名人教英文 – 假設性對白

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17/06/2009

名人教英文 – 假設性對白 湯家驊

“假設性問題的答案不但同樣用過去式的動詞,亦同時使用不同個體的動詞,如用『I were』而非『I am』或『I was』,藉以強調對答的假設性。”

中文文法在動詞的時間運用和個體分別方面,變化不大,一般是以言詞表達不同的時間性,而不同的個體更不會影響動詞的運用。英文文法對不同時間性和不同個體的動詞卻有非常嚴格的規限,錯誤運用便會造成錯用文法。唯一的豁免是英文喜歡把一些假設性或不可能發生的事情,用過去式、不同時間性或不同個體的動詞顯示對答是假設的。

因此,我們在注意動詞的時間性和不同個體的動詞時,必須留意這一點。

例如: 「If you were Jackie Chan, would you have saidwhat he did?」留意動詞是過去式,顯示了這是一個假設問題, 因此答案應該是: 「If I were Jackie Chan, I wouldnot.」而非: 「If I am Jackie Chan, I shall not.」。

更需要留意的是,答案不但同樣用過去式的動詞,亦同時使用不同個體的動詞,如用「I were」而非「I am」或「Iwas」,藉以強調對答的假設性: 「If you were me, whatwould you do?」答案應是: 「If I were you, I wouldapologise.」而非: 「If I am you, I shall apologise.」或: 「IfI was you, I should apologise.」。

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