问
The mixture of coffee, milk and sugar tastes differently from tea. (上海高考,94-32)
老实说，我看不出上面的辨错题有什么错误。
答
应当搞清动词 taste 的两种用法：
A. 用作及物动词或不及物动词,作“尝”“品尝”解,例如:
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He put a finger in his mouth, tasted it and smiled ... 他把一个手指放进嘴里，尝一尝，微笑着……
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I took a spoon and tasted the soup. 我拿了一把汤匙，尝了尝汤的味道。
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I can't taste, I've got a bad cold. 我尝不出味道来，因为我得了重感冒。
B. 用作连系动词,通常后跟形容词表语,来说明某物的味道如何。
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The mixture tasted terrible. 这种混和物的味道很不好。
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I took a spoon and tasted the soup. It tasted delicious. 我拿了一把汤匙，尝了尝汤。汤的味道很好。
我相信,你现在一定会把选项 C 中的 differently 改为 different [参见 look good/well, smell, sound(v.), feel good/feel well]。
练习
请做下面的英语试题：
- "When you ____ my wife's cooking, you'll realize you couldn't have come to a better place."
A. taste B. shall taste C. will be tasting D. will taste
- These oranges taste ____.
A. good B. well C. to be good D. to be well(全国高考,91-30)
- He enjoyed the coffee so much just because it tasted so deliciously. A B C D