Since Mugabe has little power left, army chiefs are discussing his exit plan with him.

为何 left 是在句末的?

leave的过去分词left用作形容词表示“剩下的;未用过的;依旧存在”,常作后置定语,主要用在“there be+主语”和“have +宾语”之后。若必须要用前置定语,可用remaining。如:

Theres nothing left in the fridge. 冰箱里什么都没剩下。

If I pay all my debts Ill have no money left. 若还清所有欠债我就分文不剩了。

Drizzle the remaining dressing over the duck and salad.将剩下的调料淋在鸭肉和色拉上。

▲ 若left表示“左侧的;在左侧的;左派的”等意义,则可用作前置定语。如:

At the fork you must take the left road. 到三岔路口,你需要走左侧那条路。