文法淺釋系列 (51)
文法(grammar)與句型(sentence patterns)
二. 形容詞 ( Adjective)- 形容名詞或代名詞
43)
No one else talked about the
future plan of the company. (沒有其他
人談到公司的未來計劃)。
else adj. 其他的，習慣上用於：(注意：與other地位之不同)
1.
代名詞之後：
a.不定代名詞：something ~ ；nothing~ ；anything~
；someone ~=some other one；
no
one~ = no other one；anyone ~ = any other one(*other 須置於代名詞之前)
b.
疑問代名詞：who,
what, whom
Who
~ wants to take another chance? 還有其他人要再冒險？
What
~ can we do about his final decision? 對於他最後的決定我們還能做什麼?
2. 副詞之後：
Where
~ can you find a more reliable source? 你還能在何處找到更可靠的來源？
Nowhere~
can we enjoy such luxury. 在別的地方我們享受不到如此豪華的設備。
(nowhere ~ = in no other place；somewhere
~ = in some other place; anywhere ~=
in
any other place)
比較：elsewhere adv. = in any other place 在其他地方
So
it is sadly ironic that, even as we hope to spread democracy ~, we no
longer
practice
ourselves.
甚至當我們希望在其他地方擴散民主制度時，而我們自己卻不再實行它，這是
令人傷心的諷刺。
Why
~ would men compete,
if not to win the hand, or handle of a beautiful lady?
男人競爭除了獲得美女的青睞或掌控她之外，還有其他理由? (Why
else= For
what other reasons)
How
~ can we achieve the
goal? 還有其他方法可以達到此目標？ (How
else=
in what other ways)
【比較】：elsewhere adv. = in any
other place 在其他地方
So
it is sadly ironic that, even as we hope to spread democracy ~, we no
longer
practice
ourselves.
甚至當我們希望在其他地方擴散民主制度時，而我們自己卻不再實行它，這是
令人傷心的諷刺。
形容詞部分完
《双關語》
“How
could you prove that “I” is equal to Rome?” 你如何證明字母I等於
羅馬(Rome)?
“Because
it is the Capital of Italy.” 因為它是Italy這個英文字的起首字母，
也是義大利的首都。(註：capital n. 大寫字母；首都；一語双關)。
(精選句子)
“Cruelty, as Buddhists see it, is the far enemy of compassion;
compassion’s n
ear enemy is called idiot.”
『如同佛教徒所見，殘忍乃同情心位於遠方的敵人；而同情心近方的敵人，
則是白痴』。
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