oneself的六种用法

1、【问题】 “ 王先生和我本人都要到会的” 一句， 译成英文 and myself will be present ， 为何不对请将myself的用法详为说明。【解答】 在古代英语中， 曾经以 me,him ， them 等单纯代名词， 当作 myself ， himself ， themselves 来用，使之具有反身的意味（ Reflexive Meaning ），如 Shakespeare 说的 I have writ me here a letter.（我在此写了一封信。）及Byron 说的 To their salutations he bends him slightly. （对于他

2、们的敬礼，他略微弯身回答。）反过来具有-self 的字，却用于没有反身的意思（ non- reflexively ）了，如 Iam inviting yourself and your wife. （我要招待你和你的太太。）所以问句中翻译的英文句子，在古代是通的，但现代英语却不许这样说了，必须改为：Mr Wong and I will be present.才可以。同样 They invited my wife and myself. 句中末字也要改为 me才合乎现代英语的语法现在且说这种-self 代名词的正当的用法又是怎样的。（ 1 ）用作及物动词的宾语，句中主语和宾语为同一人或同一物时：

3、The child has burnt itself. （那孩子烫了自己。）Jesus called himself the Son of God. （耶稣叫他自己为上帝之子。）Don't excuse yourself. （不必道歉。）（ 2 ）“及物动词+反身代名词=不及物动词。时：I seated myself （ =sat down ） beside him （我在他旁边坐下了。Don't overeat yourself. （勿过食。）I have enjoyed myself very much （我玩得很愉快。）（ 3 ）成为介词的宾语时：You must tak

4、e good care of yourself. （你必须善自珍摄。）The door opened of itself. （门自开了。）（他总是独居。）He always lives by himself.You must do that for yourself.（你得自己做。）（他对镜自照。）He looked at himself in the mirror.人为愚人所酷使，鬼神也为之哭泣。）Our captors left us to ourselves.（俘虏我们的人让我们自由行动，不加管束。4）用于主语、宾语、补语的同格，以加强其意义，不加时意思也一样。The matter it

5、self is very clear.He wrote the letter himself.Napoleon himself could not do it.以加强其意义，不加时意思也一样。（事情本身很明白。）（他亲笔写的信。）（拿破化本人也不能做到。）Even the very gods themselves weep over the slavery of wisdom to folly.Carlyle （见到贤（那老人客气极了。）The old gentleman is hospitality itself.5）用于避免发生误会时：She asked for a ticket for herself.for her则可能是指别人。6 ）在比较时，用有than ，likeso ， as 时：She is much taller than myself.（她比我身得多。）The photo is not in the least like myself.（那照片一点也不象我。）They are quite as well educated as myself.（他们和我一样受过高深的教育。比较： (a)He himself did it.(b)He