词语辩析: Agree to与Agree with的分别
按agree with是「赞成」,其受词可以是人、计划、分析、建议等,例如:
(1) I agree with the proposal(我赞成这个建议)。
(2) I agree with his analysis of the situation(我同意他对情况的分析)。
(3) I agree with every word you’ve just said(你刚才说的每一个字我都同意)。
agree to则可能不赞成,但仍然接受,例如:
(1) As I had no choice, I had to agree to their very harsh terms(我别无办法,唯有答应他们苛刻的要求)。
(2) I agree to the proposal(我可能不赞成,但仍接受这个建议)。
不少人都听过以下说法: You agree with somebody but agree to something (同意某人的话,是agree with;同意某件事,是agree to)。
但请看张道真《现代英语用法词典》所引英国小说家沃尔蒲(Hugh Walpole)
They might not agree with his opinions (他们未必赞同他的意见)、
名作家王尔德(Oscar Wilde)
I don't agree with a single word that you have said (你说的话,我一个字都不赞同)
二语,你就会发觉「不能说agree with something」的原则子虚乌有。
(ZT)