房間里有一張床、兩張桌子和五把椅子
【英文對比翻譯】
Chinese Style —— There are one bed, two desks and five chairs in the room.
American Style —— There is one bed, two desks and five chairs in the room.
【點評】
there be 句型中，be 動詞的單復(fù)數(shù)取決于離它最近的那個詞。原文雖然一共列舉了八件家具，但是根據(jù)英語的謂語就近原則，one bed 決定了應(yīng)該使用 is.
【英文對比翻譯】
Chinese Style —— There are one bed, two desks and five chairs in the room.
American Style —— There is one bed, two desks and five chairs in the room.
【點評】
there be 句型中，be 動詞的單復(fù)數(shù)取決于離它最近的那個詞。原文雖然一共列舉了八件家具，但是根據(jù)英語的謂語就近原則，one bed 決定了應(yīng)該使用 is.