文法淺釋系列 (70)

文法淺釋系列 (70)

文法(grammar)與句型(sentence patterns)

四、 副詞 (Adverb)：修飾：動詞、形容詞、另一副詞、

全句(前、後述)

47) A pop foul is a high, short fly that is hit into foul territory. (所謂高飛界外球就是打到界外的高飛短球)。

不可把when 或 where用在定義的敍述：

An atlas is where maps are printed. (誤)  地圖集就是地圖印刷之處。

An atlas is a book of maps (正)    atlas 就是地圖集。* 但，            

It was (the time) when the accident happened.  它是意外發生的時候。

when 作relative adverb (關係副詞) = in /  at / on which

It was the auditorium where we met the senator. 就是在禮堂我們遇見參議員。         

where 作 relative adverb (關係副詞) = in (at) which  (詳閱代名詞部分)

A man’s life is to be measured by what he does in it, and what he

thinks and feels in it.  The more useful work the man does, and the

more he thinks and feels, the more  really he lives.  The idle, useless man, no matter to what extent his life may be prolonged, is merely a vegetable.

 (註：The……the….. 第一個the作關係副詞；第二個the作指示副詞；含愈…. 愈之義。to what extent =how; prolong= make…long延長；merely= only

 (人的一生是以其所作所為、所思考、及所感受來衡量；他的工作愈有用，他的思考與感受就愈多，而其人生也愈實在。懶惰無用之徒，無論其壽命延長多久，也不過是平庸之輩。)

04/21/2014