pilots指示代词this与that的指前和指后

2021年1月20日发(作者：宫面)
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指示代词
this
与
that
的指前和指后

关于 指示代词
this
与
that
的前指与后指，请注意以下两点：

1.
如果是前指（即回指前文提到的事情）
，可用
that
或this
。如：

She married Jim, and this [that] surprised me.
她嫁给了吉姆，这使我感到很吃惊。

John had a bad cold. That [This] was
why he didn’t turn up.
约翰患了重感冒，这
(
那
)
就
是他没有来的原因。

The kids would answer back and that [this] drove her crazy.
孩子们会顶嘴，把她逼疯。

We laughed and that [this] helped ease the tension.
我们笑了，因而使紧张的情绪缓和下
来。

They offered me free accommodation for a year, and that [this] decided me.
他们愿意免
费为我提供一年的住宿，这就使我下定了决心。

It was always said of the Princess that she had the common touch and that [this] was
why she was so well loved by the people.
人人都说王妃平易近人，也正是因为这一点她才
会如此深受民众的爱戴。

注：回指上文的

that
在译成汉语时，通常也译为“这”。如：

That’s where you are wrong.
这就是你不对的地方。


2.
如果是后指（即指后文叙述的事情）
，则通常只用

this
。如：

I want to know this: is he healthy?
我想知道这一点：他是否很健康。

Answer me this: how did they know we were here?
回答我这个问题：他们怎么知道我们在
这儿？

The challenge for American leadership is this: Can we put our economic house in order?