"to be" 的原形是 "be"。
"to be" 本身是一个不定式,通常在句子中作为动词的基本形式出现。
"to be" 的现在式是 "am"(我)、 "is"(他/她/它)、 "are"(我们/你们/他们)。
"to be" 的过去式是 "was"(单数)和 "were"(复数)。
"to be" 的将来式是 "will be"(所有人称)。
"To be or not to be, that's the question!"
这句话是莎士比亚的经典台词,其中蕴含着深刻的哲学思考和情感色彩。
在中文翻译中,将其译为“生存还是毁灭,这是个问题!” 进行了意译,更准确地传达了原文的含义和情感。
直译的话,可能会变成“是还是不是,这是个问题”,但这样的翻译无法完全表达原文中的深刻思考和情感内涵。
在莎士比亚原文中,"to be" 可以理解为 "生存",而 "not to be" 可以理解为 "毁灭"。哈姆雷特在这里探讨的是生存的意义和价值,以及是否应该选择死亡来逃避生活中的痛苦和不公。
因此,"生存还是毁灭" 这样的翻译更能体现出哈姆雷特所面临的哲学困境和心理斗争,同时也更符合中文的表达习惯,让读者能够更好地理解和感受这句话的深层含义。
从英语学习的角度来看,"To be or not to be, that's the question!" 这个句子包含了几个重要的语言学习元素:
通过分析这个句子,英语学习者可以加深对英语语法结构、修辞手法和文化背景的理解,从而在语言运用上更加得心应手。
时态/语态 | 形式 | 示例 | 适用人称 |
---|---|---|---|
现在时 | am | I am a student. | 第一人称单数 |
is | He is a teacher. | 第三人称单数 | |
are | You are a student. / They are teachers. | 第二人称单数、所有复数和第一、第三人称复数 | |
过去时 | was | I was a student. / He was a teacher. | 第一人称单数和第三人称单数 |
were | You were a student. / They were teachers. | 第二人称单数和所有复数 | |
将来时 | will be | I will be a teacher. | 所有人称和数 |
am going to be | I am going to be a doctor. | 所有人称和数 | |
现在进行时 | am being | I am being tested. | 第一人称单数 |
is being | The car is being repaired. | 第三人称单数 | |
are being | They are being interviewed. | 第二人称单数、所有复数和第一、第三人称复数 | |
过去进行时 | was being | I was being examined by the doctor. | 第一人称单数和第三人称单数 |
were being | The house was being built. | 第二人称单数和所有复数 | |
现在完成时 | have been | I have been to the Great Wall. | 所有人称和数 |
has been | He has been to the Great Wall. | 第三人称单数 | |
过去完成时 | had been | I had been to the Great Wall before. | 所有人称和数 |
been | By that time, they had been to the Great Wall three times. | 所有人称和数 | |
被动语态 | am | The book is read by me. | 第一人称单数 |
is | The car is repaired. | 第三人称单数 | |
are | The flowers are watered by her. | 第二人称单数、所有复数和第一、第三人称复数 | |
was | The window was cleaned. | 第一人称单数和第三人称单数 | |
were | The doors were painted. | 第二人称单数和所有复数 | |
been | The work has been done by them. | 所有人称和数 |