W:I just saw The Third Man for the fourth time. I still enjoy it.
M:That’s nothing. I’ve seen it twice that often and my brother has seen it ten times.
男的说他看的这部电影的次数是这位女性的两倍(twice that),that 应该指的是 four times.
那样请问老师, 此句中often是何意?不再是“常常,一直”的意思了吧?
很感谢!
口语说的twice that often,实质是twice as often 的意思,在often 后省略了比较的成分,补充完整是:
I’ve seen it twice as often as you. 我看电影的次数是你的两倍。
在I’ve seen it twice that often这句话中,that 是程度副词,等于so的意思:“那样的,那样的”,表示一个可知的次数。twice that often:那个次数的两倍。
often 是一个“频度副词”,用于比较时,翻译为“次数”就好。又如:
Women blink twice as often as men. 女性眨双眼的次数是男性的两倍。