Suqi 发表于 2010-9-19 11:03:51

所有格:friends of my father's VS language of their learners

老师,您好,看到这两个表达:many good friends of my father's和still others who learnt the language of their learners。为什么第一个所有格用了“'”,第二个却不用呢?谢谢老师~~:)

IsaacZ 发表于 2010-9-19 11:33:22

many good friends of my father's 说的是 my father 有很多朋友,这里只是泛指其中相当大的部分,是整体和部分关系。

still others who learnt the language of their learners 这句话是说 their learners 的语言只有一个。

Suqi 发表于 2010-9-19 13:00:50

回复 2# IsaacZ
谢谢老师~~那我可以说,1. still others who learnt some languages of their learners; 2.still others who learnt some languages of their learners' 吗?

IsaacZ 发表于 2010-9-19 21:41:21

回复 3# Suqi

对不起,我不太习惯对一个地道的用法作变式推测。因为我们用自己的大脑想出来的东西,不管是多么地符合所谓“语法”,都有可能是错误的表述。

我的大学老师跟我们说:
Never say what you haven't heard.
Never write what you haven't read.
所以我宁可谨慎地记住一些正确的用法,而不去妄自修改它。

IsaacZ 发表于 2010-9-19 21:43:05

另外,再一次重申:我不习惯对任何没有语境的内容进行深入探讨。

Suqi 发表于 2010-9-19 22:34:30

回复 5# IsaacZ
老师说的有道理~~谢谢老师
PS:我以为这是一个单独的小语法点,跟上下文没有关系,所以才没有给出上下文。下次一定注意。
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