各位老师好,我在网上看到例句:
People, old and young, took to the streets to watch the parade.
人们不分老少走上街头观看游行。
我有三个问题:
1. 请问这里 old and young 是 people 的同位语吗?
2. 我记得英语中用“the + 形容词”表一类人或物,请问这里 old and young 是 the old and young 的省略吗?
3. 我在网上找到了如下使用 old and young 或 the old and young 表示一类人或物的句子,但我有点不理解为什么有时有 the 有时又没有 the,请问什么情况下会省略 the 呢?谢谢!
Senior staff treat old and young with equal grace. (The Guardian - Lifestyle)
I get all sorts of people, old and young. (The Guardian - Music)
Tax reform is relevant for old and young alike. (The New York Times)
The old and young are especially vulnerable to E. coli O157 H7. (The New York Times)
"The bombs struck down men and women, the old and young, British nationals as well as foreigners," he said. (The New York Times)
The poll also highlighted not just the gap between the old and young, but their level of political engagement.(The Guardian - Opinion)
People, old and young, took to the streets to watch the parade.
1. 请问这里 old and young 是 people 的同位语吗?
答:是的, old and young 是 people 的同位语。
2. 我记得英语中用“the + 形容词”表一类人或物,请问这里 old and young 是 the old and young 的省略吗?
答:是的,old and young 前面省略了定冠词。根据英语习惯,“成对的名词”并列使用时,通常可以省略其前的冠词,the old and the young名词化用作名词时,也通常省略定冠词,说成 the old and young 或 old and young。
3. 我在网上找到了如下使用 old and young 或 the old and young 表示一类人或物的句子,但我有点不理解为什么有时有 the 有时又没有 the,请问什么情况下会省略 the 呢?谢谢!
答:参见上面的解答。