賴(lài)世雄讀英語(yǔ)笑話(huà)學(xué)英語(yǔ)之英語(yǔ)樂(lè)趣(4):介詞問(wèn)題(雙語(yǔ))
Unit 4 Trouble with Propositions 介詞問(wèn)題
A new student was just finding his way around Harvard University.
一位哈佛大學(xué)新生正在熟悉校園環(huán)境。
“Excuse me,” he asked an upperclassman, “can you tell me where the library’ s at?”
“對(duì)不起,”他問(wèn)一位高年級(jí)學(xué)長(zhǎng)“,您能告訴我圖書(shū)館在哪里嗎?”
“What appalling diction,” sneered the older student. “I can’t imagine how you could have been admitted to Harvard. Don’t you know better than to end a sentence with a preposition.”
“好可怕的用字喔!”那名學(xué)長(zhǎng)嘲弄他道“。不知道你老弟是怎么獲準(zhǔn)進(jìn)入哈佛的。難道你不知道介詞不要放在一個(gè)句子后面嗎?”
“O. K. Can you tell me where the library’s at, asshole?”
“好吧!你能告訴我圖書(shū)館在哪里嗎,驢蛋?”
英語(yǔ)知識(shí)點(diǎn)解說(shuō):
1.find one's way around+地方 熟悉某地
例:You need a guide book to find your way around the Vatican.
熟悉梵蒂岡,你需要一本旅游指南。)
2.upperclassman n. 學(xué)長(zhǎng);高年級(jí)學(xué)生
3.本文中“Can you tell me where the library's at?' ,為一錯(cuò)誤用法,因?yàn)?where 為地方副詞,不可當(dāng) at 介詞的賓語(yǔ)。正確說(shuō)法為"Can you tell me where the library is?"
4.appalling a. 嚇人的
appall vt.使驚嚇
例:The condition of this road is appalling.
(這條路的路況好可怕。)
5.diction n.措辭;用字(=word usage)
6.sneer vi. 嘲笑
sneer at... 嘲笑……
例:Only ignorant people sneer at what they don't understand.
(只有無(wú)知的人才會(huì)嘲笑他們所不懂的事物。)
7.admit vt.許可
admission n.準(zhǔn)入;入學(xué)許可
admittance n.進(jìn)入;入場(chǎng)權(quán)
No Admittance 非公莫入;閑人免進(jìn)(標(biāo)語(yǔ);告示)
例:The price of admission to the museum is NT $50.
(這家博物館的門(mén)票是臺(tái)幣五十元。)
Children under 18 are not admitted to this theater.
(十八歲以下的小孩不準(zhǔn)進(jìn)入這家戲院。)
8.know better than to V 聰明得不會(huì)做 ……(不會(huì)笨得去……)
例:I know better than to ask him a favor when he's in this kind of mood.
(當(dāng)他是這種心情時(shí),我不會(huì)傻得去求他幫忙。)
9.asshole n. 肛 門(mén);驢 蛋
文中的新生故意在問(wèn)句句尾置此一詞,如此句尾就無(wú)介詞,但也罵了那位學(xué)長(zhǎng),真是高明。
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