可说disagree to do sth吗
2016-11-27来源:和谐英语
可说disagree to do sth吗
请看下面的这道题:
He didn’t trust us and _________ to tell us the truth.
A. disagreed B. refused C. agreed D. hoped
【分析】此题容易误选A,根据 agree to do sth(同意做某事),想当然地类推出 disagree to do sth(不同意或不愿意做某事)。但事实上,语言有很多问题是不能类推的,如上面这一例,英语可说 agree to do sth,但习惯上却不说 disagree to do sth。如:
■他不愿把真相告诉我们。
误:He disagreed to tell us the truth.
正:He refused to tell us the truth.
类似地,英语中可说 like doing [to do] sth,但在现代英语中习惯上说 dislike doing sth,却不说(或很少说) dislike to do sth。
上面一题的最佳答案为B,refuse to do sth 意为“拒绝做某事”或“不愿做某事”。
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