業精於勤，事立於豫

31. He showed us an act of kindness. (他待我們很親切。)

更正：an act of kindness / kindness

[NOTE] 本句中 an act of kindness 或許稍嫌 redundant (多餘的)；但是在文法上正確的。

an act of 可以省略，較為簡潔。

32. The foot of the chair is broken. (椅腳壞了。)

更正：leg

[NOTE]

leg 使用於the leg of a chair, a table, a bed ;

foot 則使用於 the foot of a hill, a wall, a ladder。

33. I am taking the privilege of writing to you. (冒昧握筆致函。)

更正：liberty

[NOTE] 謙稱的語法。

34. Can't you do something about his look? (你不覺他風采翩翩嗎?)

更正： looks / appearance

35. I cannot stand that stupid gentleman. (我受不了那愚蠢的男子。)

更正：man

36. I bought this dictionary at Maruzen's. (我在丸善書店買這本字典。)

更正：Maruzen

[NOTE] 假使店名是取自於人名，但該店名卻已不會使人連想起原先的人名，這種情形之下，語尾不必加 " 's " 。

相反地，取自於人名的店名必須加 " 's "，例如：at Tuttle's，at Macy's，at Blum's。

37. Let's watch a tennis game instead of a baseball game. (看網球賽去吧,不要去看棒球賽了。)

更正：match / game

[NOTE] game並非錯誤用字,只是 boxing, cricket, golf, tennis, wrestling等的比賽,常使用

match。

38. Are you telling me that it wil be a failure to promote John to a better position? (你說提拔約翰將是一項錯舉?)

更正：mistake

39. Where are you, mother? (媽,您在哪兒?)

更正：Mother

必須大寫。

[NOTE] 呼喚時, mother的字首 “ m” , 要大寫。

40. I have to keep my  body in good shape. (我必須保持身體情況良好。)

更正：myself