英语史上（据说）有最多歧义的句子

英语虽是当今的世界语，但依然充斥着歧义句，含糊不清，往往一句两解，不太明确。 英国近代两位文法大师Jocobs与Rosendbaum合著的English Transformational Grammar为我们提供了“一句六解”的例句，可说是当代歧义句子之中的最高纪录。 请大家细读这句有史以来最多解法的话：

The Seniors were told to stop demonstrating on campus.

暂时不要往下看，动一动脑筋，看看能列出多少个解法。

自我挑战，学思并重，也是提高中英语文水平的诀窍！

语文巨擘Jocobs与Rosenbaum说：非英语国家的学生能揣摩出三解就已很棒了！你试一试，可能也会觉得趣味盎然。

这个句子的第1解：

(1)The seniors were demonstrating and were asked, on campus, to desist. (高年级的学生在示威，校方在校园要求他们停止示威。)

第2个解法：

(2)The seniors were demonstrating and were asked to desist on campus (although they could demonstrate elsewhere).

(高年级学生在示威，校方要求他们停止在校园中示威但可在其他地方示威)。 第3个解法是：

The seniors were demonstrating on campus and were asked to desist. (高年级的学生在校园示威，校方叫他们停止示威。)

第4个解法是：

People were demonstrating on campus, and seniors were asked to stop them.

(有人在校园中示威，高年级生被要求去制止他们。)

第5个解法：

People were demonstrating and seniors were asked, on campus, to stop them .

(有人在示威，高年级生在校园中被要求去制止他们。)

第6个解法：

People were demonstrating and seniors were asked, to stop them from doing so on campus (although they could do it elsewhere)

(有人在示威，高年级生被要求去制止他们在校园中示威(但他们可在别处示威。)

 

第二篇：八上英语重点句子

1. How often do you exercise?

I exercise twice a week.

2. How often does he go shopping? He goes shopping once a month.

3. What do you usually do on weekends? I often go to the movies.

4. What does she usually do on weekends? She sometimes go hiking.

5.I try to eat a lot of vegetables;

I think it's good for my health.

6. What's the matter? I have a cold. I’m sorry to hear that.

7. I'm not feeling well; I hope you feel better soon.

8.She has a toothache, she should see a dentist.

9. It's important to eat a balanced diet.

10.Everyone gets tired sometimes.

11.What are you doing for vacation? I'm babysitting my sister.

12.When are you going?

I'm going on the 12th.

13.I'm going to Tibet for a week.

Have a good time.

14.How long are you staying?

we are staying for about three weeks.

15.Who are you going with?

I'm going with my friends.

16.How's the weather? = what's the weather like? It's sunny today.

17 This time I want to do something different.

18.He thought about going to Greens or Spain. But decide on Canada.

19.He plans to have a very relaxing vacation.

20.Can I ask you some question about your vacation? Yes, sure.

21.She's leaving for Hong Kong on Tuesday.

22.How do you get to school? I get to school by subway. = I take the subway to school.

23.How long does it take?

It takes about forty minutes.

24.How far do you live from school? I live ten miles from school.

25.Can you come to my birthday party on Friday? Yes, sure, Sorry, I can'

26.I'm more outgoing than my sister.

27.My friend is the same as me.

28.Liu Ying isn't as good at sports as her sister.

29.She's a little more popular than me.

30.We are both quiet. We both have black eyes and black hair. We both enjoy going to parties.

31.He is good at schoolwork;

She is good at playing basketball.

32.I think a good friend can make me laugh.

33.I like to have friends who are like me. I like to have friends who are different from me.

34.How do you make a banana smoothie?

Peel three bananas, cut up the bananas, put the bananas and the yogurt into the blender, pour the milk into the blender, turn on the blender, drink the smoothie.

35 How many tomatoes do we need? We need two tomatoes.

36.How much honey do we need? We need two teaspoons of honey.

37. Finally mix it all up.

38. Put some relish on a slice of bread.

39. Here's a recipe for a great turkey sandwich.

40. How was your school trip?

It was really boring.

41. Did you go to the zoo?

No. I didn't. I went to aquarium.

42.Were there any sharks?

No, there weren't.

but there were some really smart seals.

43.Did Tina buy a souvenir?

No, she didn't, her friend Grace bought a souvenir.

44.Tina met a famous actor.

45.Tina got Jack Denis's autogra

46.Class 9 had a great time on the school trip.

47.How was your day off?

It was really boring.

48.Did you have fun camping?

49.I didn't have a very fun day.

50.Maria won the first prize in yesterday's singing competition

51.When was he born?

He was born in 1973.

52.Who's that? That's Deng Yaping, she's a great Chinese ping pong player.

53.How long did Charles Smith hiccup? He hiccupped for 69years and 5 month.

54.When did he start sneezing?

He sneezed in 1922.

55. You're never too young to start doing things.

56.Mozart started writing music when he was four years old.

57. Who's Shirley Temple?

She's a movie star.

58. When did she become a movie star? She became a movie star when she was three years old.

59. How old were you when you first went to a movie? She first went to a movie when she three years old.

60. She started ice skating when she was four.

61. I saw her play when I was eight.

She toured the US when she was fourteen.

62. He started to learn the piano when he was seven. He began to learn the accordion at the age of four.

63. What are you going to be when you grow up? I am going to be a computer programmer.

64 How are you going to do that?

I'm going to study computer science.

65. I'm going to move somewhere interesting.

I'm going to find a part-time job. I'm going to study French at the same time

66.I'm going to travel all over the world. I'm going to somewhere quiet and beautiful.

67. Could you please clean your room? Yes, sure.

68. Could you take out the trash? Yes, I can/ No, I can't.

69. I hate to do chores.

I hate doing the dishes, it's so boring.

70. Thanks a lot for taking care of my dog?

71. Don't forget to clean his bed.

72. What's the best radio station? What's the best movie theater?

It's the cheapest, it has the most comfortable seats.

73. Who's the best performer? Eliza was the best performer.

74. Last week's talent show was a great success.

75. What did you learn in school today? I learned English, Chinese and math