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!
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。