核心问题
During these years many young students were angry with society.
许多英语语法书都强调指出, angry with sb., angry at/about sth. 。但是, 上面的句子却使用了 angry with sth. 的格式, 如何解释这种现象?
词典解答
记住上面的大体趋势,对于英语学习者和使用者是有好处的:
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It's no good getting angry with/at the waiter because the food is badly cooked. 因为食物烧得不好而对服务员生气是没有用的。
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And then she was angry. Angry at Michael, at his mother, angry at all foreigners. 于是她生起气来。她生迈克尔的气，生他母亲的气，生所有外国人的气。
偶尔也能见到 angry with 接表物(无生命体或抽象事物)的名词,如你所提问的句子。再如:
… angry also with the change of fortune which was reshaping the world about him. ……他对于正在重塑他周围世界的财富的变化也很生气。