高一英語語法慣用法:sb is easy / difficult to do sth嗎
請看下面一題:
He is _________ to win the match. Really? But I dont think so
A. easy B. difficult C. possible D. sure
【分析】此題應選D,其余三項均有可能誤選,因為假若單純從中文意思來看,其余三個答案均說得通。但問題是將A、B、C三項填入空格處均不合英語習慣。按英語習慣,easy 和difficult 后接不定式時,其主語(或邏輯主語)通常應是 it,而不能是具體的人或物,除非這個主語與其后不定式有動賓關系。如:
我做這工作很容易。
誤:Im very easy to do the work.
正:It is very easy for me to do the work. (用形式主語 it 作主語)
正:The work is very easy for me to do. (主語為具體的事物,但它與其后不定式有動賓關系,即 to do the work)
我們很難準時趕到那兒。
誤:We are very difficult to get there in time.
正:It is very difficult for us to get there in time. (用形式主語 it 作主語)
比較:He is very difficult to work with. 他這個人很難相處。(用具體的人作主語,但它與其后不定式具有動賓關系,即 to work with him)
有時不是用 it 作形式主語,而是用其作形式賓語。如:
We found it easy to do the work. 我們發現做這工作很容易。
但是不說:We found him easy to do work.
至于,possible 后接不定式時,其主語只能是 it,不能是具體的人或事物,即使該主語與其后的不定式有動賓關系也不可以。如:
我們有可能會找到一些更便宜的。
誤:We are possible to find some cheaper ones.
誤:Some cheaper ones are possible for us to find.
正:It is possible for us to find some cheaper ones.
有時不是用 it 作形式主語,而是用其作形式賓語。如:
We found it possible for him to do the work. 我們發現他可能做那工作。
但不說:We found him possible to do the work.
請看下面一題:
He is _________ to win the match. Really? But I dont think so
A. easy B. difficult C. possible D. sure
【分析】此題應選D,其余三項均有可能誤選,因為假若單純從中文意思來看,其余三個答案均說得通。但問題是將A、B、C三項填入空格處均不合英語習慣。按英語習慣,easy 和difficult 后接不定式時,其主語(或邏輯主語)通常應是 it,而不能是具體的人或物,除非這個主語與其后不定式有動賓關系。如:
我做這工作很容易。
誤:Im very easy to do the work.
正:It is very easy for me to do the work. (用形式主語 it 作主語)
正:The work is very easy for me to do. (主語為具體的事物,但它與其后不定式有動賓關系,即 to do the work)
我們很難準時趕到那兒。
誤:We are very difficult to get there in time.
正:It is very difficult for us to get there in time. (用形式主語 it 作主語)
比較:He is very difficult to work with. 他這個人很難相處。(用具體的人作主語,但它與其后不定式具有動賓關系,即 to work with him)
有時不是用 it 作形式主語,而是用其作形式賓語。如:
We found it easy to do the work. 我們發現做這工作很容易。
但是不說:We found him easy to do work.
至于,possible 后接不定式時,其主語只能是 it,不能是具體的人或事物,即使該主語與其后的不定式有動賓關系也不可以。如:
我們有可能會找到一些更便宜的。
誤:We are possible to find some cheaper ones.
誤:Some cheaper ones are possible for us to find.
正:It is possible for us to find some cheaper ones.
有時不是用 it 作形式主語,而是用其作形式賓語。如:
We found it possible for him to do the work. 我們發現他可能做那工作。
但不說:We found him possible to do the work.