69 neither/either,someone/everyone/no one 等
与 they/them/ their 连用
上述这些词语都是单数,要用单数动词,因此它们的人称代词应该是 he/she,所有格形容词则是 his/her(he/his 用于阳性和两性都有的场合;she/her 用于指阴性)。但许多以英语为母语的人感到这太麻烦,从而常常用 they/their,即使只牵涉到一个性别也这么使用:
Neither of them remembered their instructions.
他们俩谁也没记往自己得到的指示。
Would someone lend me their binoculars?
谁能借给我望远镜用一用?
Everyone has read the notice,haven't they?
大家都看到通知了,是吗?
No one objected,did tney?
没人反对,对吗?(另参见第51节。) |