2018年3月13日 星期二

可作英文主語的成分- 更正留言練習


在朋友的貼下留言,自己再校閱時作了更正,見如下紅字:

People learning from others’ behaviors, for a long time, will form atmospheres, norms or cultures will be formed. Although only a few people (e.g. 15% in the experiment) are consistent givers, their good examples make win-win situation possible. So, don’t hesitate to give me lai see (red envelope) next year, or point out my mistakes in this messages.


首句中 S + Ving + Prep. + O 是省略句(省自As people learn from…) 只能作從屬子句,不能作主語,於是將後半句的原賓語 "氛圍、規範、文化"轉為主語。第三句的 lai see是廣州話音譯,添個英文註似較妥。

不改意思,首句亦至少有三種改法:

1. Learning from others’ behaviors, for a long time, people will create atmospheres, norms or cultures.

2. That people learn from others’ behaviors for a long time will form atmospheres, norms or cultures.

3. People learn from others’ behaviors for a long time, which will create atmospheres, norms or cultures.

 可作英文主語的成分:

Noun (phrase) or pronoun or  the + adjective
The large car stopped outside our house.
The young is energetic.
A gerund (phrase)
His constant hammering was annoying.
A to-infinitive (phrase)
To read is easier than to write.
A full that-clause
That he had traveled the world was known to everyone.
A free relative clause
Whatever he did was always of interest.
A direct quotation
I love you is often heard these days.
Zero (but implied) subject
Take out the trash!
It is raining.
A cataphoric it
It was known by everyone that he had traveled the world.
上表來源 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subject_(grammar)

另,On the top is my cup 是倒裝句。

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