2021年1月23日发(作者：composed)
that
和
those
的特别用法

* that
可代表前面提到的名词，以避免重复：

The oil output last year was much higher than that of 1990.
去年的石油产
量比
1990
年高得多。

His description did not answer to that of the thief.
小偷的模样和他所描
述的不相符。

* those
可代表前面的复数名词，以避免重复：

His stories are more interesting than those I told.
他的故事比我讲的有趣。

My questions are similar to those you raised.
我的问题＆你提的差不多。

* that
还可代表前句所说的情况：

We see him when he comes to town
，but that isn’t often.他进城时我们就见
到他，不过他不常进城。

Van Gogh succeeded in selling only one painting in his life time
，
and that
to his brother.
梵高一生只卖出一张画，这张画还是卖给他哥哥的。

* that
还可用于某些成语：

a. that is
这就是说：

One solution would be to change the shape of the screen, that is, to make
it wider.
解决方法应该是去改变屏幕的形状，这就是说使屏幕更宽些。

b. that’s all
就这些，如此而已：

Just don’t do it again, that’s all. 只要以后别再这样做了，就这些。

c. that’s
it
你说对了：

“You
have
no
confidence?”
“That’s
it.
I’m
no
good.”
“
你
没
有
信
心？”“你说对了，我不行。”

d. that’s that
情况就是这样：

He’s gone and that’s that. 他走了，情况就是这样。

e. that’s to say
这就是说：