解释theneedsofitsspeakerschange处的语法
Language changes for several reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speakers change
because 的意思是:因为,由于。because 后加从句。
First, it changes because the needs of its speakers change.
这句话中的“the needs of its speakers change”是由 because 引出的从句,在这个从句中,主语部分是“the needs of its speakers”(对应的中文翻译:使用这种语言的人的需求),因为主语是复数形式,其后所接的动词 change 也就不必采用第三人称单数形式。
对应的英中文翻译如下:
Language changes for several reasons. First, it changes because the needs of its speakers change.
语言的变化是由于几个原因。首先,它的变化是因为使用这种语言的人的需求在改变。
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