_______ she has the manners of a lady.
A. A country girl though she is,
B. The country girl though she is,
C. Country girl though she is,
D. Country girl as she is,
这是单选题吗? C和D都对吧?
正:Country girl though she is, she has the manners of a lady.
正:Country girl as she is, she has the manners of a lady.
不过,这类用法不能用 although:
误:Country girl although she is, she has the manners of a lady.
更多例句:
Bravely though / as they fought, they had no chance of winning.
Disgusting though / as it looked, it was actually quite tasty.
Frightened though / as she was, she forced herself to pick up the snake.
Scarce though / as food became, they always found enough to share with me.
Confident though / as she felt, she knew the examination would not be easy.
Confident though / as she felt, she knew the examination would not be easy.
Successful though / as their new products have proved, the company is still in financial difficulties.
这道题应该选C。
因为Country girl是名词,所以后面必须用though, 不能用as,而且名词不用冠词。只有前面为形容词/副词的情形下,后面的as/though才可以互换。所以A、B、D是错的。
斯旺的《牛津英语用法指南》(第四版,2016)第255词条有相关解释:
255 as and though:
After a noun, though can be used in this way (but not as).
该书例句:Scot though she was, she supported the English team
Cold as/though it was, we went out. (= Although it was very cold,...)
Bravely as/though they fought, they had no chance of winning.
另外,WR论坛母语的人也有相似解答:
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/boy-as-he-is-he-looks-old.2325871/
表示“虽然”的连词as和though都可以引导让步状语从句,放在作表语的名词后面(从英英词典和英汉词典中可以查到有关的例句)。所以,C. Country girl though she is 和 D. Country girl as she is,都应该是正确的。但是,《牛津英语用法指南》第四版认为,在这种用法中, “as 不可以”用在名词之后。(详见255节)因此,如果作为单项选择题,命题人提供的答案应该是C. Country girl though she is。