【问】 (1)The boys robbed the orchard. (2)They cheated the boys. (3) They deprived the boys. 上面三个句子是否都正确? 【答】 deprive与rob和cheat的用法是有区别的。rob和cheat可采用两种结构:rob N或robN of/from,cheat N或cheat N of,而deprive则只有一种结构:deprive N of(即of短语是不能省略的)。请对比下列结构: 1. I am a gentleman. I live by robbing the poor. (Shaw) 我是个绅士。我是靠掠夺穷人来生活的。 2. Gangsters robbed a bank of $ 1,000,000. 歹徒们抢了银行一百万美元。 3. They cheated the boy. (CGEL) 他们欺骗了这个男孩。 4. They cheated the boy of his savings. (CGEL) 他们骗走了那个男孩积蓄的钱。 5. The people deprived the king of his power. (Thorndike) 人民剥夺了国王的权利。 6. They deprived the boy of his savings. 他们夺走了那个男孩积蓄的钱。 请做下面的英语试题: 1. Boy’s Clubs do not deprive poor children of the opportunity to participate in sports.A. deny B. retract C. improvise D. dilute (TOEFL,75. 9) 2. “What exactly did you see,Miss Garner?” “Well,your Honor,I saw_______. ” A.a bank being robbed with two men B. robbing a bank two men C. two men robbing a bank D. two men who rob a bank(TOEFL,83.8)