核心问题
Rightly, Mrs Jensen consulted her lawyer.
上句中的 rightly 使我感到莫名其妙,简直无法翻译。请分析。
词典解答
有些副词,如 wisely, correctly, wrongly, obviously, evidently, foolishly, fortunately 放在句首,对所说的内容进行评估。此时,这些副词并不是修饰句子里的某个成分,而是修饰全句的,称作句子状语。
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Rightly, John returned the money. (CGEL) 约翰把钱还了, 这(样做)是对的。
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Obviously you didn't read it. (LDCE) 很明显你并没有读它。
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Evidently he was queer in some way. (Wells) 很明显他有点儿怪。
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Foolishly, Bill declined the invitation. (CGEL) 比尔拒绝了邀请,是很愚蠢的。(参见 wisely, delightfully)