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4-Qtoo much of a good thing

是什麼意思呢?

 

例如:

We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach. (我們看到了太多的失敗主義、太多的悲觀主義和太多的負面傾向) 在這句中,too much of a negative approach 可用 too many negative approaches 來代替,但這樣一來就無法與前面兩個 too much 呼應,起加強語氣的作用。

 

這句是美國已故著名舞台劇導演兼製作人瑪格•瓊斯 (Margo Jones) 所說的話。

Taiwan doesnt have too much of a downturn. (台灣目前並無太多經濟衰退的趨勢) Downturn 通常用單數,在此不宜以 too many downturns 來表示。

I knew that Id finished the paper in too much of a rush, and that the final paragraph was probably shady. (我知道這篇報告是我過於倉促趕出來的,最後一段可能有問題) Rush 在片語 in a rush 中慣用單數,在此不能用 too many rushes

 

Sandy got fired from that big company because they thought he was too much of a freewheeler. (桑迪被那家大公司開除了,因為他們認為他過於自作主張) Sandy 是一個人,對應單數的 a freewheeler,若用 too many freewheelers,文法就錯了。

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