He had two horses shot. 我将这个句子译为:他让人射杀了两匹马。不知对否?
这种句型一般可作两种解释:一是表示主语有意志的行为,have 具有使役意义。例如:
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We ought to have her examined by a doctor. 我们应当让她找医生给检查一下。
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You'd better have that bad tooth pulled out. 你最好找医生把那颗坏牙拔掉。
二是表示“遭遇”“经历”，此时句子所表示的动作是违背主语的意愿的。例如：
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The old woman had her handbag stolen. 这位老太太被偷了手提包。
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King Charles I had his head cut off. 国王查尔斯一世被砍了头。
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John had his house burned down last night. 约翰的房子昨夜被烧毁了。
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He had his leg broken. 他的腿弄断了。
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Like Vince Foster, he had never had his honor and integrity questioned before. (B. Clinton, My Life) 像文斯·福斯特一样，从来没人质疑过他的荣誉和诚实。（《我的生活》）
你所提问的 He had two horses shot. 这个句子是有歧义的。按照第一种用法，它的意思是：“他叫人射杀了两匹马。”按照第二种用法，它的意思是：“他的两匹马被（敌人）射死了。”
与此相类似, John had a book stolen from the library. 这个句子也是有歧义的。按照第一种用法 (have 具有“使役”意义), 它的意思是: “约翰叫人从图书馆里偷走了一本书。”(John arranged for a book to be stolen from the library.); 按照第二种用法 (have 具有“遭遇”意义), 它的意思是: “约翰在图书馆里被偷走了一本书。”(John suffered the loss of a book from the library.)。此外, 还可把 stolen 看作是 book 的后置定语, 这样, 这个句子还具有第三种意思: “他有一本从图书馆里偷来的书。”(John had a book (which was) stolen from the library.) (参见 CGEL, § 16.54)
请做下面的英语试题：
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—Did Peter fix the computer himself? —He ____, because he doesn't know much about computers. A. has it fixed B. had fixed it C. had it fixed D. fixed it(全国高考安徽卷,07-35)