下面句子摘自高中英语译林版模块二第1单元:
Some people in Dover also say that they have seen aliens. “It happened to me!” said Mavis Wood.
请问这里为什么用 It happened to me 而不用 They happened to me 呢?前面提到的名词不是复数 aliens 吗?
刘老师:
Some people in Dover also say that they have seen aliens. “It happened to me!” said Mavis Wood.
请问这里为什么用 It happened to me 而不用 They happened to me 呢?前面提到的名词不是复数 aliens 吗?
——问题的关键不在这里。happen 表示“发生”,to somebody 表示“发生在谁身上”,happen 的主语只能是“事件”,不能是“人”。所以,it 指代“看见外星人”这件事。happen 的主语不能是“外星人”,显然不可以说:They happened to me.
句子意思是:多佛市的一些人也说看见了外星人,“这种事在我身上就发生过!”Mavis Wood 说道。