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问题描述
I learnt to make pots to keep (vt) my food in (adv).
下面的等式可以吗？
keep (vt) my food in (adv).= keep in (vt) my food.
为什么翻译不一样？
老师答疑
蒋老师：
对于网友的这个句子，我与前面两位老师的理解稍有不同！
▲首先，若仅从语法上看，我觉得下面两句都对：
(1) I learnt to make pots to keep my food in.
(2) I learnt to make pots to keep in my food.
但这两句意思有不同：
(1) I learnt to make pots to keep my food in. 本句中的不定式 to keep my food in 可理解为定语，修饰 pots，这里的 in 是介词，不是副词，in 的逻辑宾语是 pots。又如下面各句句末的 in 也是介词，不是副词：
We dug a deep hole to bury the animals in. 我们挖了一个深坑埋葬这些动物。(in 是介词，其逻辑宾语是 hole)
We built a primitive shelter to sleep in. 我们建了一个简陋的临时房屋睡在里面。(in 是介词，其逻辑宾语是 shelter）
(2) I learnt to make pots to keep in my food. 本句中的不定式to keep in my food 可理解为目的状语，意思是“为了隐藏我的食物”(keep in=隐藏)。句意：为了隐藏我的食物，我做了一些罐子。
▲另外，刘老师后面归纳很好，可以帮助网友延伸理解，以点带面进行学习，比如可以说 find the man out，但不能说 find out the man。但对于后面说的可以说 let the stranger in（让陌生人进来），而不可说 let in the stranger，我有不同看法，我觉得说 let the stranger in 和let in the stranger 都可以，且意思一样（如果宾语是代词，则只能说 let him in, let her in, let me in 等）。如：
She opened a window to let some air in. 她打开窗让一些空气进来。
She opened a window to let in some air. 她打开窗让一些空气进来。
刘老师：
1. keep my food in： “把食物保存在容器中”，in 作宾补。
2. keep in my food：此说法不成立。
【注意】在keep ... in中，keep是及物动词，in是副词作宾补，其位置应固定放在宾语之后，原则上不能放在宾语之前。
当然，特殊情况例外，如：push open the door，把门推开。open是结果作宾补，为了强调而提前，当然也可说：push the door open。
类似keep ... in 的结构还有：
find the man out：发现那人不在家
不可说：find out the man
......
I learnt to make pots to keep my food in.
我学会了制作盆盆罐罐，用来保存食物。
Jone likes to keep some good wine in.
约翰喜欢储备一些好酒。
陈老师：
(1) keep +名词/代词+in
A:(使)继续燃烧
You needn't keep the fire in while you are out.
人不在时你不必一直生着火
B:储备,储存
I always keep some good wine in for unexpected guests.
我总保存些好酒用来招待不速之客。
C:保留
But that's the best joke in the play; let's keep it in.
但那是整部戏中最精彩的一个笑话,就保留着吧。
D:收进,缩进
Stand straight and keep your stomach muscles in.
请站直,收腹。
(2)名词+keep in (使)继续燃烧
The fire will keep in if you add coal into it from time to time.
不时添点煤,火就不会熄。
The stove will keep in all night if you put enough coal on in the evening.
要是你在晚上加足煤,炉子便通宵不会熄灭。
(3)名词+keep in (使)留在家里
Seeing such fine weather, the boys could scarcely keep in.
看到这么好的天气,男孩们在屋里呆不住了。
You'd better keep in until it blows over.
你们最好等风过后再出去。
(4)keep sb in
A:(使)留在家里
The doctor kept him in for a week.
医生要他呆在家里休息一星期。
B:(罚学生)放学后留校
The teacher kept the student in because he was naughty.
那个学生因为顽皮被老师放学后留在学校里。
The boy was kept in until six o'clock.
这小孩被留在学校一直到6点。
C:抑制
You should keep in your bad temper.
你应该控制自己的坏脾气。
It was impossible for the children to keep in their laughter any longer.
叫孩子们不要再笑出来,是完全不可能的。
I was very angry but was able to keep it in and spoke to him pleasantly.
我很生气,但还是控制住了自己,仍和颜悦色地跟他讲话。
H老师：
准确的说，这两种表达没什么区别，但是一般来说，keep in在储存、藏放这个意思的时候，比较习惯把名词放中间，如：Jone likes to keep some good wine in。而把代词放后面的话，会造成歧义，因为keep in还有其他的意思
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