sing,sing of
這兩個詞都表示“歌唱”之意,但涵義和使用場合并不相同。
Sing的意思是“唱歌”,它的對象是歌曲或人,一般都是具體的東西。如:
Let's stand up and sing the national anthem.
讓我們起立,唱國歌。
The mother sang the baby to sleep.
母親唱歌給嬰孩聽,使之入睡。
Come and sing to us.
來,給我們唱支歌吧。
Sing up,so that we can all hear you.
要大聲唱,好讓我們都能聽到。
從上面的例句可見,sing既可以用作及物動詞,亦可用作不及物動詞。
Sing of的意思是“歌頌”,它的對象是抽象事物,不是具體的東西。請比較:
Poets sing praises to Hong Kong.
詩人歌頌香港。
Their poems sing of the beauty of Hong Kong.
他們的詩贊頌香港的美景。
The Fascists liked to sing of war.
法西斯主義者喜歡歌頌戰(zhàn)爭。
Sing一字在不同的場合有不同的涵義,請看下面各例:
Don't sing the same song;I'm sick of it!
別再老調(diào)重彈了,我聽得厭了!
She sang for her supper.
她唱歌以答謝饗宴(即:她做了份內(nèi)之事)。
I made his head sing.
我打得他腦袋發(fā)響。
He sang another song suddenly.
他突然改變了考試大語氣/態(tài)度。
與之類似的詞有boast和boast of。前者夸耀的對象是具體的事物;后者往往是抽象的東西,并含有“因…而自夸”之意。例:
This building boasts the latest technology.
此幢建筑以采用最新科技而自豪。
Which city can boast such success within a decade?
哪個都市能因在十年內(nèi)獲此成就而自豪?
He boasts to me of /about his ability to work without sleep.
他向我自夸能不眠而工作。考試大
I never boasted of my success.
我從未自夸過自己的成就。
boast也可以引導從句,如:Tyson boasted that there was nobody he could not knock down.
泰森夸口,他能擊倒任何對手。
這兩個詞都表示“歌唱”之意,但涵義和使用場合并不相同。
Sing的意思是“唱歌”,它的對象是歌曲或人,一般都是具體的東西。如:
Let's stand up and sing the national anthem.
讓我們起立,唱國歌。
The mother sang the baby to sleep.
母親唱歌給嬰孩聽,使之入睡。
Come and sing to us.
來,給我們唱支歌吧。
Sing up,so that we can all hear you.
要大聲唱,好讓我們都能聽到。
從上面的例句可見,sing既可以用作及物動詞,亦可用作不及物動詞。
Sing of的意思是“歌頌”,它的對象是抽象事物,不是具體的東西。請比較:
Poets sing praises to Hong Kong.
詩人歌頌香港。
Their poems sing of the beauty of Hong Kong.
他們的詩贊頌香港的美景。
The Fascists liked to sing of war.
法西斯主義者喜歡歌頌戰(zhàn)爭。
Sing一字在不同的場合有不同的涵義,請看下面各例:
Don't sing the same song;I'm sick of it!
別再老調(diào)重彈了,我聽得厭了!
She sang for her supper.
她唱歌以答謝饗宴(即:她做了份內(nèi)之事)。
I made his head sing.
我打得他腦袋發(fā)響。
He sang another song suddenly.
他突然改變了考試大語氣/態(tài)度。
與之類似的詞有boast和boast of。前者夸耀的對象是具體的事物;后者往往是抽象的東西,并含有“因…而自夸”之意。例:
This building boasts the latest technology.
此幢建筑以采用最新科技而自豪。
Which city can boast such success within a decade?
哪個都市能因在十年內(nèi)獲此成就而自豪?
He boasts to me of /about his ability to work without sleep.
他向我自夸能不眠而工作。考試大
I never boasted of my success.
我從未自夸過自己的成就。
boast也可以引導從句,如:Tyson boasted that there was nobody he could not knock down.
泰森夸口,他能擊倒任何對手。