The Elements of Style
Elementary Rules of Usage 惯用法的基本规则
第10条:
Rule 10: Use the proper case of pronoun. 使用正确的代词的格
英文中的格:英文中代词有三个格,主格(对应主语)、宾格(对应宾语)、所有格,先来上一张图给大家一个总的概念方便后面理解。
这张图有点糊,但是我觉得它内容比较充实,所以大家就凑合看吧。
图片来源:百度图片搜“主格宾格所有格”,百度图片-发现多彩世界
普通示例:
Can you imagine, neither Mary nor he is elected. (人称代词he是is elected的主语,主格)
The theft, it turned out, was she. (人称代词she是was的宾语,宾格)
The Smith offered him and me some bread and water. (him, me为宾格,是offer的宾语)
They came to visit the Curies and us. (us为宾格,是visit的宾语)
Let's discuss it first between us, then, you and me. (us, you, me均为宾格)
注:A group of us taxpayers protested. (这里us是taxpayers的同位语,译为“我们纳税人”,充当介词of的宾语,不要理解成our taxpayers,译为“我们的纳税人”。虽然从语法上说的通,但在表达上还是不太合适,更合适的说法是“A group of us protested as taxpayers.”,尽管这样意思与原句略有不