The shop has a fine selection of cheeses. (LDCE)
[原译1]这家商店有上乘的干酪。(《朗文现代英汉双解词典》,现代出版社,p.1290)
[原译2]这个商店有上好的干酪出售(《朗文英汉双解活用词典》, 上海译文出版社, p.785)
上面 a fine(good) selection of 结构中的 fine 是指“质量好”,还是指“数量多”呢?
首先应当明确,a selection of 结构中的 selection 并不是指“可供选择的货物”(《现代英语用法词典》,p.3916 上的注释),而是指“可供选择的数量或种类”(a quantity or variety to choose from),因而 selection 前的形容词 fine, good, wide, great 等并不是指“质量好”,而是指“数量或品种多”。请考察下面的实例:
- There is a great selection of books on that topic.
A. variety B. similarity C. deficiency D. lack (TOEFL)
关于这个问题有各种各样的书可以参考。
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The shop offered a very good selection of hats. (WBD) 这家商店有各种各样的帽子可供选购。
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There's very little selection of winter clothes in the spring. (FWF) 春天没有什么可选购的冬季服装。
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The store had a wide selection of bracelets. (RCD) 这家商店有多种多样的手镯供你选购。
a selection of 的另一含义是“选集”或“选曲”:
The orchestra was playing a selection of tunes from the Merry Widow. 乐队正在演奏《快乐的寡妇》的选曲。
If a shop has a good selection, ____.