反身代名詞 Reflexive Pronouns

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反身代名詞 Reflexive Pronouns
＊「~自己」，反身代名詞的功能

  (1) 當作『受詞』：受詞與主詞相同時，則使用反身代名詞

     She is looking at herself in the water.

     A: Who is he talking to? B: He is talking to himself.

     The doctor told me to take care of myself.

     God helps those who help themselves. 【諺】天助自助者

  (2) 當作『副詞』：放在動詞之後，說明獨自或靠自己做某事，可加上by

     We cleaned the classroom (by) ourselves. No body helped us.

     I was at home by myself. Nobody was with me.

     My sister is only eight years old, but she goes to school by herself.

  (3) 強調名詞本身(主詞或受詞)

      I want to see our boss. [普通]

      I myself want to see our boss. [加強主詞]我想親自見老闆。

      I want to see our boss himself. [加強受詞]我想見老闆本人。

＊反身代名詞不可用於下列的情形

  (1)直接當作主詞

     (X) Myself can’t believe what has happened.

     (O) I myself can’t believe what has happened.

  (2)不可直接以反身代名詞形成所有格

     (X) This is myself’s book.

     (O)[普通] This is my book. = This is a book of mine.(我的一本書)

[強調]This is my own book. (我自己的書)

             = This is a book of my own. 【雙重所有格】

＊含有反身代名詞的常見片語

  enjoy ~self = have a good time (玩得開心) We all enjoyed ourselves at the party.

  hurt ~self = get hurt (受傷) He fell down the tree and hurt himself.

  help ~self to …(自行取用…) Boys, help yourselves to the desert.

  make yourself at home (不要拘束) Please make yourself at home.

  talk to ~self (自言自語) The old is strange and likes to talk to himself.

  DIY = Do It Yourself.