现在我们再来看看这道来自湖南卷的高考题：― The food here is nice enough. 这儿的食物相当不错。― My friend introduced me a right place. 我的朋友为我介绍了一个很不错的地方。很显然，句中的introduce不是在“介绍人们互相认识”，而是在“为某人介绍一个地方”，而这与introduce的用法显然并不吻合。事实上，题干中说的“介绍”，其实是指“推荐”，所以我们认为应将句中的introduce改为recommend，即应改为：My friend recommended me a right place.(www.yygrammar.com) 英语惯用法专家葛传 教授在其《英语惯用法词典》（上海译文出版社）上指出：说“介绍”书报等，该用recommend，不该用introduce，如可以说Can you recommend (me) a dictionary? 不可说 Can you introduce (me) a dictionary?下面我们再来看看两个用recommend表示“介绍”的例子：Can you recommend me a good novel? 你给我介绍一本好的小说行吗? （摘自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第6版recommend词条）Jamie sought out an inexpensive boarding-house recommended to him by a sailor aboard ship. 杰米找到了一个便宜的供膳宿舍，那是船上一名水手向他介绍的。（摘自《薄冰高级英语语法》第3.61节）顺便说一句，还经常听到有的人在表示“介绍情况”“介绍某学校”“介绍某国家”“介绍某机构”等场合使用introduce，其实也是对introduce的误用。如：◎班上的同学互相介绍自己的国家。误：The students in the class introduced their own countries to each other. 正：The students in the class told each other about their own countries. ◎现在我们的美国朋友要向大家介绍她自己的研究情况。误：Our friend from America will now introduce her research to us.正：Our friend from America will now tell us about her research. ◎莎士比亚的戏剧向我们介绍了当时生活的许多情况。误：Shakespeare’s plays introduce to us a lot about contemporary life. 正：Shakespeare’s plays tell us a lot about contemporary life. ◎在今天晚上的节目中我们重点介绍德国。误：In tonight’s programme our focus is to introduce Germany. 正：In tonight’s programme our focus is on Germany.(www.yygrammar.com)
