The thirteen original British colonies in North America, some formed as commercial ventures, others as religious havens, each had a written charter that set forth its form of government and the rights of the colonists.
OG10-104 The diet of the ordinary Greek in classical times was largely vegetarian—vegetables, fresh cheese, oatmeal, and meal cakes, with meat as a rarity.
OG解释:The best answer here must qualify the statement made in the main clause. The diet... was largely vegetarian: it cannot be treated as part of the list of vegetarian foods. In other words, the best answer must logically and grammatically attach to the main clause when the list is omitted.
个人认为这里的with meat as a rarity解释了The diet of the ordinary Greek的,它是大量的蔬菜加上少量的肉类。 with放句尾修饰了句子中心词的情况比较倾向于在系表结构的句子里,表语是主语的补足语,with在系表结构的句子后面又进一步的补充解释了句子主词。
再一个例子是:
OG12 V-Q14 The themes that Rita Dove explores in her poetry are universal, encompassing much of the human condition while occasionally dealing with racial issues. Encompassing进一步补充说明了themes的内容。
针对这个问题,我也补充一个句子: 大全320. From the bark of the paper birch tree the Menomini crafted a canoe about twenty feet long and two feet wide, with small ribs and rails of cedar, which could carry four persons or eight hundred pounds of baggage yet was so light that a person could easily portage it around impeding rapids. 前分句把状语放到了前面,于是with就更接近主语了。
针对这个问题,我也补充一个句子: 大全320. From the bark of the paper birch tree the Menomini crafted a canoe about twenty feet long and two feet wide, with small ribs and rails of cedar, which could carry four persons or eight hundred pounds of baggage yet was so light that a person could easily portage it around impeding rapids. 前分句进行了倒装,于是with就更接近主语了。
-- by 会员 aeoluseros (2010/5/21 21:15:13)
我覺得這是一個很好的例子說明with怎麼使用不會引起歧義。
關於樓主MM的這個例子: 再一个例子是:
OG12 V-Q14 The themes that Rita Dove explores in her poetry are universal, encompassing much of the human condition while occasionally dealing with racial issues.