way的用法

In this way, he is able to give joy to those who are dearest to him──his teachers and his family.

這樣的話, 他就能將快樂給予跟他最親的人──也就是他的老師和家人。

a. way可作『方法』或『態度、樣子』解, 皆與介詞 in 並用。

例: You should do it in my way.　

　　(你應當用我的方法來做這件事。)

　　In this way, you can achieve your goal much
　　faster.

　　(這樣一來，你可以更快達到你的目標。)

　　I don't like the way in which he looks at me.

　　(我不喜歡他看我的那個樣子。)

　　You shouldn't talk to your parents in such a
　　way.

　　(你不應當以這樣的態度對你父母說話。)

b. way之前若有指示形容詞如this、that, 或所有格代名詞如my、your、her、his等, 之前的介詞in可予省略。但way之前若有不定冠詞a/an時, 之前的in則不可省略。

　　例: You should do it in my way.

　　　= You should do it my way.

　　　　(你應當用我的方法來做這件事。)

　　　　In this way, you can achieve your goal
　　　　much faster.

　　　= This way, you can achieve your goal much
　　　　faster.

　　　　(這樣一來，你可以更快達到你的目標。)

　　　　He did it an easy way. (╳)

　　　→He did it in an easy way. (○)

　　　　(他用很簡單的方法做這件事。)

同理, 本課閱讀部份的原文:

　　In this way, he is able to give joy to those
　　who are dearest to him──his teachers and his
　　family.

　= This way, he is able to give joy to those who
　　are...

注意:

in one's way (以某人的方法) 習慣上置於句尾, 修飾句中動詞, in可予省略, 但置於句首時, 則不可省略in。in this/that way可置於句首或句尾, 均可省略in。

例: If you can do it in my way, you'll be as
　　successful as I am.

　= If you can do it my way, you'll be as
　　successful as I am.

　(你若以我的方式來做這件事，就會和我一樣成功。)

　My way, you'll easily achieve success. (╳)

　In this way, you'll easily achieve success. (○)

= This way, you'll easily achieve success.

　(這樣的話，你會很容易獲致成功。)

　You'll make few mistakes if you do it in that
　way.

= You'll make few mistakes if you do it that way.

　(如果你以那種方法做這件事，犯的錯就會很少。)

c. the way之後可用"in + 關係代名詞which"引導形容詞子句, 修飾way。

　　例: That's the way in which I deal with such
　　　　problems.

　　　　(那就是我處理這類問題的方式。)

　　　　I don't like the way in which he looks at
　　　　me.

　　　　(我不喜歡他看我的那個樣子。)

注意:

way之後的in which常予省略, 故上例可改寫為:

　　That's the way I deal with such problems.

　　I don't like the way he looks at me.

d. way亦可表示『路途』的意思, 形成下列重要的片語:

　　　在某人往……的途中

此片語可置於be動詞之後，作主詞補語；但亦可置於句尾或句首 ，修飾一般動詞。

　　　例: Peter: Where are you going, John?

　　　　　John: I'm on my way home.
　　　　　(home是地方副詞, 之前不置to)

　　　　　(彼得：約翰，你要去哪兒呀？)

　　　　　(約翰：我正往回家的路上。)

　　　　= On my way to school, I ran into a friend
　　　　　of mine.

　　　　= I ran into a friend of mine on my way to
　　　　　school. (school是地方名詞, 之前應置to)

　　　　　(我上學途中遇到一位朋友。)

　2) in one's way　　擋某人的路

　　　例: Don't stand in my way, John.

　　　　　(約翰，別擋我的路。)

be able to的用法

...he is able to give joy to those who are dearest to him──his teachers and his family.

=...he can give joy to those who are dearest to him──his teachers and his family.

……他就能將快樂給予跟他最親的人──也就是他的老師和家人。　

a. 無"can be able to"的用法。

例: He can be able to handle the problem alone.
　　(╳)

　　(他能夠能夠獨立處理這個問題。)

　　改正:

　　He can handle the problem alone. (○)

　= He is able to handle the problem alone.

　= He is capable of handling the problem alone.

　　(他能夠獨立處理這個問題。)

b. 無"make+人+able to"的用法。

例: His timely help made me able to solve the
　　problem. (╳)

　　(他適時的幫助使我能夠解決這個問題。)

理由:

1) make作『使……』解時, 為不完全及物動詞, 之後可置受詞, 並以形容詞或名詞作受詞補語, 如:

　　　He made me happy.

                形容詞

　　　(他使我快樂。)

　　　He has made me a good boy.

　　　　                名詞

　　　(他使我成為好孩子。)

2) 按1)項的解說, 下列例子, able為形容詞, 作受詞me之補語, 應無錯誤:

　　　His timely help made me able to solve the
                             形容詞

　　　problem. (╳)

但英語表示『使……能夠』另有動詞enable一字, 用法如下:enable + 人 + to + 原形動詞

　例: His timely help enabled me to solve the
　　　problem. (○)

　　　　　(他適時的幫助使我能夠解決這個問題。)

故無下列用法:

　　　His timely help made me able to solve the
　　　problem. (╳)

it可代替that引導的名詞子句, 在句中作主詞, 此時, that可予省略。

　例: It's too bad that we don't all have goals
　　　like Billy.

　　= It's too bad we don't all have goals like
　　　Billy.

　　= It's a pity that we don't...

　　= It's a pity we don't...

　　(令人遺憾的是，並不是所有的人都像比利一樣有人
　　生目標。)

　＊此處too bad作『令人遺憾』解, 相當於名詞a pity
　　之意, 不可譯成『太壞的』。

　例: A: John didn't pass the test.

　　　B: That's too bad.

　　　(甲：約翰考試沒及格。)