词组 | in that |
释义 | in that2 【问】 Soprano Julia Migenes-Johnson believes in that her Latin Americanbackground helpedher interpret the role of theSpanish character Carmen in a 1984 opera film. (TOEFL,1986.11) 一本托福教程在解释这道试题A为错误(应去掉in)时说:that从句之前不能加介词。但是我却遇到下面两个句子,都是在that从句之前加介词: (1) I like the city,but I like the country better in that I have more friends in the country.(DAI) (2) I’m in a slightly awkward position,in that he’s not arriving until the 10th.(LDCE) 【答】 说在that从句之前不能加介词,是符合英语实际使用情况的。因为按照R. Quirk等人的说法,不与that从句连用,乃是介词的标准之一。你所引用的两个句子之中的in that并不是that从句之前加介词in,而是复杂的从属连词(complex subordinator),意思是“因为”: The evidence is invalid in that it was obtained through illegal means. (CGEL) 此证据无效,因为它是通过非法手段获取的。 要想做好你所引用的托福题,必须弄明白believe与believe in的区别,见believe/believein。(参见in that1) 赵振才 编著.英语常见问题解答大词典.哈尔滨:黑龙江人民出版社.1998.第579页. |
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