3 一个奇怪的省略用法

一个讲省略用法的章节里看到这样一句:

George was, but Jim pretended to be, interested in the performance.

不太明白它的省略是如何体现的。

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最佳答案 2021-04-30 11:01

你的句子可按以下省略用法理解:

George was, but Jim pretended to be, interested in the performance.

=George was interested in the performance, but Jim pretended to be interested in the performance.

再举一例类似的省略用法:

A: Are you tired?

B: I was, but I’m not now. (= I was tired, but I’m not tired now)

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  • 江海青   提出于 2021-02-04 23:44