英语讲义【68】英语惯用语的简化
<p> 语言是社会的产物。任何语言都在随着社会的发展而发展。其中一个突出的倾向，就是简化。例如英语有些惯用语中的小小成分就可以省略不用，趋向于较简单的形式。</p><p> 以下便是些惯用语某些成分可以被合法省略的例子:</p><p> ⒈定冠词 <span word="the">the</span> 的省略，如：</p><p> ● <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stringspull">stringspull</span> <span word="strings">strings</span>：通过人事用其影响力</p><p> ● <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="ofthe">ofthe</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span>：总而言之</p><p> ● <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worstif">worstif</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> ：大不了</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="channelsto">channelsto</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>：通过正常渠道</p><p> ⒉不定冠词的省略，如：</p><p> ● <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="measurein">measurein</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>：在很大程度上</p><p> ● <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breakneck">breakneck</span> <span word="speedat">speedat</span> <span word="breakneck">breakneck</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>：以惊险速度</p><p> ⒊名词复数符号的省略，如：</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rack">rack</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="brainsto">brainsto</span> <span word="rack">rack</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>：绞尽脑汁</p><p> ● <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="ofin">ofin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="of">of</span>：为了利益起见</p><p> ⒋所有格代名词的省略，如：</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="faceto">faceto</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="face">face</span>：保存面子</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="ofto">ofto</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>：请假</p><p> ⒌返身代词的省略，如：</p><p> ● <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span> <span word="aloof">aloof</span> <span word="fromto">fromto</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="aloof">aloof</span> <span word="from">from</span>：远离</p>
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