月考卷上有题如下:
I like outdoor sport very much, and I can’t stand sitting at a desk ________.
A. day after day B. day by day
C. day out of day D. day in day
选项中的C和D肯定是错的,但是请问此题是选day after day还是day by day?还是两者都可以选?它们有什么区别?
【答案】此题答案应是 A,即选 day after day。
【区别】虽然 day by day 和 day after day 均可表示“一天天地”,但意思上有区别:day by day含有逐渐(gradually)转变的意思,day after day通常暗示时间之长久(for many many days)。就本题的语境而言,显然是强调“时间之长久”,有“日复一日”之意,句意为:我很喜欢户外运动,我受不了日复一日地坐书桌前。
【比较】比较下面两句:
Day after day went by, and still no message arrived. 一天天过去了,还是一直没有消息。(强调时间之长久)
Things are getting worse day by day. 情况一天天变糟。(强调情况的逐渐变化)
另外,从句法功能上看,day by day通常只用作状语,而day after day除主要用作状语外,有时也可用作主语或宾语。
【提示】温馨提示:year after year 与 year by year 等也有类似区别。
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