see作“看见”解时,不能接 that从句作宾语吗?
贺立民编著《贺氏英语语法全书》(中山大学出版社,2003年2月第1版)p992:
see 的含义是“看见”时不可用that从句作宾语,含义是“觉得(=feel )”“发现(=find )”或“确信(=make sure)”时则可。如:
a. I saw that he left the room. ×
b. I saw him leave the room. √ (我看见他离开房间的。)
实际上,这种说法是错误的,是不符合当前英语实际的。see作“看见(=perceive with the eyes)”解,后接that从句的正确性早已被以英语为母语的人士所证实(当然也被以英语为非母语的人士逐渐接受),请看例证:
1. A Dictionary of Contemporay American Usage by BERGEN EVANS and COR.NELIA EVANS( RANDOM HOUSE NEW YORK)p436:When used in an active form, see may be followed by an object and the simple form of a verb, as in Z saw him leave, or by an object and the