以下是引用luoyx在2003-9-16 21:28:00的发言: 12. The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month. (A) world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month (B) world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival’s month (C) world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival month (D) world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival (E) world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival
the key is C. but "they" 前面有两个复数Olympic Games and pugnacious states。
8. A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but that they will, or could, be made sufficiently safe in the *future. (A) that they will, or could, (B) that they would, or could, (C) they will be or could, (D) think that they will be or could (E) think the power stations would or could
the key is D. "they" 前仍有两个复数 A majority of 和 power stations。
我的问题: 是不是they等代词可以就近指代。除非在they与其指代对象中间有一个复数,才算是模糊指代?否则不管前面有几个复数,只要最近的的那个复数是其指代对象,就不算模糊指代? 盼复。多谢。。。。
我不认为代词指代有就近指代的原则。一般情况下从句主语代词优先指代主句主语。其他的原则很少,就是避免歧义。你举的两个例子其实多少都有歧义,但是没有办法,我们是在优选别人提供的答案,但不是PERFECT答案。从OG的解释来看,从句中的代词优先指代主语,这是一定的,但不是就近。当然,所谓歧义我们也没有道理把它提到一个特别的高度,变成了抬杠,也有些极端了。关键看代词所指代的意思是不是真的会产生明显的模糊性。上面2题实际上细想也不会有太大歧义。 |