核心问题
THE CLERK(entering): Are you engaged? AUGUSTUS: What business is that of yours? [许国璋《英语》(五), p. 164] 后一个句子怎么分析?
词典解答
按照语法关系,这个句子可写成 What business of yours is that? 但是它没有原句通用。把充当定语的介词短语 of yours 放在句末,是为了使句子结构保持平衡,以避免头重脚轻的毛病。类例: The story of her phenomenal success in Australia is told. → The story is told of her phenomenal success in Australia. 人们讲述了她在澳大利亚获得非凡成功的故事。