then you do have them?这句话是什么意思啊?怎么看不懂呢?
原文如下:
"have you got any large paint brushes?" i asked the girl in the shop.
"i am sorry,"the girl said."we don't have any."
"have you sold out?"i asked.
"no"she answered.
"then you do have them."
"no,"she said,"we don't sell them.No one ever asks for them."
"well,i am asking for one."i said.
我想问:
第一,then you do have them.这句是什么意思?do当什么讲?
第二,no one ever asks for them.这句中ever当什么讲?
谢谢!
参考答案:回答者声明：如出现“请把我的回答选为最佳答案”之类文字，纯属恶意软件作怪。
do和前面的then配合表示强调，此处表示“那就是”；“肯定”：本句中的意思是既然没卖完，那就是有货（其实没有，不是因为卖完了，而是因为他们从来没卖过大刷子）。
ever：和前面的no 配合表示“从不”；“从没有”。