首先,a parent 意思是 a person's father or mother, 但常用parents,意思是 father and mother.其次,carries with it extra stress 相当于 carries extra sress with it.例如:My views don't carry much weight with the boss. 我的意见对老板起不了多少作用。
下面的是2009年的北京卷高考题:
Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with ________ extra stress.
A. it B. them C. one D. him
这题的答案是A,资料上的怎么翻译是:为人父母并非总是一件容易的事,作为一个有特殊需求的孩子的父母,会有更多的额外的压力。
两个疑问:
1. 句子中为什么用 a parent,而不用 parents 呢?父母不是两个吗?
2. 句中的 with it extra stree 是什么结构,是复合结构吗?
请专家解答,谢谢!