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教师参考:高一英语现行教材的另两个迷惑
http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/06/08 13:01  英语辅导报

  笔者在《英语辅导报》高中教师版2003-2004学年度发表了《高一英语现行教材的两个迷惑》,在教学过程中又发现了两个迷惑。

  in case of an emergency

  Having a cellphone also makes us feel safer, since we can call for help in case of an emergency.(SB 1, P.59)

  一般词典都为in case of emergency 或in an emergency。例如:in an emergency(亦作in case of emergency)遇到紧急情况,在危急关头。In an emergency,dial 999. 遇到紧急情况,拨打999号电话。This door is to be used only in an emergency.此门仅限于在危急时使用。《综合英语成语词典》,福建人民出版社,P.302)

  笔者查阅了英语国家语料库(British National Corpus,简称BNC)的"简单检索"(Simple Search)(网址:thetis.bl.uk/lookup.html)。查阅in case of emergency,查到16个例句,现举数例如下:

  AS3 1470 The point, so I thought, was to have one in case of emergency, and hope that it never came out of its pouch.

  CCX 703 Whichever type of window you choose, ensure that it has at least one casement or sash that can be easily opened to provide an exit in case of emergency.

  CGE 2004 They wished to provide a way out in case of emergency.

  G3B 186 I explained that in case of emergency she could easily touch the ground with her feet and, so encouraged, she came out with me to learn.

  查阅in case of an emergency,查到如下例句:

  B7M 421 The gargantuan quantities of tin and silver are part of the stockpile of strategic materials that, since 1950, the American government has stored away, squirel-like, in case of an emergency such as a world war.

  K1E 3204 The equipment was kept at Harwell in case of an emergency...but it's not needed anymore since the reactor was shut down two years ago.

  可见,in case of emergency与in case of an emergency都正确,只是in case of emergency 较常用。

  Not only...also...

  Not only did Xiaohua learn a lot of English from her Canadian teacher, she also became very interested in Canada.(SB 1,P.95)

  一般工具书上都提到这样的用法:not only...but(also)...,即:also可省略,but不可省略。例如:not only...but(also)不但……而且……We should not only be bold, but also be cautious. 我们不仅要大胆,而且要谨慎。Water is not only the most common liquid in the world,but it is also the most important.水不但是世界上最普通的液体,也是最重要的液体。《综合英语成语词典》,福建人民出版社,P.713)

  not only adv:(used to introduce the first phrase of a correlative construction and usually followed by 'but')"not only was he poor, but..."

  Source:WordNet R 1.6, C 1997 Princeton University

  笔者在教学时是这样解释这个语言现象的:按照一般工具书,这个句子应该说成Not only did Xiaohua learn a lot of English form her Canadian teacher, but she (also) became very interested in Canada. 但是教材毕竟具有权威性,我们应该留意这样表达法。最近收到《中国翻译》2004年第一期,在第十六届"韩素音青年翻译奖"参赛原文(英译汉部分)发现了一个同样的句子:Not only does he know of the murder plan, he knows he will become a part of it. (《中国翻译》2004 / 1,P.94)

  在英语国家语料库也查到如下例句:

  K25 4188 But not only is he fighting an injury, he's also fighting to regain his confidence.

  FBC 486 It does not only teach people to obey the law out of fear and prudence(which is deterrence);it also sends a symbolic moral message that the offender's action is socially abhorred, and therefore wrong.(此句用了分号)

  AK2 525 The campaign's apparent failures not only caused tensions in Central Office, they were reflected in the polls. (but与also均省略)

  可见,教材中的那个句子是正确的。一般讲,逗号不可连接两个并列的分句,但是,逗号代替连词连接两个分句的现象并非罕见。例如:

  Everything went so fast, she couldn't think. 一切发生那么快,容不得她思考,(SB 1,P.24)

  Not all wood is hard, some wood is soft. 木料不一定都硬,也有软的。(《新英汉词典》,P.1310)

  Some are ploughing, others seeding. 一些人在耕地,其他人在播种。(《新英汉词典》,P.918)

  (文/吕铁雄; 英语辅导报高中教师版 03~04学年度第35期;版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。)




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