如何理解比较分句as reporters had ever seen him的真正的主语和谓语

Nixon arrived shortly before 7 p.m. as buoyant and good-humoured as reporters had ever seen him

=When Nixon arrived shortly before 7 p.m., reporters found him the most buoyant and good-humoured man

of himself of all times.

1）上述2句为什么含义一样？

2）我对上述shortly before 7 p.m. 中的shortly不能理解？请老师解释一下shortly before 7 p.m.的逻辑语义关系？

3）后边的比较分句as reporters had ever seen him的真正的主语，真正的谓语分别是什么？如果省略了，能否还原补全以便理解呢？

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最佳答案 2020-02-23 16:08

1 原句中buoyant and good-humoured为形容词作短语，表示谓语动作发生时，主语的状态——心情愉快，充满幽默感。这是作者自己的描述，即作者的观点。你改写的句子则成了记者认为尼克松是这样的人。这和原句相差甚远，这样的改写是没有任何道理的。说明你对原句的理解是错误的。

2 before 7:00意为7点以前，是一个含糊的段时间。此时可以用数词加时间名词使其改为点时间，例如five minutes before 7:00, 意思就是6点55分。也可以用副词just, shortly等表示差一点7点这个时间。所以shortly before 7:00是个介词短语，副词shortly修饰介词before，不影响这个短语仍然是介词短语。

3 as 分句本身是个简单句，哪来的所谓主句的主语和谓语？as reporters had ever seen him . 空缺处为比较对应项，是see后的形容词作宾补的位置。Reporters had often seen him buoyand and good-humoured. see sb + adj. 形容词作宾补。由于主句比较项的对应项在从句作宾补，故宾补必须省略，形成空缺（gap).