provide...for...还是 provide...to...
(2014-05-09 22:49:09)
标签:
provide |
分类: 答疑解惑 |
Needless to
say, one of the biggest opportunities ______ to Nanjing is the 2014
Youth Olympic Games.
A.
applied
《2014年马鞍山市高中毕业班第三次教学质量检测》第38小题,该题答案为D,为什么?
解释:
关于 provide的用法,比较以下句型:
羊为我们提供羊毛。
正:Sheep provides wool for us. (通常用介词 for)
正:Sheep provides us with wool. (with 通常不省)
注:以上是最普通的表达,最为人们所接受。以下两类用法,尽管还有人反对,但在现代英语中也渐被接受:
村民们为他们提供食物。
正:The villagers provided food to them.
正:The villagers provided them (with) food.
例如:
一、provide sth. for sb.
These clubs provide a much appreciated service for this area.
这些俱乐部为地区提供了很令人赞赏的服务。《新牛津英汉双解大词典》
How will she provide for six
children?
providing food and shelter for
the refugees
We provide food and clothing for our families. 我们为家人提供衣食。 《牛津英语同义词词典》
二、provide sb. with sth.
Sheep provide us with wool. 羊供给我们羊毛。 《现代英汉综合大辞典》
They are ill provided with food. 他们的食品不足。 《现代英汉综合大辞典》
He provided us with a lot of useful information. 他给我们提供了许多有用的信息。 《牛津英语搭配词典》
三、provide sth. to sb. (这种用法用的比较少,作为学生还是尽可能用规范英语较好。)
The scheme was intended to provide financial help to unemployed workers.
该方案旨在向失业工人提供经济援助。 《牛津英语搭配词典》