这句话为什么是错的？哪里不对？

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这句话为什么是错的？哪里不对？

caiya.love | Lv1 | Expired Date：2009.07.24 17:41
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我看到这样一段话：

他到处找，希望能找到他丢失的儿子。

错误的：He looked everywhere in hope of finding his lost son.

正确的：He looked everywhere in hopes of finding his lost son.

正确的：He looked everywhere in the hope of finding his lost son.

正确的：He looked everywhere in the hope that he could find his lost son.

分析：in the hope of = in hopes of ,意思是“抱有。。。。。。的希望”，还可以用 in the hope+that-clause表示。

虽然解释的很详细，我也明白这些解释，可是错误的那句用 in hope of 为什么不对呢，不对的理由怎么说呢？

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nvtsky | Lv1 | Answer Date：2009.07.04 21:46 (0) | (0)

我自己认为 a hope 是   4. transf.    a. Ground of hope; promise. Freq. in negative in phr. not a hope (in hell). Also used ironically for: an expectation which has little or no chance of being fulfilled; esp. in ints., usu. expressing resignation, some hope(s)!, what a hope!
   可是in the hope of 是从另外一个定义1. a. Expectation of something desired; desire combined with expectation.
我不能说肯定是这样的科室大概是。上面的定义是从   http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50107934?query_type=word&queryword=hope&first=1&max_to_show=10&sort_type=alpha&result_place=1&search_id=hWxy-oD9uYy-906&hilite=50107934

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http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50107934?query_type=word&queryword=hope&first=1&max_to_show=10&sort_type=alpha&result_place=1&search_id=hWxy-oD9uYy-906&hilite=50107934

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