原书主词条 · 2 个连续词条

from(the) beginning to(the) end

原书 PDF 第 254—569 页

from(the) beginning to(the) end

问

下面是《学生英语疑难解析词典》(辽海出版社,p.89)所提出的正误例句:

“例:他给我讲了事故的全过程。

(1) He told me the accident from the beginning to the end. (误)

(2) He told me the accident from beginning to end. (正)"

句(1)果真是误句吗?

答

句(1)是正确的句子。from beginning to end 与 from the beginning to the end 都是正确的用法,更详细的情形,见 from beginning to end。

from beginning to end or from the beginning to the end (CGEL)

Markdown:英语常见问题解答大词典-2.md · 4050—4069 行PDF:第 254 页 · from (the) beginning to (the) end

from(the) beginning to(the) end

问

They listenedA\frac{\text{listened}}{\text{A}} eagerlyB\frac{\text{eagerly}}{\text{B}} to his talkC\frac{\text{to his talk}}{\text{C}} from the beginning to the end.D\frac{\text{from the beginning to the end.}}{\text{D}} (《英语高考精典》,

人民日报 出版社, p. 84)

该书说:“错误答案是 D。from the beginning to the end 应改为 from beginning to end。from beginning to end 是习惯用语,不可以加 the。”但是,我认为 from the beginning to the end 也是正确的。不知你手头有没有这方面的证据。

答

我们在 from beginning to end 条中已经讲过,英语里有一种倾向:为了使一个名词与另一个具有相反意义的名词保持平行(对称)常常省略冠词。但这并不意味着加冠词的结构就是错误的。我们可以拿出 A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language 的说法为证:

from beginning to end or: from the beginning to the end (p. 280)

Markdown:英语常见问题解答大词典-3.md · 11053—11064 行PDF:第 569 页 · from the beginning to the end