求教OG 183题

elaineyin819

以下是引用anyname在2005-2-13 8:01:00的发言：

为什么选keep it from不选keep from和avoid？ （一家之言，仅供参考。）

首先，“B keeps from doing sth” 和“B avoids doing sth”，语法上并没错，但要求“keep/avoid”和“doing sth”必须是同一主语B (所有“v.+v-ing”都这样）。如：

She can't keep from spending a lot of money in shopping. （she keeps and spends)
She can't avoid spending a lot of money in shopping. （she avoids and spends)

当其主语不同时，则须用B keep C from doing sth. 如下句：

She can't keep him from spending a lot of money in shopping. (she keeps and he spends)

回到这道题，是"（藏宝的人）to keep"，而"being stolen"的是"a chalice"，主语不同，就不能再用keep from/avoid doing sth，而用keep it from使being stolen的逻辑主语变成a chalice才对了。

总结：当遇到“v.+prep.+ doing”或 “v.+doing”时，先看v.和doing的逻辑主语是否一致，如果不一致，必须补宾语，不能假设读者能在上下文中找到v.和doing的各自的逻辑主语。

BTW，to be kept from不对，因为虽然这样a chalice可看成be kept from的逻辑主语，但并没有解决上述的双逻辑主语问题。同样的原因：The person buried a chalice to keep from being stolen by invaders.也是错的，虽然bury和keep的施动者一致。

关于为什么要用keep it from没有问题, 但是这个句子的逻辑主语有疑惑

OG说选项C有逻辑问题: chalice避免自己被偷, 也就是说A chalice was buried to avoid being stolen 当中avoid的逻辑主语是A chalice.

那么为什么: A chalice was buried to keep it from being stolen的逻辑主语就可以认为是埋宝的人呢? 按照C的逻辑,也应该是A chalice才对呀!

另外问一个XDF上课的内容,石林语法中说Avoid是表示主观色彩的词,不能用, 这一点是否正确? 这道题目我做的时候主要是考虑排除含AVOID的选项,然后在A和B中比较. it补出了代词,比较清楚说明是防止什么被偷了.

elaineyin819

为什么没有人回答呢? 请NN帮助!

elaineyin819

还是没有人回答

我再顶!

atc

申明：本人语法不好，不是NN。扣出主句,加上逻辑主语sb,可得：a chalice was buried （to keep from being stolen by invaders.）+by sb。还原成主动语态，选C。不知道这样可以否

elaineyin819

183.
                Archaeologists in Ireland believe that a recently discovered chalice, which dates from the eighth century, was probably buried to keep from being stolen by invaders.

(A) to keep from

(B) to keep it from

(C) to avoid

(D) in order that it would avoid（B）

(E) in order to keep from

我们来比较B和C选项,

B. Chalice was buried to keep it from being stolen

C. Chalice was buried to avoid being stolen

大家都是To do形式,但是用的动词不同. 从OG的解释看Moreover, avoid is used imprecisely in C and D because it illogically suggests that the chalice is acting to prevent its own theft  是认为avoid的动作发出者是Chalice, 但是为什么B的发出者就不是Chalice还是藏宝人呢?

如果照你的说法, 因为是还原成主动语态, 那么为什么C就没有还原呢? 逻辑主语为什么就没有还原成藏宝人?

如果按照OG的解释,那么A和B的动作发出者应该也是Chalice,那么Anyway说的"如果主语不同,就应该是B KEEP C FROM DOING STH" 在这里也就不适用了. 因为Chalice was buried (chalice) to keep (chalice) from being stolen, keep的发出者和being stolen的逻辑主语是相同的,那么A也就没有问题了.

这道题目有点绕,我自己做对是按照XDF石林语法, 认为Avoid是表示主观色彩的动词,所以要避免使用. 而且石林语法中强调了keep it/sb from doing sth中的代词. 我个人认为是代词补出更加清楚, 因为keep和dong的发出者可以是不同的人.

OG说D是Chalice is acting to prevent its own theft我同意(因为it指代了Chalice)但是说C也是,我就实在是晕了...

elaineyin819

再不顶又落后到看不见了...

问题还是没有解决呀! NN帮忙啊!

dbvzg

同顶 ，期待NN给个清楚的解答

elaineyin819

又复习了一轮回到这题,还是没有NN解答

S.O.S.

hopelanxyn

[此贴子已经被作者于2007-9-22 12:44:24编辑过]

hopelanxyn

以下是引用juice_papa在2005-10-4 12:54:00的发言：

以下是引用薰衣紫草在2005-5-26 9:05:00的发言：

"To do" here indicates the goal of the action. It doesn't necessarily have to comply with the subject.

But if "to do" itself means an action, it has to have an agency to act upon it.

但是前几天碰到princeton的一道题，答案却是B
            

Renowned for both his wealth and his eccentricity, industrialist Howard Hughes left behind a series of wills and codicils of staggering complexity, one that took teams of lawyers and squabbling beneficiaries years to sort it out.

A.      took teams of lawyers and squabbling beneficiaries years to sort it out

B.      took teams of lawyers and squabbling beneficiaries years to sort out

是不是princeton的答案错了啊。。。。