◆他的英勇行為值得稱贊。

誤：His brave act is deserving praise.

正：His brave act deserves praise.

正：His brave act is deserving of praise.

析：deserve(值得, 應(yīng)受)在現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)中通常只用作及物動(dòng)詞，且不能用于進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)。同時(shí)應(yīng)該注意：現(xiàn)在分詞deserving (值得的)在現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)中已轉(zhuǎn)化為形容詞，be deserving of是一個(gè)常用句式，與用作動(dòng)詞的 deserve 同義。又如：She deservesdeath.＝She is deserving of death.(他該死)。

◆他這個(gè)人是罪有應(yīng)得。

誤：The man deserves to punish.

誤：The man deserves being punished.

正：The man deserves to be punished.

正：The man deserves punishing.

正：The man deserves punishment.

析：deserve(應(yīng)受到)后可接不定式也可接動(dòng)名詞, 若該動(dòng)詞表示主動(dòng)意義，則用不定式的主動(dòng)式；若該動(dòng)詞表示被動(dòng)意義，則用不定式的被動(dòng)式，也可用動(dòng)名詞的主動(dòng)式(但表示被動(dòng)意義)。注意：此時(shí)不能直接用動(dòng)名詞的被動(dòng)式。

◆他應(yīng)該受到老板的善待。

誤：He is deserved well of his boss.

正：He deserves well of his boss.

析：deserve well (ill) of sb是個(gè)固定句型，意為“應(yīng)該受到某人好的(不好的)待遇”。從語(yǔ)義上看，此處不能使用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。