dance

　　[誤] Well invite you and your wife to a dance party.

　　[正] Well invite you and your wife to a dancing party.

　　[正] Well invite you and your wife to a dance.

　　[正] Well invite you and your wife to a ball.(美語中常用ball作為舞會。)

　　date

　　[誤] He studied ten hours a date.

　　[正] He studied ten hours a day.

　　[析] date是指具體日期。如問Whats the date today? 應回答具體日期：October 1st 1998.而day是指1日(24小時)。如What day is today? 問的是星期幾，應回答Its Sunday.

　　[誤] Todays date is January first. 1998.

　　[正] Todays date is January 1， 1998.

　　[正] Todays date is January 1st， 1998.

　　[析] 在日期書寫中不要用序數詞全寫，而要用1st， 2nd， 3rd如果一定要用序數詞，其順序應為：It is the first of January.

　　day

　　[誤] This is a book about every day English.

　　[正] This is a book about everyday English.

　　[正] This is an everyday English book.

　　[誤] We go to school everyday.

　　[正] We go to school every day.

　　[析] everyday是形容詞，意為日常的，而every day則是每天、天天之意。

　　dead

　　[誤] My father has died for ten years.

　　[正] My father has been dead for ten years.

　　[析] die是瞬間動詞，它可以用于完成時，如：My father has died. 但用于完成時不能與表示一段時間的狀語連用。它也可以用于過去時，如：My father died three years ago

　　[誤] Well always remember the deads who were killed in the war.

　　[正] Well always remember the dead who were killed in the war.

　　[析] 形容詞前如加定冠詞表示一類人，如the rich(富人)，the sick(病人)，the poor(窮人)，其后的謂語動詞要用復數，如：The rich are not always happy.

　　dead deadly

　　dead在某些詞組里是完全、的確的意思，如dead right, dead tired, dead sure。而deadly則是致命的，如：The rich man had many deadly enemies. 又如：Cancer is a deadly disease.

　　dead died

　　dead是形容詞，如：Mrs Ginty was dead. 而died是動詞die的過去式及過去分詞，如：She died in 1960.但英語中如表達出對某人去世的傷感說法是pass away, 如：My father passed away, this morning.

　　deer

　　[誤] In the zoo, there are many deers.

　　[正] In the zoo, there are many deer.

　　[析] deer是單、復數同形的詞，如：one deer，two deer，這樣的名詞還有fish，sheep等。但如果講There are many fishes here. 這句話應譯為這里有許多種魚類。而不應譯為這里有很多魚。

　　desk

　　[誤] The boy sat in his desk.

　　[正] The boy sat at his desk.

　　[析] 在課桌旁坐著應用介詞at, 而at desk 則應譯為在學習，at table應譯為在吃飯。

　　die

　　[誤] In South Africa many people died from cancer.

　　[正] In South Africa many people died of cancer.

　　[誤] The old man died of overwork.

　　[正] The old man died from overwork.

　　[析] 死于疾病應用die of，而死于某種外因事故則多用from.

　　[誤] His mother is died.

　　[正] His mother is dead.

　　[誤] The old woman was dead at the age of seventy.

　　[正] The old woman died at the age of seventy.

　　[析] dead是形容詞，而die是動詞。形容詞表示狀態，動詞則表示動作。

　　[誤] He died in a traffic accident.

　　[正] He was killed in a traffic accident

　　[析] 由于事故而造成的死亡一般用to be killed.

　　[誤] When the doctor came，the old man had already died.

　　[正] When the doctor came，the old man was already dead.

　　[正] The old man died before the doctor came.

　　dance

　　[誤] Well invite you and your wife to a dance party.

　　[正] Well invite you and your wife to a dancing party.

　　[正] Well invite you and your wife to a dance.

　　[正] Well invite you and your wife to a ball.(美語中常用ball作為舞會。)

　　date

　　[誤] He studied ten hours a date.

　　[正] He studied ten hours a day.

　　[析] date是指具體日期。如問Whats the date today? 應回答具體日期：October 1st 1998.而day是指1日(24小時)。如What day is today? 問的是星期幾，應回答Its Sunday.

　　[誤] Todays date is January first. 1998.

　　[正] Todays date is January 1， 1998.

　　[正] Todays date is January 1st， 1998.

　　[析] 在日期書寫中不要用序數詞全寫，而要用1st， 2nd， 3rd如果一定要用序數詞，其順序應為：It is the first of January.

　　day

　　[誤] This is a book about every day English.

　　[正] This is a book about everyday English.

　　[正] This is an everyday English book.

　　[誤] We go to school everyday.

　　[正] We go to school every day.

　　[析] everyday是形容詞，意為日常的，而every day則是每天、天天之意。

　　dead

　　[誤] My father has died for ten years.

　　[正] My father has been dead for ten years.

　　[析] die是瞬間動詞，它可以用于完成時，如：My father has died. 但用于完成時不能與表示一段時間的狀語連用。它也可以用于過去時，如：My father died three years ago

　　[誤] Well always remember the deads who were killed in the war.

　　[正] Well always remember the dead who were killed in the war.

　　[析] 形容詞前如加定冠詞表示一類人，如the rich(富人)，the sick(病人)，the poor(窮人)，其后的謂語動詞要用復數，如：The rich are not always happy.

　　dead deadly

　　dead在某些詞組里是完全、的確的意思，如dead right, dead tired, dead sure。而deadly則是致命的，如：The rich man had many deadly enemies. 又如：Cancer is a deadly disease.

　　dead died

　　dead是形容詞，如：Mrs Ginty was dead. 而died是動詞die的過去式及過去分詞，如：She died in 1960.但英語中如表達出對某人去世的傷感說法是pass away, 如：My father passed away, this morning.

　　deer

　　[誤] In the zoo, there are many deers.

　　[正] In the zoo, there are many deer.

　　[析] deer是單、復數同形的詞，如：one deer，two deer，這樣的名詞還有fish，sheep等。但如果講There are many fishes here. 這句話應譯為這里有許多種魚類。而不應譯為這里有很多魚。

　　desk

　　[誤] The boy sat in his desk.

　　[正] The boy sat at his desk.

　　[析] 在課桌旁坐著應用介詞at, 而at desk 則應譯為在學習，at table應譯為在吃飯。

　　die

　　[誤] In South Africa many people died from cancer.

　　[正] In South Africa many people died of cancer.

　　[誤] The old man died of overwork.

　　[正] The old man died from overwork.

　　[析] 死于疾病應用die of，而死于某種外因事故則多用from.

　　[誤] His mother is died.

　　[正] His mother is dead.

　　[誤] The old woman was dead at the age of seventy.

　　[正] The old woman died at the age of seventy.

　　[析] dead是形容詞，而die是動詞。形容詞表示狀態，動詞則表示動作。

　　[誤] He died in a traffic accident.

　　[正] He was killed in a traffic accident

　　[析] 由于事故而造成的死亡一般用to be killed.

　　[誤] When the doctor came，the old man had already died.

　　[正] When the doctor came，the old man was already dead.

　　[正] The old man died before the doctor came.