上的轉換，在轉換過程中，考生易犯的錯誤是未注意到轉換的準確性，常常將細節資訊中的範圍、程度、語義色彩等改變，從而導致錯誤。例如：
The well-mannered Englishman at table holds and keeps his knife in his right hand，his fork in the left，cuts his meat and presses his vegetables into his fork．The well-mannered American first cuts up all his meat，then places his knife down on the right of his plate．Takes his fork in his right hand and with his fork lifts the food to the mouth．He will have coffee half way through his dinner before the pudding．The Englishman drinks his coffee after the dinner． And，of course，Americans are coffee-drinkers rather than tea-drinkers．The Englishman would be shocked at the American's idea of how tea should be made．
Question： A well-mannered American _______ ．
A．holds his knife in his right hand all the time at table B．doesn't use a knife during his meals
C．places his knife down on the right of his hand D．uses his knife only once during his dinner
解析：此題出錯的考生多選C為答案，而正確答案為D。對照原文可知C的錯誤在於忽略了on the right of his hand與on the right of his plate的區別，依據place his knife down．．．可知刀不可能是放在手上的。此題考生的.錯誤在於重視了細節中的左與右的區別，忽略了plate與hand的細微區別。
