6. 更多示例
根据从句在句子中的功能和作用,英语从句可以分为三大类:名词性从句、形容词性从句 和 副词性从句。每种从句都有其特定的结构和用法,以下将逐一详细解析。
名词性从句(Noun Clauses)
主语从句(Subject Clauses)
从句在句子中充当主语常见引导词包括 that, whether, if, what, who, which 等。
- What he said is true.
(他说的是真的。——从句 What he said 充当主语。) - Whether she will come is still unknown.
(她是否会来还不知道。——从句 Whether she will come 充当主语。) - If she will accept the offer is still uncertain.
(她是否会接受这个提议还不确定。——从句 If she will accept the offer 充当主语。) - What she needs now is more support from her friends.
(她现在需要的是朋友们更多的支持。——从句 What she needs now 充当主语。) - Who will win the competition remains a mystery.
(谁会赢得比赛仍然是个谜。——从句 Who will win the competition 充当主语。) - Which book you should read first is up to your teacher.
(你应该先读哪本书由你的老师决定。——从句 Which book you should read first 充当主语。) - That he finished the project surprised everyone.
(他完成了这个项目让所有人都感到惊讶。——从句 That he finished the project 充当主语,主谓宾结构:he finished the project。) - Whether they will accept our proposal concerns us a lot.
(他们是否会接受我们的提议让我们非常关心。——从句 Whether they will accept our proposal 充当主语,主谓宾结构:they will accept our proposal。) - If she can solve this problem matters to her career.
(她是否能解决这个问题对她的职业生涯很重要。——从句 If she can solve this problem 充当主语,主谓宾结构:she can solve this problem。) - What he said during the meeting influenced the final decision.
(他在会议上所说的话影响了最终的决定。——从句 What he said during the meeting 充当主语,主谓宾结构:he said what。) - Who she invited to the party made a big difference.
(她邀请了谁参加派对有很大的不同。——从句 Who she invited to the party 充当主语,主谓宾结构:she invited who。) - Which candidate they choose will affect the company's future.
(他们选择哪位候选人将影响公司的未来。——从句 Which candidate they choose 充当主语,主谓宾结构:they choose which candidate。)
宾语从句(Object Clauses)
从句在句子中充当宾语。常见引导词包括 that, if, whether, what, who, whom, whose, which 等。
- I know that he is coming.
(我知道他要来了。——从句 that he is coming 充当宾语。) - She asked me where I lived. (她问我住在哪里。——从句 where I lived 充当宾语。)
- I wonder if she will come to the party.
(我想知道她是否会来参加聚会。——从句 if she will come to the party 充当宾语。) - Can you tell me whether the meeting is canceled?
(你能告诉我会议是否取消了吗?——从句 whether the meeting is canceled 充当宾语。) - She asked me what I wanted for dinner.
(她问我晚餐想吃什么。——从句 what I wanted for dinner 充当宾语。) - Do you know who broke the window?
(你知道是谁打破了窗户吗?——从句 who broke the window 充当宾语。) - He doesn’t remember whom he met at the conference.
(他不记得在会议上遇到了谁。——从句 whom he met at the conference 充当宾语。) - We need to find out whose bag this is.
(我们需要找出这是谁的包。——从句 whose bag this is 充当宾语。) - I don’t know which book you are referring to.
(我不知道你 指的是哪本书。——从句 which book you are referring to 充当宾语。) - They explained that the project would take longer than expected.
(他们解释说这个项目会比预期花费更长的时间。——从句 that the project would take longer than expected 充当宾语。) - The teacher asked us why we were late.
(老师问我们为什么迟到。——从句 why we were late 充当宾语。) - He told me how he solved the problem.
(他告诉我他是如何解决这个问题的。——从句 how he solved the problem 充当宾语。)
表语从句(Predicative Clauses)
从句在句子中充当表语,通常出现在系动词之后,常见引导词包括 that, whether, what, who, why, how 等。
- The problem is how we can solve it.
(问题是如何解决它。——从句 how we can solve it 充当表语。) - His suggestion is that we should start early.
(他的建议是我们应该早点出发。——从句 that we should start early 充当表语。) - The question is whether he will come.
(问题是他是否会来。——从句 whether he will come 充当表语。) - What worries me most is that she hasn’t contacted us for days.
(最让我担心的是她已经好几天没联系我们了。——从句 that she hasn’t contacted us for days 充当表语 。) - The truth is that he didn’t tell the whole story.
(事实是他没有讲完整个故事。——从句 that he didn’t tell the whole story 充当表语。) - My concern is how we can finish the project on time.
(我的担忧是我们如何能按时完成项目。——从句 how we can finish the project on time 充当表语。) - The problem is who will take responsibility for this mistake.
(问题是谁将为这个错误负责。——从句 who will take responsibility for this mistake 充当表语。) - What I don’t understand is why he left so suddenly.
(我不明白的是他为什么突然离开。——从句 why he left so suddenly 充当表语。) - The issue is where we should hold the meeting.
(问题是我们在哪里举行会议。——从句 where we should hold the meeting 充当表语。) - Her decision is what everyone expected.
(她的决定是所有人期待的。——从句 what everyone expected 充当表语。) - The mystery is which book he was reading.
(谜团是他当时在读哪本书。——从句 which book he was reading 充当表语。) - What matters most is how you handle the situation.
(最重要的是你如何处理这种情况。——从句 how you handle the situation 充当表语。)
同位语从句(Appositive Clauses)
从句对前面的名词进行补充说明,通常用于解释或进一步描述该名词,常见引导词包括 that, whether, how, why, when 等。
- The news that he won the prize surprised everyone.
(他获奖的消息让所有人感到惊讶。——从句 that he won the prize 补充说明 the news。) - I have no idea why he left so early.
(我不知道他为什么这么早就离开了。——从句 why he left so early 补充说明 idea。) - The fact that he was late upset everyone.
(他迟到的事实让所有人都感到不安。——从句 that he was late 补充说明 the fact。) - I have no idea whether she will come to the party.
(我不知道她是否会来参加聚会。——从句 whether she will come to the party 补充说明 idea。) - The question how we can solve this problem remains unanswered.
(我们如何解决这个问题仍然是个未解之谜。——从句 how we can solve this problem 补充说明 question。) - We are curious about the reason why he resigned.
(我们对他辞职的原因很好奇。——从句 why he resigned 补充说明 reason。) - Do you remember the time when we first met?
(你还记得我们初次见面的时候吗?——从句 when we first met 补充说明 time。) - The place where the accident happened is closed now.
(事故发生的地方现在已经关闭了。——从句 where the accident happened 补充说明 place。) - There is some doubt whether he will pass the exam.
(他是否会通过考试仍有一些疑问。——从句 whether he will pass the exam 补充说明 doubt。) - The news that the company is going bankrupt shocked everyone.
(公司即将破产的消息震惊了所有人。——从句 that the company is going bankrupt 补充说明 news。) - His suggestion that we should start early seems reasonable.
(他建议我们应该早点出发,这似乎很合理。——从句 that we should start early 补充说明 suggestion。) - The question who will take over the project is still under discussion.
(谁将接管这个项目的问题仍在讨论中。——从句 who will take over the project 补充说明 question。) - She has a clear understanding of what needs to be done.
(她清楚地知道需要做什么。——从句 what needs to be done 补充说明 understanding。)
形容词性从句(Adjective Clauses / Relative Clauses)
形容词性从句,也称为定语从句,是用来修饰名词或代词的从句,起到限定或补充说明的作用。根据其限制性,可以分为限制性定语从句和非限制性定语从句。
限制性定语从句(Restrictive Relative Clauses)
限制性定语从句表示从句对先行词进行限定,不可或缺,去掉后会影响句子的整体意义,常见引导词包括 who, whom, whose, which, that 等。
- The book that I borrowed from the library is very interesting.
(我从图书馆借的那本书非常有趣。——从句 that I borrowed from the library 限定 the book。) - The man who is standing there is my teacher.
(站在那里的那个人是我的老师。——从句 who is standing there 限定 the man。) - The girl whom you met yesterday is my sister.
(你昨天遇到的那个女孩是我的妹妹。——从句 whom you met yesterday 限定 the girl。) - The student whose homework was lost is very upset.
(作业丢了的那个学生非常沮丧。——从句 whose homework was lost 限定 the student。) - The car which is parked outside belongs to my neighbor.
(停在外面的那辆车是我邻居的。——从句 which is parked outside 限定 the car。) - The movie that we watched last night was amazing.
(我们昨晚看的那部电影很棒。——从句 that we watched last night 限定 the movie。) - The person who called you earlier is my boss.
(刚才给你打电话的那个人是我的老板。——从句 who called you earlier 限定 the person。) - The letter which I received this morning is very important.
(我今天早上收到的那封信非常重要。——从句 which I received this morning 限定 the letter。) - The house that has a red roof is mine.
(有红色屋顶的那栋房子是我的。——从句 that has a red roof 限定 the house。) - The boy whose father is a doctor studies very hard.
(父亲是医生的那个男孩学习非常努力。——从句 whose father is a doctor 限定 the boy。)
2.2.2 非限制性定语从句(Non-restrictive Relative Clauses)
非限制性定语从句中,从句对先行词进行补充说明,而非限定,去掉后不影响句子的整体意义。通常用逗号隔开,常见引导词包括 who, whom, whose, which 等(不使用 that)。
- My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us.
(我的哥哥住在纽约,他正在拜访我们。——从句 who lives in New York 补充说明 my brother。) - The Eiffel Tower, which is located in Paris, is a famous landmark.
(埃菲尔铁塔位于巴黎,是一个著名的地标。——从句 which is located in Paris 补充说明 The Eiffel Tower