just the sounds of wind rustling the tree leaves and red squirrels chattering in the distant oaks and cool creek water rushing down its endless course:红色部分是3个并列的“动名词复合结构”,作of 的宾语。粗体动名词之前的名词,是各自的逻辑主语。破折后之后的部分与“存在句”没有关系了,不可能是there be 的...
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网友的句子有误。有两种改法:1. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,a person driving a typical car is five times as likely to die if hit by a sport-utility vehicle as if hit by another car.2. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,a perso...
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把冠词the 改为 a,同样正确:This is the bag that I like.This is a bag that I like.这还是归结到不定冠词“表泛指”,定冠词“表特指”的规则上来。翻译成汉语就是:This is the bag that I like.这是我喜欢的(那个)包。(对话双方都知道的那个包)This is a bag that I like.这是我喜欢的(一个)包。(泛指我喜欢的一个...
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问题一:As much as some scientists may complain about the new awards, two things seem clear.【翻译】尽管一些科学家可能会抱怨新的奖项,但有两件事似乎很清楚。1. As much as some scientists may complain about the new awards:这是一个“让步状语从句”,是美国英语。等于:2. Much as some scientists may compla...
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我认为,过去分词短语仍然按限制性定语翻译,更加符合汉语习惯:It gives rise to the custom of the large midday meal, eaten with the extended family.【翻译】这就产生了与大家庭一起吃一顿丰盛午餐的习俗。give rise to:"引起;导致",引申为“产生”。根据句子意思,选择合适的词语翻译即可,不要拘泥于英...
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An education that aims at getting a student a certain kind of job is a techical education,justified for reasons radically different from why education is universally required by law.【翻译】旨在使学生获得某种工作的教育是一种技术教育,其合理存在的理由与法律所规定的普及教育之理由迥然不同。划线部分总体...
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1. You will find potatoes over there, 这是对话中的,potatoes前不用加the吗?【答】可以不用the。复数名词出现在句中,可以是“零冠词”(不加the)表示“泛指一些”,也可以加定冠词表示“特指那些”。加不加the 都是对的,可根据语义需要,确定是否加定冠词。find potatoes over there:在那里找到一些土豆。find the potato...
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slang that outsiders don't understand. 外人听不懂的俚语。slang 是语言的一种,相当于language。看来,网友对定语从句这个语法项目还很陌生。建议看语法书有关章节。划线部分为 slang 的定语从句,时刻注意关系代词是谁,understand 的宾语是谁。我们把网友的问题展开看:1. slang that outsiders don't u...
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