一道SAT写作填空

来源:百度知道 编辑:UC知道 时间:2024/05/08 06:28:16
原题将:Containing seashore, mountain, as well as jungle, Belize is an enchanting country.
改为:Containing seashore and mountain, as well as jungle, Belize is an enchanting country.
像三个名词并列应该写为seashore,mountain and jungle....
为什么在这里用as well as作连词在seashore 和mountain 之间还要加and?

英语句子习惯在两个或更多并列的相同成分的最后一个前面用连接词and(或其他连词)表示结束列举,各个成分并重。
这里,原句的as well as起得就是这个作用。
修改后的句子,有了and在先,表示列举已经结束。后面的as well as习惯上看做介词,表示“还有”,在其后面的事物的重量就不及前者了。
试着翻译一下两句话:
Containing seashore, mountain, as well as jungle, Belize is an enchanting country.
拥有海滩、高山和森林的伯利兹是一个迷人的国家。
Containing seashore and mountain, as well as jungle, Belize is an enchanting country.
拥有海滩和高山,还有森林的伯利兹是一个迷人的国家。