not A and B
Bob didn't break the window and refuse to apologize for his action.
[原译]鲍勃没有打破窗户,因而拒绝为他的行动道歉。
有人说,上面的译文是错误的。它错在何处呢?
not A and B 是我们中国人学习英语的一个难点。应当注意, not A or B 是把 A 和 B 当作分离的个体逐个地加以否定:
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He can't read or write. 他不会看书,也不会写字。
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They never dance or sing. 他们从不跳舞,也不唱歌。
而 not A and B 则是把 A 和 B 看作一个结合起来的整体加以否定,即 not[A+B]。[问]句的实质是: did not [break the window and refuse to apologize for his action], 即把“打破窗户”和“拒绝为此道歉”结合为一个整体而加以否定的(参见 or )。因此,[问]句的意思是:
鲍勃并没有打破了窗户而拒绝为此道歉(鲍勃打破了窗户但没有拒绝为此去道歉)。
angry about/at/with
angry with/at/about
angry 后面可以跟介词 about, at 和 with, 还可以跟动词不定式。请解释四者之间的区别。
be angry about/at something:
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What are you angry about? 你生什么气?
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He was angry about our disobeying his orders. 他因我们不服从他的命令而生气了。
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He grew angry at my words. 他对我说的话很生气。
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He got angry at being made a fool of. 他因受到愚弄而生气了。
be angry at/with somebody, 在英国英语中尤其如此:
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I am angry with you for your conduct. 我对你的行为很生气。
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The teacher was angry with us for having disobeyed his orders. 我们老师因为我们没有服从他的命令而生气了。
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She was very angry at me when I was late. 我迟到时,她对我大发脾气。
be angry to do something:
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He was angry to hear it. 他听了这件事非常生气。
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He'll be angry to find that nothing has been done. 他要是发现什么事情都没有干,是会生气的。