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』。
01/06/2014
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