英语词序的变化会对语义产生影响。有时，一字一词的位置发生改变，就会影响整句话的意思。下面就随前程百利小编一起来看一看词序与语义之间的关系。
为了更清楚地展示词序与语义之间的关系，我们通过以下例子来说明。
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：每个人，包括政府官员，都承认有些税务措施不公平。第二句的意思是：政府官员承认，许多事情，连税务
措施在内，都不公平。前者焦点在“人”;后者则在“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.
第三句说“钱不够用”;第四句却说“不必多用钱”。“没有钱可花”和“有钱不必多花”，呈强烈对照，词序的影响，由此
可见一斑!
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“全部的委员”;第六句却影射“整体的经济局势”。同样一个片语，
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里的“in vain”(无结果)指的是大卫的行动;⑧里的不是指人的行动，而是指“在进行中的工作”。
⑨ Approaching the shop, Helen noticed two strangers.
⑩ Helen noticed two strangers approaching the shop.
⑨里讲的是“海伦走向银行时，注意到两个陌生人”;⑩里指的是“两个陌生人走向银行时，引起海伦的注意”。
(11) I may visit a sometime lecturer of English language.
(12) I may visit a lecturer of English language sometime.
(11)里的“sometime”是形容词，意思是“以前的”;(12)里的“ sometime”是时间副词，意思是“某时候”。前者可以改
成“former ”或“previous”;后者就要变为“at a certain time”了。
最后，请问下列二词，哪个是“防暴警察”?哪个是“警察暴动”?
A: RIOT POLICE
B: POLICE RIOT
Answer: A 防暴警察
以上就是小编为大家分享的词序与语义的关系，大家在练习口语和写作时一定要注意，不要随意改变词序，以免引起歧义。最后，祝愿各位考生在托福考试中取得好成绩！
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