作者pkuguy (janice)
標題Re: [考題] 請教一題英文題目
時間Wed Aug 26 15:26:22 2015
這題的文法其實是在考「Whether (or not)… 」(不論…/是否…) 。
Whether John is good or bad, he is my friend.
上面這句對大部分的人都沒有問題,就是
「不論約翰是好是壞,他都是我朋友」。
若在比較文言或文學的文章裡,如果是一般現在式,則動詞可改成「原形動詞」。
但這種用法在口語或是現代散文非常少見。
Whether John
is good or bad, he is my friend.
= Whether John
be good or bad, he is my friend.
然後,這種表示讓步的whether/if/no matter是可以省略和倒裝的,如下:
Whether John is good or bad, he is my friend.
= Whether John be good or bad, he is my friend.
= Be John good or bad, he is my friend.
再舉一例:
Whether the test is easy or difficult, I will pass it.
= Be the test easy or difficult, I will pass it.
之前在高中參考書有看過這麼一句經典名言:
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
這句其實就是跟上句一樣,也是減化倒裝的結果↓
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.
= No matter how humble it is, there is no place like home.
回到你的問題來,原句應該是↓
Whether it is work or play, we have to try our level best.
上面的whether被省略掉,然後is被改成原形動詞「be」,倒裝移到句首,
就成了題目的這句:
Be it work or play, we have to try our level best.
※ 引述《evilcandy (~ 流浪的貓咪 ~)》之銘言:
: 請教各位大大一題英文考題
: ______ , we have to try our level best.
: (A)Be it work or play
: (B)Being work or play
: (C)To work or play
: (D)When work or play
: 答案是A
: 請問這題是在考什麼呢?為什麼要選A呢?
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※ 編輯: pkuguy (163.13.33.19), 08/26/2015 15:27:26
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