中式英語之鑑:全家人在九點鐘上教堂去做禮拜

256. 全家人在九點鐘上教堂去做禮拜。

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[誤] The family go to the church at 9 o'clock.

[正] The family goes to church at 9 o'clock.

注：把全家人看做一個整體，即一家人，應該接用單數動詞。“去做禮拜”，英語應說 go to church，如果加了冠詞說成 go to the church，便不是去做禮拜，而只是去參觀禮拜堂的建築。同樣“上學讀書”是 go to school，如說 go to the school，便是指校舍而言，與讀書無關。