测一测
I feel it is your husband who ______ for the spoiled child.
A. is to blame
B. is to be blamed
C. should blame
知识点解析
我不是！我没有！别瞎说！这是流行于网络的“否认三连”。
blame, charge和accuse，这是常见于考试中的“指责三词”。
今天小编准备给大侠们带来指责三词的用法辨析。
1. 动词blame的意思是“指责，责怪”，常用于以下结构：
blame sb. (for sth.) （因某事）责备某人
Marie still blames herself for Jack's death.
玛丽仍然为杰克的死自责。
be to blame (for sth.) （对某事）负有责任；（因某事）该受责备
The media are to blame for starting the rumors.
媒体应该为制造这些谣言而受到责备。
敲黑板：be to blame (for sth.) 结构一般不用于被动语态
2. 动词accuse 的意思是“指责，指控”，常用于以下结构：
accuse sb. of sth. 因某事控告某人；因某事责备某人
He was accused of murder.
他被控谋*。
Smith accused her of lying.
史密斯指责她说谎。
3. 动词charge也有“指控”的意思，常用于以下结构：
charge sb. with sth. 因某事控告某人
Gibbons has been charged with murder.
吉本斯被指控谋*。
*虽然accuse和charge都有“控告”的意思，但两者用法不一样：
(a) 搭配的介词不同：
accuse sb. of sth.
charge sb. with sth.
(b) 程度不同：
charge一般用于法律上的指控，程度比较严重。
accuse不一定是指很严重的事情，比如可以指责某人撒谎、作弊等。
好了，今天的知识点掌握了吗~如果还不清楚，那小编只能说I am to blame了。 (ノへ￣、)
小练习
The mother didn't know who to ______ for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.
A. accuse
B. blame
C. charge
She is just shy and doesn't like to talk, so it is rather unfair to ___ her of coldness (冷漠).
A. accuse
B. charge
C. blame
Jim has been ______ murder.
A. charged with
B. accused with
C. blamed with
考试真题
在近几年全国和各地中高考、CET4、CET6和考研试卷中，
今天讲的“指责三词”经常出现，以下是几个例子：
Consumers of sweet foods are not really to blame because they cannot tell what food is sugary.（CET-4 2014年12月）
Police are looking into whether the parents should be charged with child abandonment.（CET-4 2014年12月）
They accused their neighbor of playing his radio too loudly.
