核心问题
Which animal do you like best? [《初中英语教科书》第二册(上),人教社,p.22]
《中学英语句型·词组大全》(初中第二册)(清华大学出版社,p.24)在注释中说:“like best:最喜欢(best是副词,不可说the best)……
Which animal do you like best? (你最喜欢哪种动物?)
= Which animal do you like most?
Which animal do you like the best? (错)"
请问上句中的 like the best 真的是错误的吗?
词典解答
对于中学生可不讲这个问题。如果有的学生写出了含 like the best 的句子,也不要判为错误,因为这也是一个正确用法。也就是说,best 等副词用作状语时,也可以加 the(参见 the ):
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We like him the best of all. 所有的人之中我们最喜欢他。
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The person who works the hardest should receive the greatest reward. 工作最努力的人应该获得最高的报酬。
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Which of these flowers do you like the best? 这些花你最喜欢哪一朵?
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Who did he love the best? 过去他最爱谁?
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If you like something best or like it the best, you prefer it to other things. 如果你说 like sth. best 或 like sth. the best, 那就是说你喜欢它甚于其他东西。