词组 | busy in doing/busy with doing |
释义 | busy in doing/busy with doing 【问】 《英语正误辨析词典》(上海外语教育出版社,1995年版,P.56)提出: “busy后如接‘介词+动名词’,这个介词应该是in而不是with”。 但是,《最常见的错误》(中国对外翻译公司、香港教育图书公司,1996年版,P.6)却指出busy in doing sth.也是错误的: “[误]My brother has been busy in preparing for his final examination. [正]My brother has been busy preparing for his final examination. 弟弟一直忙于温习,准备应付期末考试。 [分析]busy这个形容词的结构基本上有以下两个: a. busy+ing form b. busy+with+noun. 要切记的是,若用‘ing form’便无须用任何介词,如跟名词,则要用with。” 这两种说法简直使我无所适从。 【答】 根据英语惯用法,busy doing sth.,busy with doing sth. 和busy in doing sth. 都是正确的。请看下面的实例: 1. Two of them were busy making artificial flowers. (Davies) 他们之中有两个人忙着制造假花。 2. We are busy(in) preparing for the examination. (《英语惯用法大词典》)我们正忙着准备考试。 3. I'm busy(with) getting the house redecorated. (CGEL) 我正忙着重新装饰房屋。 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210页. |
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