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【問】 在They married young. 這句話中,young應(yīng)該怎么理解?請(qǐng)老師幫忙解答一下。
(湖北武漢_董_杰)
【答】 從表面上看,young似乎是修飾謂語(yǔ)married的。但實(shí)際上,它是修飾主語(yǔ)they的。有些語(yǔ)言學(xué)家把這里的young稱作主語(yǔ)補(bǔ)語(yǔ)。再如:
He came drunk. 他醉醺醺地回來了。
可以充當(dāng)此類主語(yǔ)補(bǔ)語(yǔ)的除形容詞外,還有名詞短語(yǔ)。例如:
He died a hero. 他壯烈犧牲。
Two years later he returned a learned man.兩年以后他回來時(shí)已是一位學(xué)者了。
She died a widow. 她死的時(shí)候是個(gè)寡婦。
【問】 請(qǐng)問more than都有什么用法?
(河南安陽(yáng)_劉_陽(yáng))
【答】 (1) “more than + 數(shù)詞”表示“……以上;多于……;……有余”。例如:
More than 100 chemical elements are known to man; of these, about 80 are metal. 人類已知的化學(xué)元素有一百種以上,其中約有八十種是金屬。
(2) “more than +名詞(名詞從句或起名詞作用的動(dòng)詞不定式)”一般可以譯作“不只;不僅;超過;遠(yuǎn)不止;不同于”等。例如:
We must consider more than the beginning of the motion, however. 然而,我們必須考慮的不只是運(yùn)動(dòng)的初始階段。
Peace is much more than the absence of war. 和平不僅僅是意味著沒有戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
Mathematics, much more than technology, has a life of its own independent of science. 數(shù)學(xué)與技術(shù)不同,它本身有一段不依賴于科學(xué)的歷史。
(3) “more than + 動(dòng)詞”一般可譯作“十分;大大地;遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地;深為;豈止是”等。例如:
I am sure conditions over there will more than satisfy your requirements. 我相信,那邊的條件會(huì)大大地滿足你的要求。
He more than smiled, he laughed outright. 他豈止是微笑,他簡(jiǎn)直是大笑了。
(4) “more than + 形容詞或副詞”在語(yǔ)義上表示很高的程度,常??梢宰g作“非常;十分;更加”等。例如:
He is more than selfish. 他非常自私。
She was more than old-fashioned, she was antediluvian. 她不單是守舊,她簡(jiǎn)直就是個(gè)老古董。
【問】 —Are you done with the book I gave you? —Not quite. I’ve read all but the last chapter. 句中的are you done with 應(yīng)該怎么理解?句中的主語(yǔ)不就是動(dòng)作的發(fā)出者嗎,為什么要用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)呢?
(山東青島? 劉? 瑩)
【答】 在一般的句子里,be done with 的主語(yǔ)是動(dòng)作的承受者。例如:
She interrupted him before his speech was done. 他尚未結(jié)束發(fā)言,她就打斷了他。
He arrived after dinner was done. 飯做好后他才到。
英語(yǔ)中還有一個(gè)have done(with) 結(jié)構(gòu),在這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)中,動(dòng)詞的主語(yǔ)也是動(dòng)作的發(fā)出者。例如:
When you have done, come back! 你干完了就回來!
Let us have done with it. 讓我們把這件事做完吧。
be done with 是一個(gè)特殊結(jié)構(gòu),它的主語(yǔ)并不是動(dòng)作的承受者,而是動(dòng)作的發(fā)出者。這是跟其語(yǔ)法結(jié)構(gòu)相矛盾的。例如:
I wish to be done with my task. 我希望把我的工作干完。
Are you done with the newspaper? 你讀完那份報(bào)紙了嗎?
適用于這種情況的還有be finished 結(jié)構(gòu)。這時(shí)be finished 表示動(dòng)作的結(jié)果或狀態(tài)。例如:
At last I was finished on time. 我終于按時(shí)完成了。
We are not finished, quite a little is left to do. 我們還沒有完成,還有不少的工作要做。
【問】 There at the door stood a girl about the same height ____. (A. as me? B. as mine? C. with mine? D. with me) 此題答案是B,而下面一道題: I have the same opinion ____. (A. like yours B. as yours C. like you D. as you) 答案卻是D。我對(duì)這兩道題的區(qū)別之處十分不解,希望老師幫助解釋一下。
(河北黃驊? ?鄧? 方)
【答】這兩道題主要考查的是代詞的用法。做這類選擇題時(shí)要看代詞指代的是什么,要保持代詞和所指代的詞在人稱、格、性質(zhì)和數(shù)上保持一致。例如:
Because he had a bad cold, Jack decided to stay in bed the whole day. 杰克由于患了重感冒,決定一整天臥床休息。(代詞he代替名詞Jack)
The Browns said they might move to California. 布朗一家說他們也許要搬到加利福尼亞州去。(代詞they代替名詞短語(yǔ)the Browns)
Bob always answers his teacher’s questions well; that shows that he works very hard at home. 鮑勃一向?qū)蠋煹膯栴}回答得很好;這說明他在家學(xué)習(xí)很用功。(代詞that代替前面的分句)
I had a chat with our group leader. It was very helpful. 我和組長(zhǎng)談了一次話。這次談話對(duì)我?guī)椭艽?。(代詞it 代替前面整個(gè)句子)
第一道題的意思是:在門口站著一個(gè)和我一樣高的女孩。那個(gè)女孩的身高和我的身高一樣,mine 是名詞性物主代詞,名詞性物主代詞在意思上就等于名詞性物主代詞相對(duì)應(yīng)的形容詞性物主代詞加上一個(gè)名詞。例如:
This is your pen. Mine is in the box. (Mine = My pen)
第二道題的意思是:我和你有一樣的看法,主要是“我”和“你”之間的對(duì)比。如果想表達(dá)“我的意見和你的意見一樣”,可以說:My opinion is the same as yours.強(qiáng)調(diào)“我的意見”和“你的意見”之間的對(duì)比。所以本題應(yīng)該選D。