this 的用法及固定搭配

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1.this three weeks(最近过去的三星期),this five years(最近过去的五年)等表达方式里可以用this,因为把three weeks和five years等当作一段时期,如three weeks指“三星期长的一段时间”,并不指“三个分开的星期”。但不用this而用these也很普通。参见that 4

2.this在信函或电报里往往用作this letter或this e-mail解。例如:When this reaches you, I shall have left China. 有许多信的第一句是This is to inform (或announce, certify等)...

3.this Wednesday,this week Wednesday,this coming Wednesday和this next Wednesday都指“本星期的星期三”,但都不是很好的英语,说next Wednesday或on Wednesday next就行了。on Wednesday this week也可以说,但不很自然。同样地,this June,this year June,this coming June和this next June都指“今年6月”,但都不是很好的英语,说next June或in June next就行了。in June this year也可以说,但不很自然。

4.this last Wednesday,this last Thursday等跟不用this相同,但语气略重。this past week,this past month,this past year等跟the past week,the past month,the past year等相同,但语气略重。this next week,this next month,this next year等跟不用this相同,但不是很好的英语。

5.下面第一句里的this指(打电话的)“本人”,第二句里的this指那被介绍的人,第三句里的this指对方:

  • This is Drake (speaking).
  • Professor Young, this is Mr King, a friend of mine from Tianjin.
  • Is this Miss Ball?

6.可以说this the twenty-first century和this our century。

7.this far,this long,this old,this late等表达方式里的this用作thus或so解,主要是美国口语。

8.关于this和that的区别,参见that 1

下面两句意思相同而语气略有不同:

  • He sat and thought: what could he do on a night like this?
  • He sat and thought: what could he do on a night like that?

第一句比第二句生动,用this表示那个人在想What can I do on a night like this?

9.关于this day和to this day,参见day 8和9

10.关于this day week等,参见day 10

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