老师说,gain five minutes(快5分钟)也可说成gain by five minutes;但lose five minutes(慢5分钟)不能说成lose by five minutes。是这样吗?
My watch gains (by) five minutes a day. 我的表一天快5分钟。
My watch loses five minutes a day. 我的表一天快5分钟。
好像一般讲钟表“快”或“慢”,一般就直接用动词gain或lose,很少见到接介词by的。如:
My watch loses three minutes a day. 我的表每天慢三分钟。
The clock on my computer gains a minute every day. 我电脑上的表每天快1分钟。
但查了一下词典,在《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第四版查到以下例句,你的老师的依据可能就出自此:
My watch gains (by) several minutes a day. 我的表一天快几分钟。