Ask & Learn闻问切英语口语:Skittish to Obnoxious Passenger (续)
我们继续讨论 Anthony 提出的问题:
1. A skittish and obnoxious passenger, he does not like to sit next to the driver.
2. As a skittish and obnoxious passenger, he does not like to sit next to the driver.
这两句有没有不同?
两句的意思基本上一样,都是说乘客是一个既紧张又讨厌的人,而且不喜欢坐在司机旁边的座位。如果没有 as 的话,只是说出这位乘客的个性和行为。多加了 as,就把乘客的个性和行为的关系加强了,也就是说,他不喜欢坐在司机旁边的原因,是因为他是一个既紧张又令人生厌的人。
我们看另外一个例子:
A newcomer to the school, he is very popular with the teachers.
As a newcomer to the school, he is very popular with the teachers.
按照上面的理解,第二句把新生的身分和老师们都喜欢他这个事实关联起来:老师喜欢他是因为他是新生,说不定他待久了,老师的看法就会有所不同。这个含义在第一句并不存在。
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