Original text:
So, ask businesses on both sides of the Atlantic, why have two lots of tests where one would do?
问题1:
Why have two test?
这句话的主语是什么?是不是应该是:why do they have two test?,
they = businesses on both sides of the Atlantic
完整的句子:Why do business on both sides of the Atlantic have two lots of tests?
问题2:
why 后面直接接动词原形,我认为这是一个错误,这句话需要加一个 do。
why not + 动词原形比较常见,但是 why + 动词原形,是不是故意省略了?
问题3:
where one would do 是定语从句,通常应该修饰前面的地点名词,但是它之前的名词是 tests.
这句话是否是再次省略了地点? 我想完整的句子应该如下:
So, businesses on both sides of the Atlantic ask why (they) have two lots of tests (on the both sides of the Atlantic) where one (lot of test) would do?
谢谢!
why+不带to的不定式用于问句,其实就是省略了do you. 这是口语中很常用的句式。既可以是Why not do sth,?也可以是Why do sth.? 例如《韦氏高阶》例句:
You deserve the best treatment. Why settle for less? [=you shouldn't be happy with anything less]
“I'll try calling again.” “Why bother?” [=it's not worth the trouble]
So, ask businesses on both sides of the Atlantic, why have two lots of tests where one would do?
这个句子中的问句是一个自由直接引语,注意句末的问号。所谓自由直接引语指引语的引号省略了,但人称和时态以及问号保持不变。所以这里why后省略的还是do you, 而不是do they。
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