lack的用法(3)

lack的用法

[案例3.]

　　I am lacking of practice or I am lacking practice.

　　BE：正常表达的方式是:

　　"I haven't given a massage for a long time. I'm out of practice."

　　If you want to use the verb "to lack":

　　"I lack practice" or I'm lacking in practice".

　　[案例4.]

　　1. Lacking money, he couldn't spend his holiday in Shanghai this summer.

　　2. Lacking in money, he couldn't spend his holiday in Shanghai this summer.

　　Q：这两句是否都对?

　　答：1句对(lack sth.);2句错(但语法结构并不错be lacking in sth.).

　　句2类似结构的关键是 be lacking in + quality

　　Lacking in courage, he would never leave home.

　　Totally lacking in charm, he could not attract the audience.

　　注：However, this is still not very idiomatic. I would expect:

　　Because he was lacking in courage, he never left home.

　　[注意事项]

　　1.There is no lack of … 总用is/was单数形式

　　2.For lack of 里没有the

　　【问题探究】 He is lack of money.

　　问：lack 是名词，这里似乎是不能放be动词后的吧?

　　答：That’s water.名词有时也能用在be动词后。这似乎有些题外了。当然本题句是错误的，下面的都对：

　　1. He lacks money [lacks = verb]

　　2. He has a lack of money [lack = noun]

　　3.He is lacking in money [lacking = adjective]

　　"He is lack of money." (X)

　　"He suffers from a lack of money/confidence /personality/etc." ("Lack" = noun.) (V)

　　"I can't meet you today for lack of time." ("Lack" = noun.) (V)

　　"Lacking" 可以是adjective, 常用于be lacking in sth. 结构。且那sth.应该是抽象的事物，故上面的句3也错误了。

　　题目句是错的。可以说: "He is lacking money" 或 "he lacks money". 如果说 "He is..." (如 "He is a teacher") 那么就是在描述他什么, 也就是他自己不能是(a lack) < he cannot himself be 'a lack'>

　　有时人们把lack用与这样的句子，如 "He lacks common sense/initiative". 'To lack' 是个很华丽的古英语动词, 但现在人们也许更可能用 "He has no...".