问英语｜英语常见问题解答

distance¹

及对他周围的环境都不满意。

说明

及对他周围的环境都不满意。

She asked a lot of questions and was unsatisfied with the answers. (EED) 她问了许多问题,但是她对于回答是不满意的。
Only Soames remained unsatisfied. (Galsworthy) 只有索姆斯仍不满意。

此外,unsatisfied 可以表达“得不到满足”的意思(例如食欲等得不到满足):

I ate only one hour ago but my hunger is still unsatisfied. 一小时之前我刚吃过饭,但是我现在仍感到饥饿。

distance¹

问

Plants find these favourable places by trial and error. The wind carries their seeds and spores great distances.

如何分析句中的 great distances?

答

在英语里,名词短语可以直接(不经过介词)作状语。因此,我们有理由把 great distances 分析为修饰动词 carries 的状语,见 distance $^{2}$ 。

distance²

问

In this way, they are able to connect broadcasting stations which are a long distance from each other.

句中的 a long distance 是不是作从句的表语？

答

句中的 a long distance 不是作从句的表语,而是作状语,修饰 from each other。后者用作从句的表语。下面是类似的实例：

It's a long way from here to Cairo. 这里离开罗很远。
The school is some distance (= quite far) away. 学校离这儿相当远。
The town is a great distance off. 城镇离这儿很远。
We agree on a few things but our philosophies are a long distance apart. 我们对某些事情的看法是一致的,但是,我们的人生观却相距甚远。

distance³

at a distance/in the distance

问

(1) I can see a light ____ the distance. A. from B. at C. on D. in (2) I saw a stranger ____ a distance of ten yards. A. at B. in C. by D. to 试题(1)的答案是 D(in)，而试题(2)的答案却是 A(at)。at a distance 和 in the distance 到底有什么区别？

答

in the distance 是指“在远处”：

A ship could be seen in the distance. 可以看到远处有一艘船。
The hills in the distance were purple. 远处的小山是紫色的。
She saw another ship in the distance. 她看到了远处的另一艘船。 at a distance 是指“在一定距离的地方”(注意:不是指“很远”):
The sound of the waterfall may be heard at a distance of two miles. 瀑布的声音在相隔两英里的地方也可能听到。
The picture looks better at a distance. 这幅画远点儿看更好看。 at a distance of + 具体的里程,清楚地表明“在……远的地方”[试题(2)中的 at a distance of... 便属于此种用法]: His office is at a distance of 10 kilometers from his house. 他的办公室离他家有 10 公里。