充当定语的形容词 new 为什么要放在 something 的后面呢？
everything, nothing, everyone, anybody (somebody), anyone (someone), anything (something), anywhere (somewhere), nobody, no one 的定语形容词只能后置。这是一种强制性用法，没有选择余地。
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As a husband, I had done something wrong that I needed to apologize and atone for. (B. Clinton, My Life) 作为丈夫，我犯了错，要道歉赎罪。（《我的生活》）
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Anyone intelligent can do it. 任何聪明的人都可以做这件事。
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Had anything special happened? 发生了什么特殊的事吗?
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I was looking for something cheaper. (LDCE) 我想买个便宜点儿的。
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Something terrible has happened. (Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code) 可怕的事情发生了。(《达·芬奇密码》)
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I'll do everything possible to help you. (LDCE) 我将竭尽全力帮助你。
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Anybody volunteering will be cited for merit. (IME) 每一位志愿者都将被记入光荣册。
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The searchers looked for the missing child everywhere possible. (IME) 搜寻者在每一个可能的地方寻找丢失的儿童。
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Let's go somewhere quiet. (PEU) 咱们到个清静的地方去吧。
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We're not going anywhere very exciting. (CGEL) 我们不打算去太令人激动的地方。请做下面的试题：
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He says there is ____, but I must lie up for a few days. A. something serious B. anything serious C. not serious D. nothing serious(全国研考)
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The settlers at Jamestown lived on wild berries and roots because they had ____ to eat. A. nothing else B. anything else C. something other D. nothing other (TOEFL)
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Can you break a five-pound note? I haven't ____.
A. nothing small B. anything smaller C. something smaller D. something small(全国研考)
A. anything nice to B. anything nice for
C. something awful to D. something awful for (Nelson, 200A)