呢句係倒裝句(Inversion),原句可以理解為:
“Society will be better if more jailbirds find jobs -
whether they
are those released early because of covid-19 or those still serving time.”
Inversion一般都係written English (尤其係formal)先會用,目的不外乎係強調某句子之類。至於呢一句,我諗意思上就唔使解釋太多,作用就係強調嘅地方就係「不論D囚犯點樣樣」,而個結構係將個verb放係subject前面,省去左whether。其他例子:
a. I will still go
be you going or not (I will still go
whether or not you
are going.)
b. She will give up soon
be she with or without assistance. (She will give up soon
whether she
is with or without assistance.)
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