看下下面几句句子：①-Her kite is not as beautiful as yours.

题目

看下下面几句句子：①-Her kite is not as beautiful as yours.
-No,hers is not as beautiful as mine.
②-Their kite is not as colourful as yours.
-No.Ours is more colourful than theirs.
【为什么从句子上看第一方与第二方表达意思相同、但第二方却用“No”作答?】

答案

是这样的,在英语中,对别人提出的观点作出评价或判断,逻辑是与汉语不同的.英语是直来直去,对客观事实本身作出判断,如①-Her kite is not as beautiful as yours.中文译为“她的风筝不如你的好看”,此时你要对这个事实进行判断,也就是判断“她的风筝是不是比你的好看?”.若她的风筝确实比你的好看,则要用肯定回答“yes,hers is as beautiful as mine”,若她的风筝不如你的风筝,那就要用否定回答“no,hers is not as beautiful as mine.”.同理,第二题中,你不需要理会说话人的立场,只消对客观事实作出判断,即“他们的风筝是不是比你的好看?”.是,就用yes；不是,就用no.简而言之,客观事实是肯定的,就得用肯定回答“yes”,若客观事实是否定的,就得用否定回答“no”.