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not A and B

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not A and B

核心问题 1

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?

词典解答 1

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 AB 当作分离的个体逐个地加以否定:

  1. He can't read or write. 他不会看书,也不会写字。

  2. They never dance or sing. 他们从不跳舞,也不唱歌。

not A and B 则是把 AB 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 3,5,6^{3,5,6} )。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

核心问题 2

angry 后面可以跟介词 about, atwith, 还可以跟动词不定式。请解释四者之间的区别。

词典解答 2

be angry about/at something:

  1. What are you angry about? 你生什么气?

  2. He was angry about our disobeying his orders. 他因我们不服从他的命令而生气了。

  3. He grew angry at my words. 他对我说的话很生气。

  4. 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:

  1. I am angry with you for your conduct. 我对你的行为很生气。

  2. 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。

  3. 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:

  1. He was angry to hear it. 他听了这件事非常生气。

  2. 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。

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