If a person who is ill is referredto a hospital or a specialist, they are sent there by a doctor in order to be treated. 把…送往 [usu passive]
这句话中的by a doctor是说是医生把病人送到医院的么?也就是说be referred to只能指医生把病人送到医院,别的人不行?
句子来源与柯林斯词典对refer的解释。
老师答疑
刘老师:
英语send 的意思,不是“本人亲自送”。而是“派遣,打发,叫去”:If you send someone somewhere, you tell them to go there. If you send something somewhere, you ask someone to do so. 例如:
He sent a gift to his girlfriend. 不是他本人把礼品亲自送给女朋友,而是通过别人(快递)送去。
They sent their son to the countryside. 他们把儿子送到农村去。(派他去,不是亲自送他去)
they are sent there by a doctor. 意思是,“医生安排他们到医院”,不是医生亲自送他们到医院。