Some of the visual references are to well-known images from history, art and popular culture.
请问老师 to 在本句中如何理解呢?可以省略嘛?
谢谢老师!
如果你在阅读原版语法著作时稍加留意的话,你会发现 References are to… 是英语中的一个常用表达,字面意思是“提及的是……”(具体如何理解根据上下文语境来确定),其中的介词 to 与名词 reference 的搭配有关(即reference to)。比如:
His writing is full of references to his family. 他笔下总是提到他的家人。
He insisted that I delete all references to his family. 他坚持要我删掉所有提及他的家庭的内容。
Her speech was heavy stuff, with references to philosophy and psychology. 她的发言很晦涩,多处涉及哲学和心理学。
你的句子中的 …references are to…由 references to 演变而来。你的句子大意是:Some of the visual references are to well-known images from history, art and popular culture. 其中有些视觉资料(提到的是)来自历史、艺术和大众文化的知名图像。
你可以找几本原版图书看看书最前面和最后的“使用说明”“索引”等部分,你会发现经常会碰到 References are to…这类句式。比如:
In all entries, references are to section numbers, not pages. 在所有条目中,出现的数字是指章节编号,而不是页码。
All references are to chapters, sections within chapters, or notes associated with chapters. 所有出处(即提及的参考之处)均指章节、章节中的部分或与章节相关的注释。
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同意陈老师的解释!
Some of the visual references are to well-known images from history, art and popular culture.
可以改写为:There are some of the visual references to well-known images from history, art and popular culture.
这样就恢复它的常见结构:reference to或references to
介词to 可理解为 about, regarding 或 concerning。
例如:
1. The novel is full of references to her growing up in north China.
2. When I called on him, he made no reference to his illness but only to his future plans.
实际上在英语学习中,我们常常见到与to 连用的名词结构,如:a key to, an answer to, an entrance to, a solution to, an approach to 等。
例如:
1. There is no simple solution to this problem.
2.The school authority decided to adopt a different approach to dormitory rules.