英语讲义【100】词序不同，句义有异
<p> 在中文里,词序非常重要；两个字的秩序不同，意思也不同。例如东西和西东，前者是<span word="things">things</span>，后者是<span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> 各奔西东。再如女儿和儿女，前者是 <span word="daughter">daughter</span>（<span word="s">s</span>），后者是<span word="children">children</span>。</p><p> 英语的词序虽不像中文那样富有语义上的变化，但也很重要，绝对不容忽视。有时，一字一词方位的改变，全句的意思可能牵一发动全身，跟着受影响。</p><p> 下面便是些好例子： </p><p> ① <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span>.</p><p> ② <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span>.</p><p> 第一句的意思是：每个人，包括政府官员，都承认有些税务措施不公平。第二句的意思是：政府官员承认，许多事情，连税务措施在内，都不公平。前者焦点在人；后者则在事。</p><p> ③ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>.</p><p> ④ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>.</p><p> 第三句说钱不够用；第四句却说不必多用钱。没有钱可花和有钱不必多花，呈强烈对照，词序的影响，由此可见一斑！</p><p> ⑤ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>.</p><p> ⑥ <span word="The">The</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>.</p>
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