1 their 较 his or her 普通

1　their 较 his or her 普通

有读者问： 有这样一句话：

(1)Everyone in the class is reading their book.

句中的 their 用错了吗？

their 在此一点都不错，它较正式的 his 或 his or her 要普通得多。再如：

(2)Everyone has a way of their own.每人都有自己的一套做法。

(3)Everyone in favour of this proposal please raise their hand.

2 his何指？

有读者问： 《大学英语教程》第二册有这样一句话：

James Boswell, for instance, could sit in the same room with Dr Johnson, with his eyes and ears open like a reporter so that when he came to write his book, he could transfer Johnson's personality to paper and catch the very sound of his voice.

这里的with his eyes and ears open指Boswell还是指Johnson? 又，catch the very sound of his voice作何解？

with his eyes and ears open中的his，从上下文看，显然指代Boswell。catch the very sound of his voice的大意是：传达他的声音笑貌。the sound of one's voice是一习惯说法，其意为“一个人的说话声或言谈声”。