【问】 There is every prospect of success. 这里的every是作“每一个”解吗? 【答】 every与抽象名词连用时常常表示“巨大的”、“充分的”、“一切可能的”、“完全的”: 1. She had every reason to be pleased. (EED) 她有充分的理由会感到高兴的。 2. He gave us every encouragement. (RG) 他给了我们巨大的鼓励。 3. There is every prospect of success. (ALD) 完全有成功的希望。 4. I have every intention of coming back. 我极想返回去。 every fifth 【问】 Five years ago Premier Chou En-lai promised to send me an invitation to visit China every fifth year until I was two hundred! (许国璋编《英语》(三),P.165) 〔原译〕五年前,周恩来总理答应说,每隔五年邀请我来中国访问一次,直到我200岁。 有人说,every fifth year应译为“每隔四年”。究竟哪个译法符合原意呢? 【答】 首先应指出,我国各种辞书对every three(four,five) days(weeks,months,years)和every third(fourth,fifth) day (week,month,year)的译法是不同的。 1.《英语惯用法大辞典》:every three weeks或every third week作“每隔三个星期”解。 2.《英汉大辞典》:Take a pill every three hours.每隔三小时吃一粒药。 3.《新英汉辞典》:receive an injection every three days(或every third day)每三天打一针 4.《英华大词典》:every four days=every fourth day每隔三日,每逢第四日我们可以这样来研究这个问题: every other line(day)=每隔一行(每隔一天),即每第二行(每逢第二天)every third line(day)=每隔二行(每隔二天),即每第三行(每逢第三天) every fourth line(day)=每隔三行(每隔三天),即每第四行(每逢第四天)every fifth line(day)=每隔四行(每隔四天),即每第五行(每逢第五天) 由此可以证明,every fifth day(year)=每隔四天(年)或每逢第五天(年)或每五天(年),以此类推。 every... and every man and woman is/are 【问】 “Is it a message of importance?” “Yes,it is a message of importance for every man and woman who____. ” A. votes B. vote C. voting D. are vote every man and woman充当主语时其谓语动词用单数,还是用复数? 【答】 在正式英语里,every man and wowan的谓语动词仍需用单数,如同each...and一样 (参见each...and)。 every...not 见all...not every ten minutes 【问】 (a) Every man working there knew me. (b) There are buses to the station every ten minutes. every作限定词时,应与单数名词连用[如句(a)],为什么句(b)中的every却能与复数名词连用? 【答】 every ten minutes(每10分钟)的含义是任何学英语的学生都能理解的。但是,为什么every能与复数名词连用,却不是每个英语教师能解释清楚的。原来,英语语法中有一条规则:限定词应与所修饰的名词(中心词)在数上相一致(如this (that,a,every,each)man,these(those)men,但是,当限定词与表示度量的名词短语连用时,限定词与其所修饰的名词 (中心词)在数上常常有不一致的情况。例如:this(that,a,every,each,another) ten dollars.类例: 1. I go there every three days. (ALD) 我每三天去那里一次。 2. The American people elect a president every four years. (URW) 美国人每四年选一次总统。