[译] 悉尼被选为下一届奥运会的会址。
[误] Sydney was chosen as the site of the coming Olympic Games.

[正] Sydney was selected as the site of the coming Olympic Games.
[注] 动词 select 有“精选”（choose as being the most suitable）之意。又如：Parents select Christmas presents for their children every year. 每年父母都为孩子精心挑选圣诞礼品。/The peasants are selecting seeds. 农民正在选择。choose 也作“选择”解，但不强调经过周密考虑之后的选择。如：Will you help me choose myself a new book? 你帮我选一本新书好不好？