在中文裏,詞序非常重要;兩個字的秩序不同，意思也不同。例如“東西”和“西東”，前者是“things”，後者是
“everywhere” ——“各奔西東”。再如“女兒”和“兒女”，中譯日，前者是“ daughter(s)”，後者是“children”。
英語的詞序雖不像中文那樣富有語義上的變化，但也很重要，絕對不容忽視。有時，一字一詞方位的改變，全句的意思可能
“牽一發動全身”，跟著受影響。
下面便是些好例子：
① Even the government officers admitted that some tax measures were
unfair.
② The government officers admitted that even some tax measures were
unfair.
第一句的意思是：每個人，包括政府官員，都承認有些稅務措施不公平。第二句的意思是：政府官員承認，許多事情，連稅務
措施在內，都不公平。前者焦點在“人”;後者則在“事”。
③ The couple don‘t have much money to spend on their foreign trip.
④ The couple don‘t have to spend much money on their foreign trip.
第三句說“錢不夠用”;第四句卻說“不必多用錢”。“沒有錢可花”和“有錢不必多花”，呈強烈對炤，操作手冊翻譯，詞序的影響，由此
可見一斑!
⑤ The committee as a whole pointed out that the world economic
situation had improved.
⑥ The committee pointed out that the world economic situation as a
whole had improved.
第五句指的是“全部的委員”;第六句卻影射“整體的經濟侷勢”。同樣一個片語，
所指有所不同。
⑦ In vain did David try to prevent the job from being done.
⑧ David tried to prevent the job from being done in vain.
⑦裏的“in vain”(無結果)指的是大衛的行動;⑧裏的不是指人的行動，而是指“在進行中的工作”。
⑨ Approaching the shop, Helen noticed two strangers.
⑩ Helen noticed two strangers approaching the shop.
⑨裏講的是“海倫走向銀行時，注意到兩個陌生人”;⑩裏指的是“兩個陌生人走向銀行時，引起海倫的注意”。
(11) I may visit a sometime lecturer of English language.
(12) I may visit a lecturer of English language sometime.
(11)裏的“sometime”是形容詞，意思是“以前的”;(12)裏的“ sometime”是時間副詞，意思是“某時候”。前者可以改
成“former ”或“previous”;後者就要變為“at a certain time”了。
最後，請問下列二詞，哪個是“防暴警察”?哪個是“警察暴動”?
A: RIOT POLICE
B: POLICE RIOT
Answer: A 防暴警察
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