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可说sb is easy to do sth吗

2016-10-16来源:和谐英语

可说sb is easy to do sth

汉语常说“某人很容易做某事”,英语可以相应地说 sb is easy to do sth 吗?

“He is _________ to win the match.” “Really? But I don’t think so”

A. easy                        B. difficult                        C. possible                        D. sure

【分析】此题应选D,其余三项均有可能误选,因为假若单纯从中文意思来看,其余三个答案均说得通。但问题是将A、B、C三项填入空格处均不合英语习惯。按英语习惯,easy 和difficult 后接不定式时,其主语(或逻辑主语)通常应是 it,而不能是具体的人或物,除非这个主语与其后不定式有动宾关系。如:

我做这工作很容易。

误:I’m very easy to do the work.

正:It is very easy for me to do the work. (用形式主语 it 作主语)

正:The work is very easy for me to do. (主语为具体的事物,但它与其后不定式有动宾关系,即 to do the work)

我们很难准时赶到那儿。

误:We are very difficult to get there in time.

正:It is very difficult for us to get there in time. (用形式主语 it 作主语)

比较:He is very difficult to work with. 他这个人很难相处。(用具体的人作主语,但它与其后不定式具有动宾关系,即 to work with him)

有时不是用 it 作形式主语,而是用其作形式宾语。如:

We found it easy to do the work. 我们发现做这工作很容易。

但是不说:We found him easy to do work.

至于,possible 后接不定式时,其主语只能是 it,不能是具体的人或事物,即使该主语与其后的不定式有动宾关系也不可以。如:

我们有可能会找到一些更便宜的。

误:We are possible to find some cheaper ones.

误:Some cheaper ones are possible for us to find.

正:It is possible for us to find some cheaper ones.

有时不是用 it 作形式主语,而是用其作形式宾语。如:

We found it possible for him to do the work. 我们发现他可能做那工作。

但不说:We found him possible to do the work.