There are books and books.是“有许多许多的书”吗
(2011-07-04 09:55:08)
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词典中and的用法已说明了这一点:
and used to connect two identical words to indicate that things of the same name or class have different qualities. [用来连接两个相同的词表示同一事物有不同性质]此外还有contrasting with (different kinds of the same thing) 与(同一事物的不同种类)相对照:
Don't worry there are rules and rules, ie Some rules are more important, more easy to ignore, etc than others. 别担心--规则跟规则不一样(有的规则比其他规则重要、 容易疏忽等).
All human conduct is determined or caused—but there are causes and causes.所有人类行为都是先决的或有原因的——但有这样那样的原因。
There is coffee and coffee.咖啡有这种那种之分。