實用的雙賓語動詞(雙賓動詞的被動語態)
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雙賓動詞即指帶雙賓語的動詞,它們在變為被動語態時,有以下兩種情形值得注意:
(1) 有些雙賓動詞(如award, buy, give, leave, lend, offer, pay, show, teach, tell等)在變為被動語態時,既可把間接賓語(指人)變為被動語態的主語,而把直接賓語(指事物)保留下來(稱為保留賓語),也可把直接賓語(指事物)變為被動語態的主語,而把間接賓語改為介詞to 或for引起的狀語(到底用to還是for,與所搭配的動詞有關)。比較:
He gave her some money. 他給她一些錢。
→ She was given some money. / Some money was given to him.
He bought her a watch. 他給她買了一快表。
→ A watch was bought for her. / She was bought a watch.
(2) 有些雙賓動詞(如bring, do, make, pass, sell, send, sing, write等)通常用直接賓語(指事物)作被動語態的主語,而將間接賓語用作保留賓語(其前根據情況用介詞to或for):
Father made me a doll. → A doll was made for me.
He wrote her a letter. → A letter was written to her.
(3) 有些雙賓動詞(如answer, deny, envy, refuse, save, spare等)通常用間接賓語(指人)作被動語態的主語,而將直接賓語用作保留賓語:
He answered me that question. → I was answered that question by him.