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本課複習少數以動名詞作受詞的用法, 並介紹動詞leave作『讓』、『任由』的用法。 |
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Many people put off until tomorrow what they can do today.
許多人把今天能做的事推到明日。
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本句中, 主詞為Many people, put off則為片語動詞, 視為及物動詞, 表示『延期』的意思, 受詞則為名詞子句what they can do today (他們今天所能做的事), until tomorrow等於till tomorrow, 是表示時間的介詞片語, 作副詞用, 修飾put off。本句原本為: |
Many people put off what they can do today until
主詞 動詞 受詞 時間
tomorrow.
副詞片語
但句尾today緊接until tomorrow, 容易讓讀者唸成today until tomorrow (今天直到明天), 而誤將today until tomorrow視為一片語; 產生下列錯誤的譯文:
許多人把今天一直到明天能做的事延期了。 (╳)
因此until tomorrow宜置於put off及what引導的子句之間, 使until tomorrow明確修飾put off。
本句源自下列諺語:
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do
today.
今日事, 今日畢。
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我們曾介紹過少數的及物動詞只可用動名詞作受詞,不得以不定詞片語 (即to + 原形動詞) 作受詞。此處postpone之後接動名詞doing又是一例。 |
下列是常見的只能以動名詞作受詞的動詞: |
enjoy (喜歡)、resent (憎恨)、resist (抗拒)、practice (練習)、mind (介意)、suggest (建議)、recommend (建議)、regret (後悔)、anticipate (期望)、deny (否認)、admit (承認)。
例: The thief admitted stealing the car.
(那名竊賊承認偷車。)
Have you practiced writing your calligraphy
recently?
(你最近有沒有練習書法?)
I anticipate seeing her tomorrow.
(我期待明天和她碰面。)
When I asked for my teacher's advice, he
recommended studying abroad.
(當我請教老師意見時,他建議我出國唸書。)
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