注意事项:
- x9 T9 V' \# X( \7 {- u$ ] (1)在非正式场合, that有时可用来代替关系副词或相当于关系副词的“介词+which”,而且经常全部省略,
2 [0 F7 o' g: q" v0 } 如:In all the years that (=when/during which) I was at collage7 j0 l( e! s/ O: d5 `7 {
在我读大学的那些年里) q" }8 t" [% Z. X# W/ ~$ _
the reason that(=why/for which)he is not happy
]7 Z9 s$ T7 b8 z; t4 u2 I 他不高兴的理由
! H3 s7 r5 y2 a3 \4 X& i3 w The direction(that)(=in which )the heavenly bodies move can’t be changed.
" [$ t6 f- ^( j V& V- w( c) k 天体运行的方向是不可改变的。5 ~, b, Z$ }: z) \/ P. c" i" Z) n
He is unpopular because people don’t like the offensive way (that)(=in which) he talks.
$ p. g/ h$ G+ g. }) H 他不受欢迎的原因是他说话的方式让人讨厌。& [& N6 s+ O+ ?: l# c
(2)是用关系代词还是用关系副词:
$ ?2 T& f" o+ x& i1 H, d I) L 关系词(包括关系代词和关系副词)是学习英语定语从句的关键。用关系代词还是用关系副词,一要看关系词在从句当中作什么成分;二要看关系词所代表的是人、物、时间、地点还是原因;三要看所引导的是限定性定语从句还是非限定性定语从句。所以同样的先行词会有不同的关系词,这是因为关系词在从句当中担当的作用不同而决定的。4 `( p5 @$ F+ j4 ~3 ?: j! H
如:This is the room where/in which we’ll celebrate the New Year.7 r2 A9 {6 L+ ]) L2 d" M
这是我们将要在里面庆贺新年的房间。(充当地点状语)
$ Q( B; M- F" l: ]6 y This is the room(that /which)we’ll celebrate the New Year in.
% l$ `0 K- \4 p9 v 这是我们将要在里面庆贺新年的房间。(充当介词宾语,可省略。)5 E+ z& P3 L+ i$ `
This is the room which /that will be used for the celebration of the New Year.: I# _5 _3 I. r) s% |9 m9 A4 Y
这是那个将要被用来庆贺新年的房间。(充当主语), `4 V( A6 X# s0 N- ?6 {
This is the room (which/that) we’ll use for the New Year dinner party.
" l# X. T& R1 O5 Z! c% z) _) X 这是我们将要用来举行新年晚宴的房间。(充当宾语,可省略。)# g/ M! n" ?8 H8 @4 F- x6 }
The reason (that /which) he had given was not sound enough.' y) O% q0 c8 d
他给的理由不够充分。(充当宾语,可省略)
7 u) G X- X% j1 v/ g4 W# ?8 F The reason why/for which he had done that was not sound enough.7 Z+ a2 x3 m* T7 [) z$ @
他做那件事的理由不够充分。(充当原因状语)
! ^* L1 w; @& H/ d( A0 F" a This is the house where she lives.这是她住的房子。; K' e$ P8 [4 f [3 y0 T
【比较:This is the house (that/which) she has bought. 这是她买的房子。This is the house that/which I’ve told you is extremely expensive.这就是我和你说过极其昂贵的那幢房子。】
* `; z/ Q+ [ T1 l, B! P, M8 } I met him in the year when I was first in Xi’an.
j% i1 q1 P) t2 p4 { 我刚到西安的那年遇到了他。
, b7 `9 }9 J' d$ u V That is the reason why he did not come that morning., d3 H# a2 l' E! t/ B4 G
那就是那天上午他没来的原因。
% @. W& M& j& Z! k& x/ ~- _7 J( a Y( p (3)定语从句中的时态。如果主句是一般将来时或过去将来时,从句的动作与主句的同时发生,那么该从句要用一般现在时表示一般将来时、用一般过去时表示过去将来时。( a7 s$ D. `# m4 q
例:Anyone who/that touches the wire will get an electric shock.. F+ k" {+ M! [2 ^. C+ _% |7 ~
任何碰这根电线的人将受到电击。(不用will touch)' M1 o$ }5 W+ E; E6 e* b
I would give her anything that she asked for. |