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英文疑难详解 42.never 的位置
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Have you ever seen a whale blowing?
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No, I have never.
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No, I never have.
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问:你见过鲸喷水吗?答:我从未见过。
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上举答案的两种说法,是否一样?抑或有生熟之分?请就 never 的位置详为说明。
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【解答】对上举问句否定的回答,完整的文句应为:
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No, I have never seen a whale blowing.(没有,我从来没有见过鲸喷水。)但简略地回答时,则为 No,never.或是 No, I never have.如单用 No,never.时,则重音在 No 和 never 的第一个音节。如答 No, I never have.则重音在 no 和 have 二字上,因为要把 have 加强地来说,所以要把它移到句末,说时可使音调好听些。凡要加重一个字的分量,就得把它移到一句话的尾上。
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依照一般的惯例,像 never 这类的副词,是应放在单独动词之后或复合动词的中间,如果在平常的情况下,例如:
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I hope never to see him again.(我希望不再见到他。)
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(= I do not hope ever to see him again.)
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I intend never to see him again.(我不想再见他。)
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(= I do not intend ever to see him again.)
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I expect never to see him again.(我打算不再见他。)
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(= I do not expect ever to see him again.)
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I plan never to see him again.(我计划不再见他。)
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都是放在单独动词之后,在普通情形应避免放在动词的前面去,至于复合动词则应作:
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He has never failed me in my need.(我穷困时他总是接济我。)
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I will never consent.(我决不允诺。)
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I have never been in London.(我从未到过伦敦。)
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但 You never can tell.是一个例外。这完全是音调的关系,大概因为 can never 两个“n”,念时会连在一起而不清楚的缘故。
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其他,never 如不放在平常的地位上,就是加重的说法,后面的主语和动词常要因之而颠倒,例如:
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Never shall I see him again.(我不会再见到他。)
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Never in my life have I heard of such a thing.(我生平没有听到过这样的事。)
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Never has he seen her before.(他从来没有见过她。)
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