簡析“for oneself”與“by oneself”
快樂學堂
for oneself 有兩個用法:
1. 自己,親自。如:
You can judge for yourself. (你可以自己做出判斷。)
He demanded the right to decide for himself. (他要求得到自己做決定的權力。)
2. 為自己,替自己。如:
He made _disibledevent= alone)。如:
I like to travel by myself. (我喜歡獨自旅行。)
She was sitting by herself on a bench. (她獨自坐在一條長凳上。)
I often like to spend time by myself. (我平常喜歡獨自消磨時間。)
2. 靠自己,無他人幫助(without help)。如:
I studied by myself for an hour.(我自己學習了一個鍾頭。)
She can mend the fridge by herself. (她能自己修理冰箱。)
I managed to do it by myself. (我是自己做成這件事的。)
3. 自動地(主要用於 by itself,意思相當於automatically)。如:
This is a machine that works by itself. (這是一台自動工作的機器。)
The door opens by itself as you approach[靠近] it. (當你靠近時,門就會自動打開。)
The machine will start by itself in a few seconds.(機器在幾秒鍾後會自動開啟。)