有一读者问: 请问如何做这道选择题:
(1)I'm sorry to put you_________so much trouble.
A. to B. with C. for D. by
to put somebody to trouble 是一种固定说法,故而应选A。 put somebody to...在此有“使某人遭受……”的意思,与此类似的还有 put somebody to shame, death, inconvenience 等,实例如:
(2)His bad behaviour put his parents to shame .
(3)They put to death anyone appearing in the streets after curfew. (anyone appearing...curfew 较长,故置于 to death 之后)
(4)It put me to inconvenience .
