在上下文中,我们可以用 so 来替代前面说的内容,能很好地避免重复。
比如:
1)The situation became intolerable five years ago and it remains so even today.
译:局势五年前变得无法容忍,时至今日依然如此。
这个 so 就等于中文里的“如此”,指代前面说的“intolerable”。
2)Tom is very selfish. He’s been so since his childhood.
译:汤姆很自私,他从小到大一直都这样。
这里的 so = very selfish
既然 so 可以指代形容词,那么自然就有比较级,我们可以使用 more so 和 less so:
1)Amy seems cold and distant, Mary more so.
译:Amy 似乎很冷漠,不易接近。玛丽有过之而无不及。
2)Teresa has always been very friendly, her husband less so.
译:泰瑞莎一直很友善,但她先生比较不友善。
So 还可以指代上文的“整件事情”,比如:
1)
Paul: Will Emily be at the meeting today?
保罗:艾米莉今天会参加会议吗?
Peter: I don’t think so.
彼得:我不认为这样(她会参加会议)。
2)
Our manager is going to quit his job because he has inherited a lot of money. My colleague told me so when I came to work today.
译:我们经理即将辞掉工作,因为他继承了一大笔钱。今天上班时我同事告诉我这件事。
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