如你所说,这个句子有歧义,
不过,依就近原则,听者一般会认为
in the boat 是指 the boy .
如果说者的意思是 在船上的妇女,
比较正确的说法是
The woman in the boat looked at the boy
或
The woman who was in the boat looked at the boy.
(句子改为过去时态比较正确.)
如你所说,这个句子有歧义,
不过,依就近原则,听者一般会认为
in the boat 是指 the boy .
如果说者的意思是 在船上的妇女,
比较正确的说法是
The woman in the boat looked at the boy
或
The woman who was in the boat looked at the boy.
(句子改为过去时态比较正确.)