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it's no good doing/it's no good to do
Do you think it's any good ____ him?
A. to talk with B. talking with
C. to say to D. saying to(《中学英语错解辨析词典》, 上海辞书出版社, p. 221)
该书给的答案是 B, 而把 A 判为错误。请问 It's no good to do sth. 真的是错误用法吗?
此类试题虽然处处可见,但是,选项 A 并非错误用法(参见 use )。请看下面的例证:
I knew it was no good to say anything... (Mis) 我知道说什么也没用……
It is no good to read without full understanding. (SEFC, 2A, p. 33) 不求甚解的阅读是没有用的。
Do you think it would be any good to try and see her tomorrow? 你认为明天设法去看她有用吗？
no good/not good
Added to that, he was no good at maths and so he was asked to leave school, his teacher saying he was incapable. 上句中的 no good 与 not good 有无区别?
no good at 和 not good at 中的 good 虽然都是形容词,但是,它们的意义是不同的。not good at 是 good at 的否定式,意为“不擅长于”,而 no good at 则意为“在……方面极糟”“对……一窍不通”。
good worker/sailor
薄冰教授在《英语语法札记》(一)中说：“a good worker 中的 good 不是修饰 worker，而是修饰 work，整个意思是 one who does good work... 再如 a good sailor（不晕船的人）。”对于这个分析我是没有异议的。但是我有一个问题：a good worker，a good sailor 能否也可表示“好工人”“好海员”？
薄冰教授的分析是正确的,但是应当补充一句:这样的结构有时可以作两种分析。例如 GCE 就对 a good soldier 和 a good writer 作了两种分析: