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"a" 和 "an"

今聞某作家談英文的 "a" 和 "an",初感甚淺且有辱大家成年人。但是道理並不簡單,就單說 School children are given order to wear bright uniforms in their bike trip to school. They will all be given a new uniform at once. 乍看孩子們是眾數,當然他們領受制服也必是眾數。但是為何後面要用 "a" 來代表所有的制服?

原來他們是各領一件制服,雖然有一百多件,每人只有一件

往後還有一句 They are a teacher and a student. These campers are teachers and students just the same. 先問這裡面是多少個人?為何用了 "they" 還各自用 "a" 作自稱?如何他們是單數又為何可以加 "s" 呢?

答案是人物有二人,他們各自為老師學生。只是老師也有跟學生學到東西,正如學生跟老師學到不少東西。所以他們各自可作老師和學生,正如 John is a father and worker 指的就是約翰可以在不同場合當父親或同事一樣,明白了嗎?

2005-09-24 01:24:02 GMT
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