核心问题
下面是《学生英语疑难解析词典》(辽海出版社,p.89)所提出的正误例句:
“例:他给我讲了事故的全过程。
(1) He told me the accident from the beginning to the end. (误)
(2) He told me the accident from beginning to end. (正)"
句(1)果真是误句吗?
词典解答
句(1)是正确的句子。from beginning to end 与 from the beginning to the end 都是正确的用法,更详细的情形,见 from beginning to end。
from beginning to end or from the beginning to the end (CGEL)