I ____ (认出) Mike the moment I saw him. (全国高考,99-78)
所给的标准答案是: recognised/recognized(realized, knew 不可接受)。
上句中用 knew 真的是不可接受的吗？
know 通常用作静态动词,作“知道”“懂”“认识”解。但是,know 也可用作动态动词,作“认出”“识别出”解。CIDE 明确指出,To know something or someone can be recognize them. LLA 在注释 recognize 时说: to know who someone is or what something is, especially because you have seen them before(认出某人是谁或认出某物是什么,尤其是因为以前见过他们)。LLA 在注释 know 这一含义时说: to recognize something or someone, especially when you have not seen them for some time or when they have changed a lot. (认出某人或某物,尤指长时间没有看到他们或他们有了很大的变化)。下面是这方面的实例:
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That's Peter—I'd know him everywhere! (CIDE) 那是彼得——在哪儿我都能把他认出来！
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You'll know him when you see him. He has red curly hair and is very tall and thin. (LLA) 你一看到他，就会认出他来。他有一头红色卷发，长得又高又瘦。
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You'll know him by the colour of his hair. (LDCE) 你只要看他头发的颜色就会认出他来。
上面的注释和实例足以证明，在上句中用 knew 是完全可以接受的。
由此看来,下面的试题都有商榷的余地:
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Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best-known film-makers, and because of his habit of making quick appearance in each of his films ever since the 1930s, his face is easily ____. A. recognized B. known C. seen D. found(上海高考,94-61)
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He had so much changed that I could hardly ____ him. A. know B. understand C. recognize D. find(上海会考,92-17)