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Extraposition 移位大法
Jun 7th
同學生做 UE 1997 Section C 閱讀理解,文章標題為 "The Asian Challenge: British Member of Parliament David Howell contrasts East with West" ,文中 41 至 45 行這樣寫:
So, the prospect emerges not just of richer Asian countries with far better public amenities, but of states with a cleaner environment and more reliable power supplies than Western governments for decades to come.
有學生看不懂這個英語句子,不明白動詞 emerge 後為何會接介詞 of ,而非 from 。今日我就為讀者解讀這句子,並看看英語裡頭一種語法現象,從而解答以上疑問。
Alive, live, living — 英語的兩類形容詞
Jun 3rd
同學生做 proofreading 練習,其中有一題是這樣寫的:
Quick tests for the bird flu virus, conducted on other lively chickens at the farm, turned out negative.
那裡有錯呢?




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