join/ join in/ take part in
这三个词组在汉语中都表示“参加”,但在英语使用中是有区别的:
(1) join通常指参加某种固定的组织、团队、军队等,强调成为其中一员。
He joined the party in 1927.他1927年入党。
(2) join sb. (in) doing sth.“和某人一起干某事”。
Why not join us in buying Susan gift?为什么不和我们一起去给苏珊买礼物呢?
(3) join表示“参加某项活动”时,和take part in 可换用,但前者侧重娱乐、欣赏,而后者更侧重身体力行,参加在其中。例:
She has never joined/ taken part in such an interesting game.
她从未参加过这么有趣的游戏。
(4) take part in 指参加各种活动,包括文娱、体育、比赛、斗争、罢工等。如:
Are you going to take part in/ join in the discussion?你要参加讨论吗?
(5) 这几组词都是终止星动词,用于完成时的句子时不能跟延续的时间状语连用。如:
He has joined the league for five years. (×)
He has been a league member for five years. (√)他入团已经有5年了。
keep doing sth./ keep sb. doing sth.
在这两个结构中,keep后有无sb. 意义是不相同的。
(1) keep doing sth. 意为“不断/反复/坚持做某事”,动作是主语本身发出来的。如:
He kept asking us to remember teamwork.他不断地叫我们记住合作。
Keep doing sth. = keep on doing sth.
(2) keep sb. doing sth. 意为“让某人做某事”,keep在这里有
"使...处于某状态”之意,doing的动作不是主语来完成,而是由宾语sb.来完成的.例如:
I keep them waiting at the gate.我让他们在大门口等候。 |
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