owe

1.下面每组里的两句意思相同：

• I owe him twenty yuan.
  I owe twenty yuan to him.
• Iowe him obedience.(我应该服从他。)
  I owe obedience to him.

但I owe my success to my father不可改作I owe my father my success。I owe it to you that I am still in perfect health不可改作I owe it you that I am still in perfect health。

I owe twenty yuan to him可以改作被动语态Twenty yuan is owed to him。I owe obedience to him可以改作Obedience is owed to him，但不及Obedience is due to him普通。I owe my success to my father不可改作My success is owed to my father，该把owed改作due。

2.To what do I owe this honour?直译作“靠着什么我有这荣幸？”就是说“你为什么来看我？”