从高考题谈blame的用法

请看下面两道高考题

:

1.

The

mother

didn't

know______to

blame

for

the

broken

glass

as

it

hap

pened

while

she

was

out.

(NMET2002)

A.

who

B.

when

C.

how

D.

what(

答案为

A)

2.

I

feel

it

is

your

husband

who______for

the

spoiled

child .(2002

年上海

高考

)

A.

is

to

blame

B.

is

going

to

blameC.

is

to

be

blamed

D.

should

blam

e(

答案为

A)

以 上两道高考题均考查了

blame

的用法。下面详细介绍一下该 词的用法。

一、

blame

用作及物动词时

,

通常用于下面三个句型

:

1.

blame

sb.

for

sth.

/doing

sth.

为某事责备 某人

/

责备某人做了某事。如

:

Many

children

are

afraid

of

being

blamed

for

making

mistakes

in

speakin

g

English.

许多孩子害怕讲英语时犯错误而受责备。

He

blamed

his

teachers

for

his

failure.

他把自己的失败归咎于他的老师。

His

companion,

blamed

for

the

accident,

had

not

been

driving

carefully.

他的同伴没 有谨慎驾驶

,

应对事故负责。

2.

blame

sth.

on

sb.

把某事归咎于某人。如

:

The

police

blamed

the

traffic

accident

on

Jack's

careless

driving.

警察把

那起交通事故归咎于杰克的粗心驾驶。

It's

no

use

blaming

our

defeat

on

him.

把我们的失败归罪在他头上是没用

的。

She

blamed

the

failure

of

their

marriage

on

him.

她把婚姻的失败归咎于

他。

3.

be

to

blame

(for)

(

为……

)

;

该

(

为……

)

受责备。

[< /p>

注意

]

此处不能用

被动语态。如

:

The

children

were

not

to

blame

for

the

accident.

那次事故怪不着孩子们。

He

is

more

to

blame

than

you. < /p>

是他更应受责备

,

而不是你。

Who

is

to

blame

for

starting

the

fire?

这场火灾该由谁负责

?

I

am

in

no

way

to

blame.

决不该责备我。

二、

blame

用作名词时

,

常用于下列搭配

:

1.

accept/

bear/take

the

blame

for

sth.

对某事负责任。如

:

You

must

bear

the

blame

for

the

accident.

你必须承担造成这次事故的责

任。

We

were

ready

to

take

the

blame

for

what

had

happened.

我们愿对所发

生的事负责。

2.

put/lay

the

blame

for

sth.

on

sb.

将某事归咎于某人。如

:

She'll

put

the

blame

on

us

if

it

turns

out

badly.

如果结果糟糕

,

她将会怪罪

于我们。

He

is

trying

to

lay

the

blame

on

me.

他企图把责任推给我。