与汉语的比较
有时英语动词的及物和不及物的用法，与汉语的用法不一样，请注意下列两种情况：
a)有的动词在英语里只能用作不及物动词，而汉语则可用作及物动词，如arrive到达，agree同意，listen听。英语里这些动词后面常接介词。
如：
We arrived at the railway station at noon.
我们于中午到达火车站。(at不能省去)(比较：We reached the railway station at noon.)
Everybody listened to the lecture with great interest.
每个人都很有兴趣地听讲课。(to不可省去)(比较：Weallheardthelecture.)
Do they agree to the plan?他们同意这个计划吗?(to不可省去)
b)有的动词在英语里能用作及物动词，而在汉语里则不能用作及物动词，如serve为…服务。
Our children are taught to serve the people whole heartedly.我们的儿童被教以全心全意为人民服务。
及物动词后可以加宾语，不及物动词后不可以加宾语。
动词的及物不及物是在英语学习中必须解决的首要问题。动词及物与不及物通常有以下几种情况：
a．主要用作及物动词。及物动词后面必须跟宾语。可以用于：“主+谓+宾”；“主+谓+双宾”；“主+谓+宾+宾补”结构。如：
He reached Paris the day before yesterday.
Please hand me the book over there.
They asked me to go fishing with them.
类似的还有：buy,catch,invent,found,like,observe,offer,prevent,promise,raise,find,forget,receive,regard,see,say,seat,supply,select,suppose,show,make,take,tell
b．主要用作不及物的动词。不及物动词后面不跟宾语。只能用于：“主+谓”结构。
This is the room which I once lived in./This is the room in which I once lived./This is the room where I once lived.
类似的还有：agree,go,work,listen,look,come,die,belong,fall,exist,rise,arrive,sit,sail,hurry,fail,succeed,get,feel,keep,look,make,prove,remain,rest,rise,seem,stand,stay,turn,turnout
c．既可以用作及物又可以用作不及物的动词，其意义不变。如begin都是作“开始”讲。everybody,ourgamebegins.letusbeginourgame.类似的还有：start,answer,sing,close,consider,insist,read,learn,prepare,pay,hurt,improve
d．既可以用作及物又可以用作不及物的动词，其意义完全不同。
这类动词作不及物动词是一个意义；而作及物动词时却是另一个意义。如lift作不及物动词时是指烟雾的"消散"。we saw the mountain when the clouds lifted.作及物动词时是“升高；举起”。
He lifted his glass and drank.
