The village school..had..a kitchen where a wife from the village made flavourless meals.
出自:A. Gray误 He has three children from his first wife.
正 He has three children by his first wife.
析 在这里介词by不可改为from。
娶某人为妻误 take〔have〕 sb to a wife
误 take〔have〕 sb to sb's wife
误 take〔have〕 sb to the wife
正 take〔have〕 sb to wife
析 take〔have〕 sb to wife是固定搭配, wife前不可用任何冠词或人称代词。
布朗先生去世了,他的妻子只好支撑着这个家。误 Mr. Brown is dead, and his wife has to support the family.
正 Mr. Brown is dead, and his widow has to support the family.
析 男人生前的法定妻子叫wife,男人死后,英语中习惯上不再用wife,而用widow一词表示已去世男人的生前妻子,即“遗孀”。