Question

一道高中英语题目

He is _____ this house while that house is _____ his elder sister.

A．in possession of; in possession

B．in the possession of; in possession of

C．in possession of; in the possession of

D．on the possession of; in the possession of

Answer 1

答案是 C

这两个都表示“占有”之意，但in possession of表示主动意义，in the possession of表示被动涵义。为此，前者一般译作“占有”，后者译为“被…占有”或“为…所有”。例：

Who is in possession of this estate？

这是谁的地产？

Our university is now in possession of those buildings．

现在那些楼房是属于我们大学的。

Answer 2

果断选择C