

在中文当中有一种有趣的现象,一个词语,调换字的顺序,表达的意思就不相同,其实,在托福考试当中,也有一些词汇会有这样的现象。今天小编就来跟大家分享这类词汇,希望能给大家的托福考试带来帮助。
当中,有一些词汇调换词序,词义甚至会产生截然不同的变化,因此在考试当中,各位考生一定要注意这类词汇,接下来,小编给大家通过一些例子来展示词序与语义之间的关系。希望能给大家的带来帮助。
例:
①The committee as a whole pointed out that the world economic situation had improved.
② The committee pointed out that the world economic situation as a whole had improved.
第一句指的是“全部的委员”;第二句却影射“整体的经济局势”。同样一个片语,所指有所不同。
③ The couple don‘t have much money to spend on their foreign trip.
④ The couple don‘t have to spend much money on their foreign trip.
第三句说“钱不够用”;第四句却说“不必多用钱”。“没有钱可花”和“有钱不必多花”,呈强烈对照,词序的影响,由此可见一斑!
⑤ Even the government officers admitted that some tax measures were unfair.
⑥ The government officers admitted that even some tax measures were unfair.
第五句的意思是:每个人,包括政府官员,都承认有些税务措施不公平。第六句的意思是:政府官员承认,许多事情,税务措施不公平。
前者焦点在“人”;后者则在“事”。
⑦ In vain did David try to prevent the job from being done.
⑧ David tried to prevent the job from being done in vain.
⑨ Approaching the shop, Helen noticed two strangers.
⑩ Helen noticed two strangers approaching the shop.
⑦里的“in vain”(无结果)指的是大卫的行动;⑧里的不是指人的行动,而是指“在进行中的工作”。
⑨里讲的是“海伦走向银行时,注意到两个陌生人”;⑩里指的是“两个陌生人走向银行时,引起海伦的注意”。
最后,给大家留一道作业题,以下两个词,哪个表达的意思是“防暴警察”? A: RIOT POLICE B: POLICE RIOT
点击此处获取答案哦~今天关于词序的分享就到这里,如果同学们对于考试或有任何的问题,~
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