×They robbed her necklace(all her money). 他们抢了她的项链(她所有的钱)。 ×I was stolen. 我被盗了。
据说这两个跟汉语完全对应的句子都是错误的,不知错误出在什么地方?
在汉语里可以说“抢了项链”“抢了钱”“抢了银行”“抢了某人”，而在英语里却只能说rob a bank, rob her，而不能说rob the money(necklace)。这是因为rob的宾语只能是遭抢的人或地点，而不能是被抢的东西本身。如果要涉及被抢的东西，则必须用rob sb. of sth.这个结构：They robbed her of all her money.
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I am a gentleman. I live by robbing the poor. (Shaw) 我是个绅士。我以掠夺穷人为生。
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The man who robbed you is called Sykes. (PEG) 抢劫你的那个人叫赛克斯。
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Thieves robbed the bank of thousands of dollars. (Thorndike) 小偷们抢了银行数千美元。
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She was robbed of her necklace (by the gang). (CGEL) 她的项链被(歹徒)抢走了。
而 steal 的用法与 rob 不同, 它的宾语只能是被偷的东西 (necklace, money, watch 等等), 而不能是遭偷的人或地点:
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While he was asleep, she stole his watch. (LDOCE) 当他睡着的时候，她偷了他的手表。
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Someone stole a painting from the museum. (FWF) 有人从博物馆偷走了一幅画。
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After searching the house for evidence, the police concluded that someone must have come in through the kitchen window and stolen the silver while the family was asleep. (TOEFL) 警察在房子里搜寻证据之后，得出了结论：在这家人睡觉时，一定是有人从厨房的窗户爬了进来，偷走了银器。
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“What was going on last night?” “When I returned home, I found the window open and something stolen.” (TOEFL) “昨天晚上发生什么事了?” “我回到家时，发现窗户开着，有些东西被偷走了。”
请做下面的英语试题：
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“What exactly did you see, Miss Garner?” “Well, your Honor, I saw ____.” A. a bank being robbed with two men B. robbing a bank two men C. two men robbing a bank D. two men who rob a bank (TOEFL)
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The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____ in broad daylight yesterday. A. robbed B. to have been robbed C. being robbed D. having been robbed(全国四级,00.12-63)
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Having been robbed off economic importance, those states are not likely to count for very much in international political terms. (全国研考,98-14)