1. 我和他相識已經九個月了。
ˇ He and I have known each other for nine months.
χ I and he have known each other for nine months.
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註：單數的不同人稱代名詞連用，其次序一般是 you and I、you and he、he and I、she and I。複數人稱代名詞的次序是 we and you、you and they、we, you, and they。
2. 我自己不願意去那家公司工作。
ˇ I myself am unwilling to work in that company.
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χ Myself am unwilling to work in that company.
註：myself、yourself、himself、herself、itself、ourselves、yourselves、themselves、oneself 等反身代名詞可用來加強語氣，但必須跟在其所加強的人之後，不能單獨出現當作代名詞用。
I myself went there.
I’ll do it myself.
He did it himself.
3. 沒有人知道這件事情。
ˇ Nobody knows about this.
χ No body knows about this.
註：nobody 不可寫作 no body；同樣 anybody、somebody、everybody 都不可以分開來寫。說「沒有人」，用 no one 或 none 都可以。
4. 我會把自己的書送給他。
ˇ I will give my own book to him.
χ I will give myself book to him .
註：myself 等複合人稱代名詞（反身代名詞）不能作限定詞用，因為它不能作「自己的」解，只有「我自己，我親自」的意義。
5. 他左手拿著一把槍。
ˇ He held a gun in his left hand.
χ He held a gun in left hand.
註：中文表示所有格的人稱代名詞往往會省略，但在英語裡不可省略。試看下列句子：
他頭上戴著一頂帽子。 He had a cap on his head.
她用手遮住了眼睛。 She covered her eyes with her hands.
下課後我們複習功課。 After class, we review our lessons.
Exercises
A. 愛麗絲用手遮住了眼睛。
Alice covered her eyes __________ hands.
1. with her 2. in her
3. by her 4. at her
B. 他自己不願意去那家公司工作。
He __________ is unwilling to work in that company.
1. itself 2. oneself
3. himself 4. ownsel
Answers: A. 1 B. 3
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