『學校畢業』的幾種表達方式

以college graduation為例，我們有以下的表達方式：

1a. After I graduated from college ...
1b. After I was graduated from college...
1c. After I graduated college ...

2a. After graduating from college, I ...
2b. After being graduated from college, I ...
2c. After graduating college, I ...
2d. After graduation from college, I ...

我們有時候會聽到1C 和 2C，但很多人視這兩種表達法是未受過教育的人用的。直到近50年前，才教導學子們1b 和 2b 是正確的形式。理由在於是學校讓你畢業，你沒有權利自己畢業。然而1b 和 2b 現在聽起來相當不自然且過氣，尤其是2b。

現在我們最常聽見的1a 和 2a，可是有時也會聽到2d。若想要避免在 a 和 b 形式上做選擇的話，2d 會是一個好的抉擇。

Nowadays you sometimes hear 1c and 2c. But many people regard them as illiterate.

Up until about 50 years ago, pupils were taught that 1b and 2b were the correct forms. The argument was that it is the college that graduates you; you don't have the power or authority to "graduate" yourself.

However, you would sound rather stiff and old fashioned if you used 1b and 2b nowadays -- especially 2b.

1a and 2a is what you hear most often nowadays. However, you do also hear 2d. This is a good choice if you want to avoid having to choose between the a and b forms.

William Kelly
Connecticut USA


中文隨意翻譯:Faineant