误:The question of whether students should have more or fewer holidays was brought into discussion。
正:The question of whether students should have more or fewer holidays was brought up for discussion。
分析:bring into为非固定用法,词义随上下文而定;bring up意为提出,后接for表示注意的对象。再如bring up a matter for discussion。
[例3]between, among, amidst
误:Luxemburg lies among Belgium, Germany and France。
正:Luxemburg lies between Belgium, Germany and France。
分析:among表示三个或三个以上的人或物之间的关系。但表示两个或两个以上的人或物之间的相互关系时,要用between,如:The bus runs between Yangzhou and Nanjing。
误:He stood firm among the temptations。
正: He stood firm amidst the temptations。
分析:between和among后接可数名词;amidst后可以接复数可数名词,也可以接表示质量、性质等的不可数名词。再如:They groped amidst the darkness。
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