【問】“Will she come with us?” asked Bill. “She’s not about to”,answered Mary.be about to意為“就要”、“馬上就要”,be not about to是否意為“就要不”、“馬上不”?！敬稹?be not about to是美國俗語,意為“不愿意”、“不打算”(very unwilling ...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    【問】 (a) The old house about which I was telling you is empty.(b) The old house which I was telling you about is empty.請問哪個句子是正確的?【答】 上面兩個句子都是正確的。但句(a)用于正式語體,是英語規(guī)定語法學(xué)家所堅持的用法。但是,這種在限制性定...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    【問】 the above examples與the examples above哪個用法正確?如果都正確,如何分析above的詞性?【答】 兩種用法都是正確的。在the above examples這類用法中,有些英語著作(如ALD,CGEL)把above看作是前置修飾的副詞,如同an outside door,the then chairman中的...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    【問】 There were above a hundred people in the crowd.(人群里有一百多人。)《朗文英語正誤詞典》(安徽科技出版社版,P. 2;朗文出版公司、上海譯文出版社版,P. 2),說:“在數(shù)字前不用above,用over”。我覺得這種理論與我的閱讀實踐相矛盾,您的意...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    【問】 在表示位置時,介詞above與介詞over有什么區(qū)別?【答】 above與over均表示“在……上方”的意思,但over常常表示恰好的垂直關(guān)系,或者含有空間上接近(closeness)的含義。above只是籠統(tǒng)地表示“高于……”:1. We flew above the clouds.我們在...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    【問】 above all與first of all都譯作“首先”,不知它們之間的區(qū)別何在?【答】 first of all是從事物排列順序上說的“首先”、“第一”,而above all是從事物重要性上說的“首先”,因此,亦可譯為“最重要的是”、“特別是”、“尤其是”...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    【問】 We are less credulous than we used to be. In the nineteenth century,a novelist wouldbring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences—most of them wildly improbable. (New Concept English,Book 3,L. 36)在most of them...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    【問】 It is difficult to do about the of music because of existing styles.(TOEFL.80.1)請分析句中的錯誤。【答】 generalization是個不可數(shù)的抽象名詞。因此它沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。有些不可數(shù)的抽象名詞出現(xiàn)復(fù)數(shù)形式,那是因為發(fā)生了轉(zhuǎn)義的緣故。抽象名...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    in accordance with/according to【問】 in accordance with與according to都作“按照”、“根據(jù)”解,它們有區(qū)別嗎?【答】 in accordance with只能用于表示“按照法律、規(guī)章、條約、習(xí)慣、愿望”等等,而不能用于表示“按照……的觀點、說法”等。a...[繼續(xù)閱讀]

    【問】 according to與according as有無區(qū)別?【答】 應(yīng)當(dāng)弄清楚,according to中的to是介詞,而according as中的as是連詞,因此前者是復(fù)合介詞,與名詞、代詞、動名詞連用,而后者是復(fù)合連詞,引導(dǎo)從句。請對比下列實例:1. According to this book a tiger i...[繼續(xù)閱讀]