第三節(jié) 反身代詞
反身代詞主要有:
第一人稱:myself, ourselves(復數(shù))
第二人稱:yourself, yourselves(復數(shù))
第三人稱:himself, herself, itself, themselves(復數(shù))
還有一個oneself
1. 在TOEFL考試中,經(jīng)�;煜瓷泶~的寫法,結(jié)尾的-self和-selves經(jīng)常故意寫錯
例題:
In Williamsburg, the capital of Virginia until 1780, people conducted themself much like the gentry in London.
應改為:themselves
2. 反身代詞的用法
可以用來做賓語: He hurt himself when he fell.
可以用來做表語: He is not quite himself today. (他今天有些不舒服)
反身代詞經(jīng)常放在名詞或者代名詞的后面來進行強調(diào), 表示“親自”的意思
I myself do it.
I do it myself.
They made the research themselves.
但是不能夠說:Himself does it. 應改為: He does it.
This is himself’s book.. 應改為:This is his own book..
3.TOEFL考試中經(jīng)常會出現(xiàn)反身代詞用錯的時候,其中最主要的是Oneself
例題:
The vanilla vine sends out tiny rootlets by which the vine attaches oneself to trees.
應改為:itself.
Oneself 往往要跟one對應,例如:
One should not livef for oneself alone.
4.反身代詞常和一些介詞連用組成一些慣用語,了解它們對做題和閱讀都大有幫助
by oneself (單獨、獨自)
He said that he could do it by himself.
For oneself: 為了自己