搭配五  in itself

該搭配的意思是“本質上”“實質上”“本身”。如：

He is not bad in himself. 他本質不壞。

The idea is not bad in itself. 這主意本身不錯。

Threading a needle is an art in itself. 穿針引線本身就是一種技巧。

You’ve managed to complete the course—that in itself is an achievement. 你設法修完了課程——這本身就是成績。

搭配六  to oneself

該搭配的基本意思是“獨自地”“單獨地”“給自己用”，通常與某些動詞配合使用，其含義也往往受所搭配動詞意思的影響。如：

1. cry to oneself 哭著對自己說

Oh Ned, Nancy cried to herself, why did you have to leave me? 哦，內德，南希還哭著對自己說，你為什么一定得離開我呢？

2. have something to oneself 獨自享用某物

I have the whole day to myself. 今天整天都是屬于我自己的。

With my parents away I’ve got the house to myself. 由于我父母不在，我可以獨自使用這所房子。

3. keep (oneself) to oneself 不與人交往

Nobody knows much about him; he keeps himself very much to himself. 誰都不太了解他，因為他很少與人來往。

4. say to oneself 心里想(www.hz123456.com)

So I said to myself, “It’s time I left.” 所以我想：“我該走了。”

I woke up early and said to myself, “Shall I get up?” 我很早就醒來了，心里想：“要不要起床呢？”

注意：say to oneself與speak to oneself大致同義，主要指“說給自己聽”“在心里想著”，其“自言自語”的成分比較少。若要表示“自言自語”（強調出聲），可用talk to oneself。如：

He was probably talking to himself, which he often did now. 他也許在自言自語，他現在常常如此。

When she was old, she would sit in the corner talking to herself for hours. 在她年老時，她老坐在角落里自言自語，一說就是幾個小時。

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