下面的句子:
They are 12 years old, both girls.
请问:在一句话说完了后,直接跟 both...,这是什么意思?这样是什么用法呢?
张老师:
They are 12 years old, both girls. 俩人同岁12,都是女孩。
▲这种结构很简单,both girls 为独立主格结构(通常认为做状语)。这牵涉到两个难点,一是独立结构的逻辑主语为代词 both;二是后跟名词较少见,也可以理解为省略 both (being) girls。
▲更多例句:
His first shot failure, he fired again. 他第一枪没击中,又打了一枪。
Two hundred people died in the accident, many of them children. 两百人死于事故,其中有许多儿童。
董老师:
请教 bretzhang 网友:你说是省略句,请把完整的句子写出来。
张老师:
1. 这就是省略句。
2. They are 12 years old, both are girls. 完全正确。
3. They are 12 years old, and are both girls. 较为正式。