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he who (that)

核心问题

对于下面两个句子的结构,我不大了解。请分析:

  1. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. (Prov) 不犯错误的人将一事无成。

  2. He that cannot obey cannot command. (Prov) 不会服从的人就不会指挥。

词典解答

在现代英语里,人称代词 we, he, she 通常是不受定语从句来修饰或限定的。像 we who/that, he who/that, she who/that 这样的用法只出现在古文体和非常正式的语境里,带有古色古香的味道,例如,He that can discern the loveliness of things, we call him a poet.(能够觉察到事物之美的人,我们称之为诗人。)He that parts us shall bring a brand from heaven. (Shakespeare)(跟我们分开的人就必须打上天国的烙印。)因此,我们在格言和谚语里常常见到这种

用法:

  1. He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue. 不懂保持沉默之人非善言者。

  2. He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 犯错误的人总在怀疑别人谈论他的错误。

  3. He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 近墨者黑。

  4. He laughs best who laughs last. 最后笑的人笑得最甜。

  5. He who hesitates is lost. 踌躇不决者必然失败。

  6. He who excuses himself accuses himself. 替自己申辩就等于控诉自己。

在现代英语里,大都用 those whoanyone (anybody) who 来代替上面的古色古香的用法:

  1. Those who help the handicapped deserve our support. 帮助残疾人的那些人应得到我们的支持。

  2. Heaven helps those who help themselves. 自助者得天助(天助自助者)。

  3. Anybody who helps the handicapped deserves our support. 凡帮助残疾人者都应获得我们的支持。

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