also very private.

析 out of the way可表示“偏僻的,很少有人去的”, way之前定冠词the不可省。

误 From a way you are right.

正 In a way you are right.

析 in a way是习语,表示“从…方面来说”,介词in不可换用其他介词。

误 In no way theory can be separated from practice.

正 In no way can theory be separated from practice.

析 in no way表示“绝不,根本不”,位于句首时,句子应部分倒装。