Each student dipped a finger into the mixture and sucked it. Instead of smiling, each of them made a face.
学生问我上面句中的 each 能否改为 every, 我觉得很难回答。
从语意上看, every 是指三个个体以上的一个群体中的所有个体, 强调全体概念, 而 each 是指两个个体以上的一个群体中的“每一个”, 强调个体概念, 它用于表示“每个成员各自的行为或状态”。上面的 each student 强调每个学生的个体, 如改为 every student, 虽然语法正确, 语意基本相同, 但强调的是该班全体学生的整体。
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Every room is painted white. 每个房间都漆成了白色。
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Each boy has to bring a pen. 每个孩子都必须带一支钢笔。
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Each member of the party must do their( = his or her) share. 党内每个成员都应当承担自己的一份工作。
此外, each 与 every 在词性和用法上还有本质差别: each 可用作代词, 受 of 短语修饰 (each of them), 亦可用作副词。而 every 没有这些用法。因此, 上句中的 each of them 是绝不可改为 every of them 的, 见 each/every。
请做下面的英语试题：
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The boy took off his gloves. ____ one has holes in its fingers. A. Either B. Any C. Every D. Each
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John and Mary never agree; ____ wants to do something different. A. each B. every C. any D. one