2 as the day went by的说法对吗

改错中有这样一句:

As the day went by, she became less anxious.

参考答案是把 day 改为 days,理由是:句子意思表示“随着日子一天天过去”,表示多日,所以要用复数。但我觉得直接用单数也不错,因为可以理解为“随着这一天的过去”。我的理解对吗?谢谢专家!


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最佳答案 2020-01-20 08:27

As the day went by, she became less anxious.

完全同意你的看法,在没有特定上下文的情况下,这个句子用单数的 day 也完全正确。

正如你所理解的,如果用单数的 day,则可能有歧义:

As the day went by, she became less anxious. 随着这一天的过去,她变得不那么担心了。

As the day went by, she became less anxious. 随着时子一天天过去,她变得不那么担心了。

但如果用复数 days,则没有歧义,只能理解为“随着时子一天天过去”:

As the days went by, she became less anxious. 随着时子一天天过去,她变得不那么担心了。


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