1. 表示提到提及,是及物动词,其后接名词或代词作宾语时,无需用任何介词;另外注意不接双宾语。如:
不要在孩子们面前提及此事。
误:Don’t mention about it before the children.
正:Don’t mention it before the children.
他从未向我提及他有个女朋友。
误:He never mentioned me his girl friend.
正:He never mentioned his girl friend to me.
正:He never mentioned to me that he had a girl friend.
2. 若后接动词,要用动名词,不能用不定式。如:
我一提起踢足球,他就说太忙。
误:Whenever I mention to play footall, he says he’s too busy.
正:Whenever I mention playing footall, he says he’s too busy.
3. 口语中说 Don’t mention it. 主要用来回答感谢,有时也用来回答道歉。如:
A:Thank you very much. 多谢你了。
B:Don’t mention it. 不客气。
A:I’m sorry to have troubled you. 对不起打扰你了。
B:Don’t mention it. 没关系。
4. 用于 not to mention, 意为更不用说还不算。如:
He can speak French, German and Japanese, not to mention English. 他会说法语,德语和日语,更不用说英语。
Ther’re ten of us ready to help, not to mention [without mentioning] the children. 我们有10个人愿意帮忙,还不算小孩。