concern 与 concerned
1.So far as...is(或are等)concerned(就…而论)比as far as...is(或are等)concerned普通,比so far as concerns...或as concerns...更普通。注意so far as concerns...和as concerns两种表达方式里用concerns,不可用concern。
2.He was concerned to hear of her ill health里的to hear表示原因,He was concerned to improve her health里的to improve表示目的。
3.He was concerned about the matter是“他为了这件事关心或担心”。He was concerned in the matter是“他参与了这件事”。He was concerned with the matter是“他跟这件事有关”或“他参与了这件事”。
4.concerned with作“跟…有关”解,用处很广。例如:
- Everybody is concerned with politics.
- A dictionary is concerned with words and phrases as such rather than with the things they stand for.
- The lectures are intended to help all who are concerned with the conducting of literacy classes.
- The book is concerned with the myths of the land.
- The story is concerned with a national hero.
- His sketches are concerned with his observations as a Chinese visitor in Europe.
- The conference is concerned with big problems of the day.
- Your questions concerned with social development are very interesting.
5.be concerned with和concern往往意思相同,concerned with往往和concerning意思相同。例如:
- The story is concerned with a national hero.
The story concerns a national hero. - The article deals with some questions concerned with the historicalevent.
The article deals with some questions concerning the historicalevent.
6.everybody concerned(每个有关的人),all concerned(有关各方)和the department concerned(有关部门)各种表达方式里的concerned等于that is concerned, who are concerned和that(或which)is concerned,实际上不可把that is等写出。
7.your concern for me是“你对于我的关怀”,your concern over me是“你对于我的担心”。
8.To whom it may concern或To Whom It May Concern用在不指明收信者是谁的信里,当作salutation(代Dear Sir等),作“这信是给任何有关系的人看的”解。这种信通常没有信尾客套语,如Yours very truly。
9.关于a concerned air(关切的神情)等,参见much 3 (5) E