核心问题
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Modern people, alike the ir ancestors, are curious about the nature of the universe. (A) (TOEFL)
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Expected noises are usually more tolerable than unexpected ones of the alike magnitude. (A) B C D (TOEFL)
我不明白为什么在上面的句子里用形容词 alike(同样的,相像的)竟是错误的。
词典解答
应当记住, alike, 如同其他的以字母 a 开头的形容词 (afraid, alone, asleep, awake 等) 一样, 通常充当表语, 而不充当定语, 更不能用作介词, 因此上句中的 alike 应改为 like:
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All music is alike to him. (ECD) 所有的音乐在他听来都是一样的。
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I believe they were alike in character. (Voynich) 我认为他们性格相似。like 却可以用作介词或形容词。形容词 like 既可作表语，也可作定语：
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This Pat wasn't at all like the Pat of his memories. (Lindsay) 现在的帕特一点也不像他记忆中的那个帕特了。
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You are just like what I expected. (Shaw) 你正像我期望的那样。
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Like father, like son. (Prov) 有其父必有其子。
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The boys reacted in a like manner. (FWF) 孩子们反应的方式都相似。(参见 like/alike)