■ suggest中国人一看见这个动词,就马上想到这是“建议”,但其实它的含义比较复杂: 1) 建议(做某事)。搭配方式有: a) 建议内容为直接宾语(名词成分或 to inf.),建议的对方用 to 引入,suggest 表示提出建议这个瞬时行动。 - He suggested dinner the next evening.他提议次日大家吃顿晚饭。
- I suggested three alternatives to them.我给他们提出了三个可选方案。
- The only thing I can suggest to you is to tell them the truth.我唯一能建议你做的事情,就是告诉他们真相。
b) 建议内容为动名词,suggest 也是表示提出建议这个瞬时行动。 - She suggested leaving them a note.她建议留给他们一张纸条。
c) suggest 表示提出建议这个瞬时行动,建议的对方用 to 引入,建议内容用 that 从句(动词用虚拟式)。 - He suggested to me that I (should) look for another job.他建议我另找工作。
- It was you who suggested that I tell my parents.是你建议我告诉我父母的。
d) 推荐(瞬时行动)。推荐的人选为直接宾语,推荐担任的身份用 as 引入。 - He suggested Smith to us as a suitable candidate.他向我们推荐史密斯作为合适的人选。
2) (主语是人)提出(某一可能),指出(存在某事),可以是瞬时行动,也可以是延续的保持见解(这里就没有“建议”的意思了)。 - Can you suggest a possible source for this rumor?你能不能说说这个谣言可能来源何在吗?
- I suggest (that) he's lying.我认为他是在撒谎。
- No one is suggesting (that) you stole the money.没有谁说钱是你偷的。
- I suggest (to you) that you are not telling the whole truth.我的意思是你并没有把真话全说出来。
- It would be foolish to suggest that everyone in America is rich.如果说美国人人都富有,那就太愚蠢了。
- Democrats Suggest Double Standard on Leaks.民主党人指责(布什政府)在泄密问题上采取双重标准(不要误解为“建议采取双重标准”)。
- He also suggested that Washington puts its political interests above the democratic ideals it claims to cherish. (The Associated Press, May 10, 2006)他还认为,华盛顿将自己的政治利害摆在它声称珍视的民主理想之上。
3) (主语是人)表示暗示,可以是瞬时行动(第四类动词),也可以是延续的保持见解(第一类动词);主语是事物则表示间接显示。 - What are you trying to suggest by that?你这话是什么意思?
- Are you suggesting (that) my son is a thief?你的意思是不是说我儿子是个贼?
- All the evidence suggests that he was involved.一切证据都令人觉得他是有份的。
- The Supreme Court's 5—4 decision suggests George W. Bush stands a "substantial probability of success."最高法院五比四的裁决,使人感到乔治·W.布什“成功的把握相当大”。
4) (主语是事物)轻微地显露,流露,是延续性的状态(第一类动词)。 - His gray eyes usually suggested a confidence and discretion born from experience.他灰色的眼睛常常显示出经过世故养成了既自信又严谨的性格。
- His reaction suggested a guilty conscience.他的反应流露出有点心虚。
5) (主语是事物)使人联想到,是延续性的状态(第一类动词)。 - What does this melody suggest to you?这段旋律使你想到了什么?
- We used swaying green curtains to suggest the wood in the play.我们在剧中用晃荡的绿色幕布象征森林。
6) 中文很普遍的“兼语式”(“建议”某人去做某事)不能套在 suggest 上,也就是说,不能 suggest somebody to do something,要改为 suggest that(that 可省略),从句的谓语动词用虚拟语气(should + inf. 或 inf.)或直陈语气都可以。 - What do you suggest we do about it? (John Darnton, The Darwin Conspiracy, p.170)咱们对此该怎么办,你有什么建议吗?
- Her uncle suggested that she (should) get (gets) a job in a bank. (*Her uncle suggested her to get...)她叔父建议她找一份银行的工作。
如果是当堂提建议,则不要用 should。 - I suggest that you get a job in a bank.我建议你去找一份银行的工作。
关于兼语式,参见 support 条。 7) suggest 作为瞬时动词,可以有双宾语(即直接和间接宾语),但是间接宾语必须以 to 引入,放在直接宾语之后,不能没有 to 而放在直接宾语之前。 - Can you suggest a restaurant to us? (*Can you suggest us a restaurant?)您能够给我们建议一家饭馆吗?
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