She has been writing a novel and it will be finished before the end of the year.
问题描述:
She has been writing a novel and it will be finished before the end of the year.
句子“the year”中的the用的对不对?it指代的是什么?为什么指代的不是别的?
答
根据语境,我认为将"THE YEAR"中的THE,换成THIS,即"THIS YEAR",更确切一些.
IT 指代的前边的NOVEL为什么it指代的是NOVEL而不是别的?为什么the换成this更好一些?因为前边是SHE HAS BEEN WRITING, "HAS"说明不是过去时.如果换成SHE HAD BEEN WRITING,那么后边用THE,即"BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR"就确切多了。对英语句子的理解,最关键的是语境,联系上下文.否则,断章取义,是搞不清楚确切意思的.前面提到了,她正在写小说,那么后边说年底完成,一定是指她写小说的这件事.你在以后的学习中,一定要养成这种习惯,分析句子.明白了,那么怎么判断it指代的是novel而不是She has been writing a novel这件事,或是别的?如果不看句意,但从语法角度怎么解释?it可以用来代表"它",指具体事物或抽象事物,可代单个名词,也可代替整句概念,例如:You have saved my life; I shall never forget it. 你救了我的命,我永远不会忘记.(it指整句YOU HAVE SAVED MY LIFE.)显然,你的句子中,IT指代的是小说;如果完成写小说这件事,有些说不通,太笼统.你说呢?