他迅速地爬进树上茂密的枝叶中。误 He climbed quickly on a tree.
正 He climbed quickly into a tree.
析 这里不用介词on,而用介词into,是因为进入了茂密的枝叶之中。同时, on a tree通常是指固定的东西,如果实和树叶。
我们乘缆车到了山顶。误 We climbed the peak by cable car.
正 We went up the peak by cable car.
析 climb表示“爬,登”,一般指用步行方式或手脚并用; 用其他方式或工具(如“车载”)时,用go up。
我们忘了带钥匙,只好爬过大门。误 We forgot our key so we had to climb off the gate.
正 We forgot our key so we had to climb over the gate.
析 表示“翻越”“爬过”时, climb需接 over ,不能用off。
我们明天打算去爬山。误 We are going to climb tomorrow.
正 We are going climbing tomorrow.
析 表示体育或娱乐活动,应说go+ v -ing,而不用go+to- v 。
你爬上树去看一下打架的情况。误 You climb the tree to see the fight.
正 You climb tree to see the fight.
他想吃到果子就必须爬上那棵长满果子的树。误 He that would eat the fruit must climb tree.
正 He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree.
析 在说“爬树”时,如果不指明爬什么树或爬哪棵树,则不用冠词,只说climb tree; 但如果特指,则要加冠词。