accommodation

◆這個城市的住房很貴。

誤：An accommodation is expensive in this city.

正：Accommodation is expensive in this city.

正：Accommodations are expensive in this city.

析：accommodation 表示“住處”、“住宿”、“膳宿”等，在英國英語中是不可數名詞，但在美國英語中通常用復數，一般不與不定冠詞連用。如：This hospital has accommodation(s) for 500 patients.(這家醫院有五百個床位)。They providegood accommodation(s).他們提供很好的膳宿服務。

accompany

◆他堅持要陪她去車站。

誤：He insisted on accompanying her to go to the station.

正：He insisted on accompanying her to the station.

析：表示陪某人去某地，只說 accompany sb to a place即可，通常不說 accompany sb to do sth。

◆我陪你去。

誤：I will accompany with you.

正：I will accompany you.

析：accompany(陪伴, 伴隨)是及物動詞，其后無需用介詞。又如：Thunder accompanies lighting.(雷聲伴著閃電)。但是, 用于被動語態的 accompany 后面可接介詞 with 或 by。如：Thelightning is accompanied with thunder.(電閃雷鳴)。He was accompanied by his secretary.(他有秘書隨行)。

◆坐在這兒陪我一會兒。

誤：Sit here and accompany me for a while.

正：Sit here and keep me company me for a while.

析：accompany 在一般英漢詞典均注為“陪伴”、“陪同”，但它在英英詞典里的在此義方面的釋義是：to go somewhere with someone, especially to look after them，所以不要一見到漢語的“陪伴”就用英語的 accompany 去套譯。

accomplish

◆鐵路何時竣工?

誤：When will the railway be accomplished?

正：When will the railway be completed?

析：accomplish 表示“完成”、“實現”等，其對象通常是 task (任務)，aim(目的)，plan(計劃)，mission(使命)，journey( 旅程)等含義較為抽象的東西。它一般不用于建筑、書籍等具體的東西。

◆他是一位有造詣的學者。

誤：He is an accomplishing scholar.

正：He is an accomplished scholar.

析：表示“有造詣的”、“有成就的”、“熟練的”、“有技巧的”等，accomplish 要用過去分詞(實際上已轉化為形容詞)。

accordance

◆他的所作所為是完全合法的。

誤：What he did is quite in the accordance with the law.

正：What he did is quite in accordance with the law.

析：in accordance with(與...一致，按照...)是固定短語，其中不用冠詞。如：He was buried in home town, in accordance with his wishes.(按照他的意愿，他被葬在家鄉)。(from www.yywords.com)

according

◆你將依照你工作的好壞而受到獎懲。

誤：You will be praised or blamed according to your workis good or bad.

正：You will be praised or blamed according as your workis good or bad.

析：according to 和according as 均可表示“根據”、“按照” 等，但前者相當于介詞，后接相當于名詞代詞的成分；后者相當于連詞，用以引導句子。

◆依我看, 這沒有一點是真實的。

誤：According to me, none of this is true.

誤：According to my opinion, none of this is true.

正：In my opinion, none of this is true.

析：according to 表示“根據”，通常是指根據別人或別處, 而不能根據自己，所以其后不能接表示第一人稱的代詞(如me, us), 同時也很少接表示第二人稱的代詞(you)，但用于第三人稱(如 him, her, John, Mary, the doctor 等)則屬正常用法；另外也不 接 view(看法)和 opinion(意見)這類詞表示看法的詞。

◆這本書是根據一個真實故事寫的。

誤：The book is according to a true story.

正：The book is based on a true story.

析：表示“根據”、“按照”時, 主要用來引出狀語, 一般不用來引 出表語；但是當它表示“合乎”、“符合”時, 則主要用來引 出表語：Isn’t it according to international law? (這難 道不符合國際法嗎?)(from www.yywords.com)