英语动词成语与短语动词之对比

摘要

英语动词成语和短语动词是组成英语成语的两大重要成分，两者在日常生活学习用语中的频繁出现常常使得英语学习者无法将两者辨认开来，造成了英语学习者熟练掌握英语成语的一大障碍。为进一步了解英语动词成语和短语动词，以便英语学习者在平常英语应用或活动中将其区分开，从而更加牢固地掌握英语成语。本文从英语动词成语和短语动词的起源现状开始探讨其二者在结构上和特征上的相同点与不同之处。通过将英语动词成语和短语动词在结构上和特征上进行对比,最后总结出两者间存在的共同之处和区别之在。希望能为英语学习者开辟出一条熟练掌握英语成语的捷径。

关键词：动词成语；短语动词；结构；特征

Contents

Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………………………….Ⅰ

Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………..Ⅱ.

摘要……………………………………………………………………………………………. Ⅲ

Contents………………………………………………………………………………………….Ⅳ

1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………….1

2. The origins of verbal idioms and phrasal verbs………………………………………………..2

3. Structure of English verbal idioms and phrasal verbs………………………………………….4

3.1 Structure of English verbal idioms………………………………………………………….4

3.2 Structure of English phrasal verbs …………………………………………………………5

4. Characteristics of verbal idioms and phrasal verbs……………………………………………..6

4.1 Characteristics of verbal idioms…………………………………………………………….6

4.1.1 Possessing the function of conventional usage ………………………………………..6

4.1.2 Holding a strong stability in sentences…………………………………………………7

4.1.3 Owning a strong globality in patterns…………………………………………………..8

4.1.3.1 Verbal idioms keeping the meaning of each separate word ……………………….8

4.1.3.2 Verbal idioms leading to completely new and metaphorical meanings……………9

4.1.4 Expressing a clear succinctness in application………………………………………….9

4.2 Characteristics of phrasal verbs……………………………………………………………..9

4.2.1 Being used extensively in daily English………………………………………………..10

4.2.2 Varying in stability and globality in patterns…………………………………………...10

4.2.3 Applying complexly with multiple meaning……………………………………………11

5. Comparisons between verbal idioms and phrasal verbs in structures and characteristics………12

5.1 Similarities between verbal idioms and phrasal verb………………………………………..12

5.2 Distinction between verbal idioms and phrasal verb……………………………………….13

5.3 Relationship between verbal idioms and phrasal verbs…………………………………….13

6. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………...14

Bibliography …………………………………………………………………………………...16