not only, but as well 在句子中的位置

Original text:
These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!

我认为 not only 的位置不对，应该改为：

These peculiar forms seemed designed not only to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!

to shock..., to give... 并列

请帮忙确认，我的理解是否有错，谢谢！

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黎反修 - 英语翻译（已退休） 2022-05-28 21:55

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我认为你的看法是正确的，因为在这个结构中， not only 和 but 后面应该接对等的结构。

一起森巴舞 - 翻译君 2022-05-30 12:40

not only...but also... 及其各种变体，不仅可以连接各种对等成分，还可以连接两个并列分句。你这个例句就是连接两个并列分句，第二个句子承前省略相同的成分。补全的话：These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but they seemed designed to give them electric shocks as well!

我们日常见到的 not only...but also... 及其各种变体连接的两个并列分句，大多是 not only 位于句首，第一个分句局部倒装（第二分句不倒装）的形式：Not only did these peculiar forms seem designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well!

最新出炉的外刊例句，你可尝试补全省略的内容，再变为倒装句，巩固一下这个知识点：As a result, Europe’s largest economy not only faces a rethink about how much it needs to invest in defence, but an equally difficult economic reckoning.

not only, but as well 在句子中的位置

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