"Of course, there was no explanation he could give except that he'd gone off with a woman. I suppose he thought she could find that out for herself. That's the sort of chap he was."
"What is Mrs. Strickland going to do?"
"Well, the first thing is to get our proofs. I'm going over to Paris myself."
"And what about his business?"
"That's where he's been so artful. He's been drawing in his horns for the last year."
"Did he tell his partner he was leaving?"
"Not a word."
上面节选中,出现了2处使用介词for,分别是for herself 和 for the last year。
请教老师,我对这里使用介词for不理解,去掉for也行吧?
I suppose he thought she could find that out (for) herself.
That's where he's been so artful. He's been drawing in his horns (for the) last year.
这里为什么要使用for呢?省略是否可以?
I suppose he thought she could find that out (for) herself.
1. for herself=in her own way
2. herself=she rather than someone else did it.
That's where he's been so artful. He's been drawing in his horns (for the) last year.
1. have been doing...for the last year.
2. did something...last year.
对比一下时态搭配