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pleasure¹

pleasure/a pleasure

问

It's a pleasure to meet you.

pleasure 是个不可数名词, 怎么能与 a 连用呢?

答

当笼统地指与痛苦相对而言的“愉快”“快乐”时，pleasure 是个不可数名词：

当具体地指“愉快的事儿”“乐事”时，pleasure 是个可数名词(参见 success, abstract nouns):

It's been a great pleasure to talk to you. 和你交谈真是一大乐事。
‘Thank you for doing that!’ ‘It’s a pleasure.’ “多谢你做了那件事!”“不客气。”
“Goodness, six zeros! What can I say?” “It’s my pleasure.” “天哪！六个零！我还能说什么呢？”“这是我乐意做的。”

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with pleasure/it's a pleasure

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（1）“Morning! I'm sorry to trouble you. Could I borrow a pen, please? Mine has just broken.” “Of course, with pleasure.”

(2) “Thanks a lot. Bye.” “It’s a pleasure. Bye.”

with pleasure 与 it's a pleasure 意思是否相同?

答

with pleasure 与 it's a pleasure 的意思不同,因而,使用的场合也不同。前者表示“答应对方的请求”或“接受对方的建议”,意思是“很愿意(这么做)”“很乐意”。

A: Will you come for a walk? B: Yes, with pleasure. A: 和我一起散散步好吗?
“Well, we can't take Polly with us. Could you look after her for me while we're away?” “With pleasure!” “嗯，我们不能带波利去。在我们外出的时候，你能代我照料她吗？”“我很乐意。”

it's a pleasure 是回答对方感谢的用语,意思是“不客气”“不用谢”,见 pleasure $^{1}$ , welcome $^{2}$ 。

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——Thank you very much indeed.——____. A. It's my pleasure B. It's a pleasure C. It's very pleasure D. It's pleased (《英语中考强化训练》，上海交通大学出版社，1996年，p.5)

书上给的答案是 B。请问能否选 A 呢？

答

选 A 是同样正确的,请看下面的实例:

“Thank you for your helping me.” “My pleasure./It was a pleasure.” (LDCE) “谢谢你帮忙。”“不用谢。/不用客气。”
You can say ‘It’s a pleasure’ or ‘My pleasure’ as a polite way of replying to someone who has just thanked you for doing something. (EED) 当有人刚刚因你做了某事而向你道谢之后，你对他说‘It’s a pleasure’或‘My pleasure’，这是一种很有礼貌的回答方式。
A: Thank you very much for the dinner. B: It was my(或a) pleasure. 甲: 谢谢你请我吃晚饭。乙: 别客气。(或: 不用谢。(ECD)

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