核心问题
我把我的包忘在公共汽车上了。
[原译] I forgot my bag on the bus.
上面的英译文对吗？
词典解答
这是我国学生常犯的错误。应当特别注意 forget 与 leave 语义上的区别：“忘记带某物”，可以用 forget，而“把某物遗忘在某地”，则应当用 leave。因此，上句中的 forgot 应改为 left。例如：
I can't find my glasses. Where could I have left them? 我找不到我的眼镜了。我能把它忘在哪儿了呢？
练习题
请做下面的英语试题：
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I've ____ my umbrella in the office and I'll have to fetch it. A. forgot B. left C. remained D. lost
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Helen ____ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ____ home. A. has left; comes B. left; had come
C. had left; came D. had left; would come(全国高考,96-17)