can 的用法

FiveKilometer · 发表于 2016-9-1 22:26:02

各位大神，在曼哈顿语法 idiom一张，列出了以下语法错误，

对于Can

RIGHT: The manager CAN RUN the plant.
The plant CAN CAUSE damage.

WRONG: The manager HAS THE CAPABILITY OF RUNNING the plant.
The plant HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING damage.

下面两句为什么是错误的？

DODOGGMAT · 发表于 2016-9-3 00:42:19

第一句不知道哪里错了，第二句感觉像是中式英语的错误啊?
我翻了字典，表达有可能性只有用there be 结构 There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery. 她现在已不可能完全康复。
唯一用到have 的是这种： possibilities [pl.] if sth has possibilities, it can be improved or made successful
潜力；改进的余地
SYN potential :
The house is in a bad state of repair but it has possibilities.
这房子虽亟待修缮,但仍有可资利用的价值。
但这时已不是可能的含义了

刺青之猫 · 发表于 2016-9-3 01:24:51

Capability, meanwhile, often refers to extremes of ability. For instance, if you say you have the ability to write well, I might ask whether you have the capability to write a 10-page essay by tomorrow. Also, capabilities tend to be either-or propositions, while ability tends to come in degrees. For example, I might say that while I have the ability to write, I don’t have the capability to write a novel. But as with most of the other distinctions between these words, the lines are blurry, and the words are interchangeable despite the general usage patterns.

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