底下是TOEIC 全真试题的摘录:
I would appreciate if you would set aside the whole day on March 3 so that I can meet with you.
这里的 appreciate 是及物动词,为何不用加 it? 谢谢!
有人认为 I would appreciate if…或 I would appreciate it if…都可以用,但在现代英语中通常是有 it 的,即这类句式中的 it 通常不宜省略。
比如《葛传椝英语惯用法词典》就认为:
I shall appreciate it if you will give me his address 里的 it 最好不要省去。
注:该词典认为“it 最好不要省去”,那言外之意就是,省略 it 也不是完全不可以。
但《剑桥高级英语词典》则认为:
Common mistake : would appreciate
Remember: “would appreciate” is usually followed by “it”. Don’t say “I would appreciate if...”, say “I would appreciate it if...”:
I would appreciate if you could pick me up from the airport.
所以,我觉得你的句子要么就是引文有误(即TOEIC的原题可能是有 it 的,但引用它的人把 it 给漏了),要么它就是使用了一种不常用的用法。所以,给你的建议是:自己在使用这类用法是最好加上这个 it。
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