The letter which I mailed to my sister a month before Christmas has not yet reached to her.
(EPT)
答案为 D(把 reached to her 改为 reached her)。但是 reach to 同样也作“到达”解,为什么不能用 reach to 呢?请看下面的例句:
He'll fit an extension so that the flex can reach(to) the socket. (ODCIE) 他将安装一个线板,以使电线能够接到插座上。
上例说明, reach 与 reach to 是可以互换的。
reach 与 reach to 主要有两个区别。
A. reach to 一般只与表示处所的名词(代词)连用,而作“到达”解的 reach 则没有这个限制。例如:
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We had twenty miles to walk to reach the nearest railway station. (Davies) 我们得走20英里才能到达最近的火车站。
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Your letter never reached me. (UED) 你的信从未到达我手。
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Not a sound reached our ears. (ALD) 没有一点儿声音传到我们耳朵里来。
B. reach to 着重过程,而 reach + 直接宾语则强调完成意义,表示目标已达到。请看下面的实例:
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The rope won't reach to the ground so you'll have to jump the last few feet. 绳子伸不到地面,因此到最后几英尺你得跳下去。
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Your voice won't reach to the back of the auditorium; we'll have to use an amplifier. 礼堂后排听不到你的声音，还是要用一下扩音器。
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I like curtains that reach to the floor. 我喜欢一直拖到地板上的窗帘。
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He wore a coat that reached to his knees. (Wood) 他穿着一件长到膝盖的大衣。