【错误表述】
The differences of manual labour and mental labour are dismissing.
【讲解辨析】
句意:体力劳动和脑力劳动的差别正在缩小。
辨析:表述什么东西的区别,如果是在两者之间进行比较,
difference的后面应该用介词between。如果表述“在某方面的差异”,difference的后面用介词in。例如:There' s a world of difference in the performance of the two cars.(这两辆汽车的性能有天壤之别。)如果要表示“(有多大的)差别”时,difference的后面才用介词of。例如:There's an age difference of six years between them.(他们俩相差六岁。)病句中说到的是“体力劳动”和“脑力劳动”之间的差异,病句中用了介词of,这就是句子的错误所在。我们将之改为between即可。
【正确表述】
The differences between manual labour and mental labour are dismissing.
【举一反三】
Can you tell the difference between these two nouns?
你能说出这两个名词的差别吗?