表示时间还有多少,有两个句式,一个用不定式,一个用过去分词。比如:
There is a week left. / There is a week to go.
There is a month left. / There is a month to go.
There are only three days left. / There are only three days to go.
为什么一个要用不定式,而一个要用过去分词呢?这是规定的吗?这是习惯用法吗?谢谢!
刘老师:
left是过去分词形容词,作后置定语;to go是动词不定式作后置定语。虽然都是定语,但句子意思有差异:
1. There is a week left. 意思是:假设做某事需要3周的时间,已经过去两个周了,还剩余一个周。这里left的意思等于remaining.
2. There is a week to go. 意思是:做某事或某事发生,距离现在还有一周的时间,不定式to go表示未来之意。例如:
There is a week to go before the vacation begins. 现在距离假期尚有一个星期。
江老师:
哦,是这样,谢谢刘老师!我明白了!