下面一题是2013年河南省的中考题:
He thinks himself somebody, but we think him ______.
A. nobody B. anybody
C. somebody D. everybody
答案是A。我对句中的两个代词理解不好,请指点!谢谢!
He thinks himself somebody, but we think him nobody.
这句话的意思是:他自认为是重要人物,但是我们认为他是个小人物。
nobody在此句中是可数名词,意为“平凡的人;无名小卒”。再例:
He said he is tired of being a nobody. 他说他当烦了小人物。
而somebody也是名词,意为“大人物;重要人物”。再例:
He’s nobody here in town, but I suppose he’s a somebody in his own village. 他在这城里默默无闻,但我想他在他村中并非等闲之辈。
注意:您给的例句中somebody 和nobody前面也可以加不定冠词a。