各位好,我是谢忠理。先跟大家说声新年快乐。
新年第二天,喜见 David 老师提出练习口说的自问自答法,
半夜睡不着,就 David 老师的范例提出一些说明。
1. In what way would you choose to spend the New Year’s Eve?
To stay home, to go out with friends, or to join a house party?
in what way = how
所以 In what way would you choose to spend the New Year's Eve?
= How would you choose to spend the New Year's Eve?
句意成为:“你如何选择去过除夕?”显然有误,因为这里的意思应该
是“你选择什么方式去过除夕?”。
原句的 in what way 显然应该是 what,原句应该是:
What would you choose to spend the New Year's Eve?
2. Your friend is trying to come up with a new year resolution.
What would you suggest him consider for his new year resolution?
(1) 新年新希望有两种说法,
(a) New Year resolution 主要用在英式英文里;
(b) New Year's resolution 是比较通用的说法。
但是不管如何,New Year('s) 一定是大写,
所以写成 new year resolution 需要修正。
(2) What would you suggest him consider for his new year resolution?
这里的 suggest him consider 构成了文法上双动词的错误,
suggest 不是授予动词,
所以不能说 ‘suggest somebody something’:
◆ Can you suggest me a good dictionary? 是错误的句子
因此原句不能写成
What would you suggest him to consdier for his New Year('s) resolution?
要符合原句的意思,可以用的句型是:
[+ wh. ─ /+ wh. + to do] 建议 <如何(做)…>
◆ Can you suggest how we can get [how to get] there in time?
你能建议我们如何才能及时到达那里吗?
其次,consider 在此处应该用的句型是:
[+受+ (to be) 补 /+受+ as 补] 认为…<是…>,视…<为…>
◆ We consider Shakespeare a great poet.
我们认为莎士比亚是一位伟大诗人
◆ He is considered a fool.
他被视为笨蛋
所以原句可以修正为:
Can you suggest what he could consider his New Year('s) resolution?
或者用:
Can you suggest what he should consider for his New Year('s) resolution?
我知道 David 老师故意让这些错误出现在例子里,好证明有错还是可以考
满分,但是我怕看这版的同学不一定知道这些是错的,所以不揣冒昧,
提出一些个人看法,供大家讨论,并欢迎指正。