Some people collect gifts in Christmas boxes to give to poor children throughout the world.
请问老师这里的to give 怎么理解?为什么give后面没有them?
to give to poor children throughout the world 这是悬空不定式(反射不定式)作目的状语。根据剑桥英语语法,当不定式作目的状语时,如果不定式的宾语就是句子的宾语,则不定式的宾语可以省略,形成反射不定式作目的状语。不过这种反射不定式为选择性的,不是必须的。不定式的宾语也可以不省略,这就成了普通不定式作目的状语了。所以你的句子中them(指gifts)可以有,也可以省略。
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Some people collect gifts in Christmas boxes to give to poor children throughout the world.
= Some people collect gifts in Christmas boxes which to give to poor children throughout the world.
这里的which to give to poor children throughout the world是“疑问词+动词不定式短语”结构作定语,修饰 gifts ,后面的 in Christmas boxes 是地点状语。