1.Mr Zheng is not going to the cinema tomorrow because of his busy work.
句意:郑先生明天不去看电影,因为他工作很忙。
“because of”为介词短语做原因状语,其后+名词。结合句意可知,因为他工作很忙没去看电影。“工作很忙”名词为“busy work”。故改成
Mr Zheng is not going to the cinema tomorrow because of his busy work.
2.Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 57.
句意:莫言57岁时获得诺贝尔文学奖。
“at the age of”为介词短语做时间状语,其后+岁数。结合句意可知,莫言57岁时获得诺贝尔文学奖。“岁数”为“57”.故改成Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 57.
3.How can you contact with your friends without a mobile phone?
句意:没有手机你怎么和朋友联系?
“without”为介词短语,其后+名词。结合句意可知,没有手机你怎么和朋友联系。没有手机意为“without a mobile phone”。故改成
How can you contact with your friends without a mobile phone?
4.The baby was able to speak at the age of 2.
句意:这个婴儿两岁时就会说话了。
“at the age of”为介词短语做时间状语,其后+岁数。结合句意可知,这个婴儿两岁时就会说话了。“岁数”为“2”.故改成The baby was able to speak at the age of 2.
5.She became famous because of her popular novels.
句意:她因小说畅销而出名。
“because of”为介词短语做原因状语,其后+名词。结合句意可知,她因小说畅销而出名。“小说畅销”名词为“popular novels”。故改成
She became famous because of her popular novels.
6.It may take me more time to go to the airport without taking the underground.
句意:不坐地铁去机场可能会花掉我更多的时间。
“without”为介词短语,其后+名词。结合句意可知,不坐地铁去机场可能会花掉我更多的时间。不坐地铁意为“without taking the underground”。故改成It may take me more time to go to the airport without taking the underground.
7.They got married at the age of 29.
句意:他们29岁就结婚了。
“at the age of”为介词短语做时间状语,其后+岁数。结合句意可知,他们29岁就结婚了。“岁数”为“29”.故改成They got married at the age of 29.
8.The fish died because of the high temperature of the water.
句意:鱼死于水的高温。
“because of”为介词短语做原因状语,其后+名词。结合句意可知,鱼死于水的高温。“水 的高温”名词为“the high temperature of the water.”。故改成The fish died because of the high temperature of the water.