并列連詞(for,and,but,so)易錯(cuò)題分析

【例1】I’m sorry, _____ I won’t be able to come tonight.

A. for                                                      B. and

C. but                                                      D. then

【陷阱】容易誤選A，因?yàn)榭崭窈蟮木渥邮怯靡哉f明 I’m sorry 的原因的，所以便想當(dāng)然地認(rèn)為要選for來表示原因。

【分析】事實(shí)上，I’m sorry 后習(xí)慣上不接表示原因的連詞 for，而接表示轉(zhuǎn)折的連詞 but（也可省略 but），用以委婉地提出一個(gè)使對(duì)方不快的事實(shí)。又如：

Oh, sorry, but she’s out. 哦，不好意思，她出去了。

I’m sorry, but I have to disagree. 對(duì)不起，我不敢茍同。

I’m sorry, but I have already had another appointment. 對(duì)不起，我已經(jīng)有約會(huì)了。

注：I’m sorry 后雖然不能接表原因的連詞for，但卻可接介詞 for。如：

I’m sorry for shouting at you. 對(duì)不起沖你嚷嚷了。

I am sorry for what I said to you. 我后悔不該對(duì)你講那些話。

【例2】The point is not who said the words, _____ they are true or not.

A. but whether                                          B. and whether

C. but how                                               D. and how

【陷阱】幾個(gè)干擾項(xiàng)均有可能誤選。

【分析】最佳答案為A。此題涉及兩個(gè)搭配：一是 not … but …（不是……而是……），二是 whether … or not (是否)。請(qǐng)看類例：

He was not an actor, who often appeared on stage, _____ a writer, writing stories.

A. but                                                      B. and

C. then                                                     D. so

答案選A，主要考查 not … but … 結(jié)構(gòu)。

【例3】Just because they make more money than I do, _____ they seem to look down on me.

A. so                                                        B. and

C. but                                                      D. 不填

【陷阱】但容易誤選A，將漢語的“因?yàn)?/FONT>……所以……”直譯為 because … so …。