学员疑问:老师,下面这个句子中几个and的用法有点模糊。
Parents are often upset when their children praise the homes of their friends and regard it as a slur on their own cooking, or cleaning, or furniture, and often are foolish enough to let the adolescents see that they are annoyed.
老师解答:连词and表示并列关系,可以连接前后并列关系的单词、短语、或句子。这个句子第一个and是when从句包含的两个并列的分句,这是主语都是their children,所以第二个分句就省略的主语;当然,也可以理解成and连接并列的谓语部分。第二个and是连接主句的两个并列句,主语都是Parents;同样,可以理解成连接主句的并列的谓语。
点评分析:其实判断and到底连接那两个(或几个)并列的内容,还是要边看边断句理解意思,通过结构和逻辑意思两方面一起来判断。一定要训练边看边断句理解的习惯,长句难句能力才能提升。