【问】 有一本英文正误手册说：

Wrong： He seemed not to hear me.Right： He didn’t seem to hear me.

请问上面所说的“病句”真的是病句吗?

【答】 上面的两种说法都是正确的。该书所认定的病句并非是什么病句。请考察下面的实例：

1. They can’t seem to concentrate. =They seem not to be able to concentrate. (CGEL)

他们似乎不能够集中精力。

2. Pierre seemed not to have heard the news.

皮埃尔似乎没有听到过这个消息。

3. He doesn’t seem to be at home. =He seems not to be at home.

他似乎没有在家。

4. He seemed not to have grasped what she really meant. (Snow)

他似乎没有领会她话的真正意思。

5. I don’t seem to lack anything. =I seem not to lack anything. (Du Maurier)

我似乎什么都不缺少。

6. He did not seem to have changed. =He seemed not to have changed. (Bennet)

他似乎没什么变化。

7. He doesn’t seem to be rich. =He seems not to be rich.

他好像不是富人。

8. It (=The snake) didn’t seem to mind，but it was so heavy I stagged under the load.(RL)

那条蛇好象没有在意，但是它很重，拿着这个重家伙，使我摇摇晃晃。