说法话茬第14期:Common的用法

【病句诊断】

中文句子是：现在妇女外出工作很普通。

翻译如下：Nowadays it is common that women go out to work.

【辨析讲解】

句中有个很关键的词common。用之表示某人做某事很普通，common后面不能接that引导的从句，进一步说就是不能接不语从句。只能用这个句型：It is common for sb to do sth.

【诊断结果】

Nowadays it is common for women to go out to work.

【举一反三】

It is common for people to close their stores and stop working during games.

在比赛期间，人们关闭商店和停止工作是很普通的事。

【考考你】

对于洛杉矶人来说，每天在上班或上学的路上花两个小时已是常事。

It is common for Angelenos to spend two hours commuting to work and school every day.