英语的反身代词的使用
反身代词在英语中的使用要比其他语言少得多。本解释提供了英语反身代词使用的概述，并提供了解释和例子。
English Reflexive Pronouns
下面是反身代词与主语代词搭配的概述。
- I: myself
- you: yourself
- he: himself
- she: herself
- it: itself
- we: ourselves
- you: yourselves
- they: themselves
反身代词“oneself”在笼统地谈论某种情况时使用。另一种形式是使用反身代词“yourself”来泛指某人:
- One can hurt oneself on those nails over there, so be careful!
- You can enjoy yourself by simply taking the time to relax.
Reflexive Pronoun Use Explained
当主语和宾语与反身动词相同时，使用反身代词:
- I enjoyed myself when I was in Canada.
- She hurt herself in the garden.
下面是一些英语中最常见的反身动词:
- to enjoy oneself: I enjoyed myself last summer.
- to hurt oneself: She hurt herself playing baseball last week.
- to kill oneself: Killing oneself is considered a sin in many cultures.
- to market oneself as something: He's trying to market himself as a consultant.
- to convince oneself: Peter tried to convince himself to move on with his life.
- to deny oneself: It's a bad idea to deny oneself the occasional scoop of ice-cream.
- to encourage oneself: We encourage ourselves to learn something new every week.
- to pay oneself: Sharon pays herself $5,000 a month.
- to make oneself something: George makes himself a sandwich.
Reflexive Verbs That Change Meaning
有些动词在与反身代词连用时，其意思略有变化。下面是一些最常见的动词的意思变化:
- to amuse oneself = to have fun alone
- to apply oneself = to try hard
- to content oneself = to be happy with a limited amount of something
- to behave oneself = to act properly
- to find oneself = to learn about and understand yourself
- to help oneself = to not ask for help from others
- to see oneself as something/someone = to think about yourself in a specific manner
Examples
- She amused herself by playing cards on the train.
- They helped themselves to the food on the table.
- I'll behave myself at the party. I promise!
As an Object of a Preposition Referring to Subject
反身动词也用作介词的宾语，以指向主语:
- Tom bought a motorcycle for himself.
- They purchased a round trip ticket to New York for themselves.
- We made everything in this room by ourselves.
- Jackie took a weekend holiday to be by herself.
To Emphasize Something
反身代词也用于强调某人坚持自己做某事而不依赖他人:
- No, I want to finish it myself! = I don't want anyone helping me.
- She insists on talking to the doctor herself. = She didn't want anyone else talking to the doctor.
- Frank tends to eat everything himself. = He doesn't let the other dogs get any food.
As the Agent of an Action
反身代词也用在介词短语“all by”后面，表示主语自己做某事:
He drove to school all by himself.My friend learned to invest in the stock market all by herself.I chose my clothing all by myself.
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