anything也可指人
anything 也可指人
請看下面一道題:
Is he a man with good manners? No, he is _________ but polite.
A. anythingB. anyone C. anybody D. anywhere
【分析】 此題容易誤選B或C,因為句子主語指人,只有B、C才與之一致。其實,正確答案應選A。因為 anything but 是習語,意為根本不是或一點也不,不僅可用于事物,也可用于人。如:
That old bridge is anything but safe. 那座橋一點也不安全。
My income is anything but large. 我的收入絕對不算多。
The fight is anything but finished. 戰斗絕沒有結束。
Her father was anything but a poet. 她父親根本不是詩人。
Such a man was anything but a hero. 那樣的人絕不算英雄。