主语视为单数，是整体啊=======英语中由and连成的搭配很多，有名词、形容词和副词等，其意义有的与字面含义相同，如：in and out，意为“进出”，有的则并非如此，如：high and dry意为“孤立无援”。所以，遇到后面的这种情况，切莫望文生义。 一、与字面含义相同或基本相同 1．far and wide四面八方，到处 Marxism Was spread far and wide in China long before liberation． 马克思主义在解放前很久就在中国广泛传播。 2．far and near远近，到处 People far and near came to see the acrobatic performance． 远近的人们都来自杂技表演。 3．fair and square光明正大 He has done it fair and square． 他这事做得光明正大。 4．early and late从早到晚 Early and late he worked on the farm，still he had no money, no honey, nothing． 他从早到晚在农场干活，还是一无金钱，二无爱情，一无所有。 5．safe and sound安然无恙Some were injured，but others were safe and sound． 有些人受了伤，其他人安然无恙。 类似的还有：pen and ink笔墨；rich and poor贫富；right and wrong 正误；great and small大小；knife and fork 刀叉；upand down上下，来回；again and again (time andagain，once and again)一次又一次地，反复地；first and foremost首要地；there and back来回地；here and now此时此地；back and forth (toand fro)前后；正反两面地；then and there (thereand then)当场；black and blue青一块紫一块；等等。 二、从字面看不出其含义 1．hard and fast严格的，不可动的 ①In oyr family there is a hard and fast the rule against smoking． 我们家严禁吸烟。 ②The ship grounded hard and fast． 船搁浅了，动也动不得。 2．by and large总的说来 By and large the relocation seems to have been beneficial． 总的说来，这些迁移似乎是有益的。 3．far and away(=out and away，相当于by far，用于比较级和最高级)无疑地，极，很 ①This is far and away t}le best tide of the article． 这无疑是这篇文章最好的题目。 ②He is far and away the better student． 他比其他学生好得多。 4．out and about (up and about)(指病愈后)能起床走动 His mother was ill for several months but is now up and about again． 他母亲病好几个月，现在已复元能够活动了。 5．by and by不久以后，不一会儿 At first he felt awkward，but by and by he got used to it． 起先他感到别扭，但很快就习惯了。 6．out and out彻头彻尾地，十足地 These people are traitors to their country out and out． 这些人都是彻头彻尾的卖国贼。 7．flesh aim blood人类 These sorrows are more than flesh and blood can bear． 这些不幸是人难以忍受的。 类似的还有：off and on 偶尔地，断断续续地；thick and thin 忠贞不渝的；now and again (ever and again)不时，时时；high and low 到处；high and mighty趾高气扬，神气活现；most and least统统，毫无例外；through and through彻头彻尾地；spick and span崭新的，整洁的；heart and soul全心全意地。 三、nice／good+and+a．／ad．，这种结构往往出现在口语中，对and后面的词起加强气的作用。这种结构称为假拟并列，其含义有两种： (1)表示令人愉快，高兴，满意，这时多半用nice and，相当于delightly，satisfactorily 或 nicely。如： ①n is nice and cool in the mountain area． 山区气候凉爽宜人。 ②The new car is running nice and fast． 这辆新车跑得够快的。 (2)表示非常，完全，相当于very，entirely，altogether，thoroughly。 ①He was good and tired． 他累坏了。 ②I pushed Mary good and hard． 我重重地推了玛丽一下。 类似的还有：fine and…，lovely and…，rare and…等。
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