英語(yǔ)早間課堂:話說(shuō)地道美語(yǔ) Lesson 23(2)之二

我們可以說(shuō)find fault with sb/sth。In English, it means "to look for and discover mistakes in sb/sht". 中文意思是找茬兒;挑刺兒;挑剔;挑錯(cuò)。下面我們通過(guò)幾個(gè)例句來(lái)熟悉這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)的意思。

例句1： My boss is alway finding fault with my work and I have got used to it, so I always turn a deaf ear to it. 我的老板總是挑我工作上的刺，我已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了，所以對(duì)他的話我充耳不聞。

注解1：Turn a deaf ear to sth意思是充耳不聞。例如：I didn't expect him to turn a deaf ear to his comrades' criticism.我沒(méi)料想到他對(duì)同志們的批評(píng)竟充耳不聞。I have talked with him to ask him not be be late for work and he seems to turn a deaf ear my warning. 我們已經(jīng)和他說(shuō)了叫他不要上班遲到，可是他視乎對(duì)我的警告充耳不聞。

注解2：Get used to sth(doing sth)意思是對(duì)某事慣，對(duì)做某事習(xí)慣。例如：Once you get used to regular exercise, you'll feel bad when you don't do it. 一旦你喜歡了定期鍛煉，當(dāng)你不去鍛煉時(shí)會(huì)感覺(jué)難受。Get used to it, Mary. I'm off burgers for good. 瑪麗，你得開(kāi)始習(xí)慣嘍。我已經(jīng)決定永遠(yuǎn)不吃漢堡了。(備注be off +食物 不吃 for good 永遠(yuǎn) Eg. I am off bananas for good. 我永遠(yuǎn)也不吃香蕉。)注解3：現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)加上頻率副詞表示對(duì)某事一種厭惡，憎恨，討厭的感情色彩。例如：He is always getting in my hair when I am working. 我在工作的時(shí)候他老是來(lái)打攪我。You are always telling lies and I have had enough of your excuses . 你總是撒謊，我受夠了你的借口了。

例句2：There is not a single thing about her that one can find fault with. 在她身上找不到一點(diǎn)說(shuō)長(zhǎng)道短的東西。

注解：這是一個(gè)含有定語(yǔ)從句的復(fù)合句，要注意三點(diǎn)。第一、定語(yǔ)從句是that one can find fault with，這個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句的先行詞是thing，在從句中作介詞with的賓語(yǔ)。那么如果先行詞是thing這個(gè)詞的話，又充當(dāng)賓語(yǔ)成分，就只能用關(guān)系代詞that，而不能用which。

第二、這個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句屬于分割式定語(yǔ)從句。當(dāng)定語(yǔ)從句大大長(zhǎng)于句子后面的成分時(shí)，那么這些成分就緊跟先行詞，而把定語(yǔ)從句放于句尾。這樣可以平衡句子結(jié)構(gòu)，句子不顯得頭重腳輕。

第三、像先行詞做介詞的賓語(yǔ)，有的情況下是可以把介詞提到定語(yǔ)從句句首再加上關(guān)系代詞來(lái)引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。例如：“This is the doctor we are talking about.”這個(gè)句子就可以這么說(shuō)“This is the doctor about whom we are talking.” 因?yàn)閒ind fault with是一個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)，這個(gè)三個(gè)單詞在一起才能表達(dá)出“找茬兒，挑剔”等意思，拆開(kāi)來(lái)就不能表達(dá)這個(gè)意思，所以，在這樣的情況下，不能講介詞with提到定語(yǔ)從句句首在加上關(guān)系代詞which來(lái)引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。下面的說(shuō)法是錯(cuò)誤的——There is not a single thing about her with which one can find fault .