说Sb is generous to do sth

问题描述

generous 通常用于 It is generous of sb to do sth。如：
It was generous of you to give us so much money. 你给我们这么多钱，真慷慨。
但是可以用于 sb is generous to do sth吗？比如下面这样改一下：
You were generous to give us so much money. 你给我们这么多钱，真慷慨。

老师答疑

唐老师：

▲两个句子都是对的，并且意思基本相同：

It was generous of you to give us so much money. 你给我们这么多钱，真慷慨。

=You were generous to give us so much money. 你给我们这么多钱，真慷慨。

▲没错，我们通常是用 It is generous of sb to do sth。如：

It was generous of you to contribute so much. 你真大方捐了这么多钱。

但用 sb is generous to do sth 也完全可以的。比如下面一句，与你的句子极为相似：

He was generous to give you so much money. 他真大方给你这么多钱。（《张道真英语语法》第213页）