英语中的双宾语
【问】 From 1924 to 1929 he taught Chinese to the English in London.
请问如何理解句中的“taught Chinese to the English”呢?
【答】 在英语中,有些及物动词可以接两个宾语,叫做双宾语,即指人的间接宾语和指物的直接宾语.常用作“主语＋及物动词＋间接宾语＋直接宾语”句型.可以接双宾语的动词还有：give,show,pass,send,teach,take等.例如：
He gave her an apple.The girl showed me her new dress.
提醒：间接宾语和直接宾语的位置可以互换,但是前面必须使用介词 to 或 for.如果直接宾语为人称代词宾格时,则用“主语 + 及物动词 + 直宾 + 介词 + 间宾”句型.例如：
She passed him the salt.
= She passed the salt to him.
My father bought me a computer.
= My father bought a computer for me.