93年6月大学英语四级统考作文题目是:My Most Favourite Programme。有人说这个题目在语言上有毛病,不知是否如此。
favourite 是个形容词, 它的词义是: best-liked( Chambers Universal Learners'Dictionary)。
A. best-liked B. fancy C. special D. darling(TOEFL)
不难看出,favourite 的词义(最喜爱的,最喜欢的)已经包含有 most(最)的含义,因此不能再与 most 连用。
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Who is your favourite author? (ALD) 谁是你最喜爱的作者?
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His favourite newspaper was The Times. 他最喜欢的报纸是泰晤士报。
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One of my favourite sayings is “There’s no smoke without fire”. 我最喜欢的谚语之一，是“无火不起烟”。
说来凑巧,我们在 Longman Dictionary of Common Errors 中发现一道改错题:
× My most favourite drink is lemonade.
√ My favourite drink is lemonade.
这就足以说明上面的作文题是有语病的,应改为 My Favourite Programme。①请做下面英语试题:
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“What authors do you like?” “Shakespeare is ____.” A. favourite for me B. my favourite C. for me the favourite D. the favourite of mine(TOEFL)
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Sixty percent of television viewers chose him as their ____ actor. A. popular B. preferred C. favourite D. favoured(Nelson, 350D)