逍遥学能 2014-07-21 16:43
英语是说taste good还是taste to be good?请看题:
The boy said that the fish his mother cooked tasted ______.
A. good B. well
C. to be good D. to be well
【分析】按英语语法,连系动词后通常接形容词作表语,而不接副词,据此可以排除选项B和D。但到底是应选A还是C呢?许多同学凭感觉认为 taste to be good 似乎很通顺,于是选了C。但是,错了,正确答案应是A。原因是用作连系动词的 taste 后习惯上不接to be。如:
这棵树上的苹果味道很好。
正:The apples from this tree taste delicious.
误:The apples from this tree taste to be delicious.
类似地,feel, smell, sound 等连系动词后习惯上也不接不定式 to be。如:
你的想法听起来很好。
正:Your idea sounds a good one.
误:Your idea sounds to be a good one.
玫瑰发出香气。
正:Roses smell sweet.
误:Roses smell to be sweet.
比较:seem, appear, prove, turn out, continue 等连系动词后可以接不定式 to be,也可省略 to be。如:
She seems (to be) a little tired. 她似乎有点累。
He appears (to be) quite young. 他显得年轻。
The examination turned out (to be) quite easy. 结果考试相当容易。
The weather continued (to be ) fine. 天气仍然很好(。
注:用作连系动词的 look 后能否接 to be,各语法家意见不一:有的认为可接to be,有的认为不能接 to be。为此,建议同学们以不接 to be 为宜。