Jellyfish are carried effortlessly from place to places by tides and currents. (TOEFL)
试题要求将 places(D) 改为 place。但我不明白的是: from place to place 意为“到处”“从一处到另一处”, 这就是说 place 表达的是复数概念, 为什么不可以说 from places to places? 另外, 在 from place to place 结构中 place 之前为什么不加冠词?
places? 另外, 在 from place to place 结构中, place 之前为什么不加冠词?
按照英语惯用法,必须说 from place to place,而不能说 from places to places,这是因为英语里有一个所谓的平行结构原则:两个相同的名词放在一个平行结构里,名词一般采用单数形式,并且不用冠词。例如:
face to face day by day hand in hand side by side arm in arm toe to toe 请分析下列句中的平行结构：
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He didn't have enough money, but he had gone from shop to shop. 他没有足够的钱，但他已经走了一家商店又一家商店。
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The boys ran down the road arm in arm. (Henderson) 孩子们手挽手沿街跑过去。
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She stood face to face with him. (Wells) 她和他面对面站着。
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Day by day the situation is improving. (Wood) 形势一天一天地好起来。
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Bob and Mary walked along hand in hand in the park. (DAI) 鲍勃和玛丽手牵手在公园里漫步。
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I think we see eye to eye on that subject. (Wood) 我想我们对于那件事看法是一致的。
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The two bottles stood side by side on the table. (LDCE) 两个瓶子并排放在桌子上。