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A:Do you know that people eat more bananas than monkeys?
B:Really?I don't know.
A:Of course.When was the last time you saw a human eat a monkey?
Humans eat more bananas than monkeys.
看这句话第一眼,你可能会理解为“人吃的香蕉比猴子吃的香蕉还多”。其实,这一句话也可以是“人吃的香蕉比人吃的猴子还多”。为什么?
我们都知道,被比较的对象通常是同类事物。
如果认为人和猴子是同类(吃香蕉的动物),那么比较的是人吃香蕉和猴子吃香蕉这两件事 :
Humans eat bananas.
Monkeys eat bananas.
如果认为香蕉和猴子是同类(人的食物),则比较的是人吃香蕉和人吃猴子这两件事 :
Humans eat bananas.
Humans eat monkeys.
判断比较对象到底是谁,通常靠语境和常识。
Nov 2, 2021 12:50 PM
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A horse is running a dog is sleeping on his tail. How does this happen 🙂
November 2, 2021
Alisa
Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), English
Learning Language
English
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