I wonder (that) he wasn't killed. 查辞典 wonder 主要有两个意义: a. 想知道, 不知道; b. 惊讶, 惊奇。不知上面句子里的 wonder 作何解释, 因此不知下面哪句译文是正确的:
(A)我不知道他没有被杀。(B)他没有被杀,我真感到惊讶。
必须记住,wonder作“想知道,不知道”解时,它是个及物动词,后面常常跟wh-从句、if从句或wh-+to不定式:
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I wonder what they call these flowers. (Wells) 我不知道他们把这些花叫做什么。
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I wonder where they have gone. 我不知道他们哪里去了。
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I wonder if you'd give me some advice. 我不知道你是否能给我个忠告。
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I was wondering how to do it. (LDCE) 我不知道如何干这件事。
wonder 作“惊奇、惊讶”解时, 是个不及物动词。如宾语为名词常加介词 at: Marx wondered at her silence. (马克思对她的沉默感到惊讶。) I wonder he wasn't killed. = I wonder at the fact that he wasn't killed. 但 at the fact 常常省略, 有时连 that 也一起省略:
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I wonder that you were able to do that. 你成功地做到了这一点,真使我感到惊讶。
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I don't wonder (that) they refused. 他们拒绝了,我并不感到惊讶。
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I don't wonder you were anxious about their safety. 难怪你为他们的安全担心。请做下面的英语试题：
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I ____ what her name is, I'm sure I know her face.
A. remember B. wonder C. guess D. suppose
- I was ____ if you would like to have lunch before visiting the museum.
A. thinking about B. wondering at C. wondering D. wondering about