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作者: suwendao 时间: 2008-1-14 18:57
标题: 再请教

A leading figure in the Scottish enlightenment, Adam Smith’s two major books are to democratic capitalism what Marx’s Das Kapital is to socialism.

请问这句话的结构使用？books are to noun +what+ book is to noun

这里的noun地用法很像动词，还是我理解错了？what是capitalism得什么成份？

作者: boston8899 时间: 2008-1-14 19:15
the books to democratic capitalism = what marx's das kapital is to socialism.

作者: freedomzhx 时间: 2008-1-14 20:18

哪位NN给分析一下这个句子的结构啊？

多谢多谢！

作者: suwendao 时间: 2008-1-14 20:23

还是没看懂，没见过这种book are to + noun的结构，什么意思

作者: boston8899 时间: 2008-1-14 20:26

"be to" is similar to "mean to"

作者: suwendao 时间: 2008-1-14 20:32

mean to 后面可以加名词？

mean sth或者 mean to do sth

mean to + noun是什么意思，

you mean "refer to"

作者: boston8899 时间: 2008-1-14 20:37

similar:

what A means a to B is what C means to D.

anyway,

作者: suwendao 时间: 2008-1-14 20:45

urs" what a means to b is what c means to d"

here" books a& b are to m what c is to n"

totally different, I think.

in qn, what does this " what" mean; only 1 what here

作者: boston8899 时间: 2008-1-14 20:49

I have not asserted that my example is directly applied to this problem.

anyway, I have no intention to entangle myself in this problem. If it were me, I would choose E.

D lacks something after "similar to" A,B,C, subjects should be people.

作者: freedomzhx 时间: 2008-1-14 20:54

简化一下为

... that are to B what C is to D

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