英語重點公式大全(經典解析提高英語戰力1000)
2023-04-19 18:03:14
98. I think that I am going to pass my exam this weekend inasmuch as I have been studying hard for the past 3 months.
我認為這個周末我能通過考試,因為在過去的3個月裡我一直在努力學習。
「inasmuch as」或者「insofar as」何時可以和「because」互換?
有同學可能會以為「inasmuch as」和「insofar as」是不是拼寫錯了,其實沒有錯。但是實際上它們和「because」要表達的意思許多時候是一樣的。
I think that I am going to pass my exam this weekend because I have been studying hard for the past 3 months.
我認為這個周末我能通過考試,因為在過去的3個月裡我一直在努力學習。
當我們或者其他人認為某件事是對或者不對的時候,我們可以把because換成
「inasmuch as」或者「insofar as」:
I think that I am going to pass my exam this weekend insofar as I have been studying hard for the past 3 months.
我認為這個周末我能通過考試,因為在過去的3個月裡我一直在努力學習。
但是,有一點點區別,只有當我們或其他人認為某事是對的或者不對的,即人們認為的那種原因,下面這個例子不適宜用:
I cannot speak Spanish inasmuch as I did not learn the Spanish language as a child.
在這種情況下,你不可以使用「inasmuch as」
因為這是個事實,我的確沒學西班牙語,不是我認為,所以只能使用because.
I cannot speak Spanish because I did not learn the Spanish language as a child.
我不能教西班牙語,因為作為一個孩子我沒有學過西班牙語。
我們使用這2個詞組來引導證據證明自己說的話是對的。也就是說,這個詞組用於知識型因果關係(epistemic causal relation),而不能用於語義型因果關係(semantic causal relation)。
再看一些經典例句:
He loves you, inasmuch as he came back。鑑於他回來了,所以他是愛你的。
This was a good decision inasmuch as it worked for you.
既然對你起作用,這就是個明智的決定。
Forgive them, inasmuch as they are young.原諒他們吧,因為他們還小。
He was a very unusual musician inasmuch as he was totally deaf.
他是完全失聰的,從這點上來說,他是個很了不起的音樂家。
Looking back helps insofar as it helps you learn from your mistakes.
審視過去的作用是能幫你從錯誤中吸取教訓。
They were strict about our appearance inasmuch as we weren't allowed to wear jewellery or make-up.
他們對我們的外貌要求很嚴格,因為我們不允許戴珠寶或化妝。
Ann is guilty,inasmuch as she knew what the others were planning.
鑑於安對其他人的計劃是知情的,所以她有罪。
Inasmuch as integrated codes do not accomplish this, then order is highly problematic at the level of social organization and at the level of the person. (Maton, 2014, p. 198)
鑑於綜合語碼無法實現這個目的,因此在社會組織和人際層面,排序很有問題。
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