【问】 (A) He had it coming.

(B) He had that defeat coming to him.

上面两句中的had是否仍表示主语有意地让别人去做某事或让某事发生?

【答】 have sb. (sth.) doing常常含有两种含义：1.表示主语有意地让别人去做某事或者让某事发生，例如，Please have her typing these letters for me.2.表示主语无意地引起某人做某事或者无意地引起某事发生。上面的句子可以译为：失败是他自找的(失败是对他的报应)。再看下面的例句：

1. If you don't put a fence round your garden you'll have people walking in and stealingyour fruit. (PEG)

假如你不在花园周围安上栅栏，就会有人走进去偷你的水果。

have it coming就具有这两层不同的含义：

2. I'm glad you won the prize，Tom. You had it coming.

汤姆，你得了奖，我很高兴。这是你努力的结果(你是受之无愧的)。

3. I fell sorry about Jack's failing that course，but he had it coming to him.

杰克的那门课没有考及格，我很难过，但那是他自找的。

4. So vicious a man that whatever evil things happen to him he will have it coming.(ECWO)

这么坏的人无论遭到什么不幸的事情，都是罪有应得。