one’s every…與every one’s…用法問題

英語習慣上說 one’s every，而不說 every one’s，尤其是像 one’s every move, one’s every need, one’s every whim 等，都是很常用的搭配。如：

1. my every

Oh for a husband who would indulge my every whim! 啊，我多么想有一個對我百依百順的丈夫呀！

I hate the way my boss watches my every move (= watches everything I do). 我討厭老板總是監視我的一舉一動。

I’d hate to be someone really famous with the press reporting my every move. 那種一舉一動都被登上報紙的大名人我才不愿意當。

2. his every

My eyes followed his every move. 我的目光追隨著他的每個舉動。

His every remark is seized upon by the press. 他的每句話都被新聞界大做文章。

His mother spoiled him, indulging his every whim. 他母親對他縱容嬌慣，百依百順。

Television cameras would be monitoring his every step. 電視攝像機將監視他的一舉一動。

She was watching his face, hanging on his every word. 她注視著他的臉，傾聽他說的每一個字。

The journalists hung on his every word as he spoke of his ordeal. 記者仔細傾聽他講述苦難的經歷。

3. her every

He tended to her every need. 他照管她的一切需要。

He tried to satisfy her every wish. 他設法滿足她的每一個意愿。

The cubs followed their mother on the hunt, watching her every move. 幼獸跟著母獸獵食，觀察母獸的一舉一動。

He hangs on her every word as if she were some sort of goddess. 他全神貫注地聽她講每一句話，就好像她是位女神似的。

She’s such a fascinating lecturer—I was hanging on to her every word. 她講得實在太引人入勝了——她講的每一個字我都聽得很仔細。

4. your every

Our staff will cater to your every need. 我們的員工會照顧你的所有需要。

Highly trained staff will pander to your every whim. 訓練有素的員工會完全由著你的性子。

5. their every

We follow their every word like lambs to the slaughter. 我們對他們完全言聽計從。

The media put their every decision under the microscope.  媒體仔細研究了他們的每一個決定。

6. our every

There’ll be an assistant there to see to our every need. 將有一位助手到場來照顧我們的一切需求。