“Do you have anything to buy?”还是“Do you have anything to be bought?”

IsaacZ

2004-04-01 01:05:08 搜狐网友 发表留言

 

问题： Choice 

Not clear. Do you have anything to buy? Do you have anything to ( be typed )? The difference between these two is only the matter of a verb, isn't it? Why is "you" the logical subject of "buy" in the first one? It is not "you" to go to the supermarket to buy things, is it? Just like in the second one, it is not "you" to type. Or in your opinion, maybe "you" in the first one cannot move around to buy things, or it is not "your" turn to buy. Look forward to your further explanation.！

 

　 回答 【时间： 2005-06-07 22:10:40】

Do you often ask someone else to buy them if you want something? Of course not.

But if you want to type something, mostly you want to have it typed — sometimes you type it yourself,though.