2 從屬連詞
常見的從屬連詞有:
(1)引導時間狀語從句的after, before, when, while, as, until, till, since, as soon as等。(2)引導條件狀語從句的if, unless等。
(3)引導原因狀語從句的because, as, since等。
(4)引導目的狀語從句的so that, in order that等。
(5)引導讓步狀語從句的though, although, even if等。
(6)引導結果狀語從句的so that, so…that, such…that等。
(7)引導比較狀語從句的than, as…as等。
(8)引導名詞從句的that, if , whether等。
1 that
I think(that) he likes football.
我想他喜歡足球。
that引導名詞性從句(主語從句、表語從句、賓語從句和同位語從句)和定語從句,本書只介紹賓語從句。
1.that在賓語從句、間接引語中可以省略,主句與從句時態(tài)一致。
I think(that) he is tired.我想他累了。
I thought(that) he was tired.
注意
要特別注意主句與從句時態(tài)的呼應。如果主句是過去時,從句一律改為過去的時態(tài),詳見第二十章賓語從句。
2.如果主句的動詞是 think, believe…;如果主句的主語是第一人稱,變?yōu)榉穸ň鋾r,要否定主句,譯成中文時,則否定從句。
I believe you will leave here.
我相信,你會離開這兒的。
I don't believe you will leave here.
我相信,你不會離開這兒的。
必背!
I hope that~我希望~
I think that~我認為~
I say that~我說~
I know that~我知道~
I find that~我發(fā)現(xiàn)~
be afraid that~恐怕~
be sure that~確認~
be glad(happy) that~很高興~
(以上的that都可以省略)
2 when,while,till,until,since…
When he arrives there he will call you.
他到達那兒以后,他會給你打電話。
when, while, till, until, since, after, before, as soon as等是連接時間狀語從句的連詞。在時間狀語從句中要特別注意時態(tài)的搭配:當主句是將來時,從句要用一般現(xiàn)在時。
注意
while所引導的從句的謂語動詞只能是延續(xù)性的,不能用點動詞。(如begin,stop…)
When I arrived there, it was raining.
當我到那兒時,天正在下雨。
I entered the room while(when) Li Ming was talking with her.
我進屋時,李明正在和她談話。
I didn't go to sleep until(till)I finished my homework.
直到我做完作業(yè),我才上床睡覺。
We won't work until(till) our teacher teaches us how to do it.
老師教給我們?nèi)绾巫鲞@工作之后,我們才會開始做。
He came to China after the war was over.
比較
連詞連接從句不同,意思不同。
He had been in China before the war was over.
戰(zhàn)爭結束前,他已經(jīng)在中國了。
=The war was over before he came to China.
=The war had been over before he came to China.
戰(zhàn)爭結束后,他來到中國。
I have learned more than two thousand English words since I began learning English two years ago.
自從兩年前我開始學習英語以來,我已經(jīng)學習了兩千多個英語單詞了。
注意
since引導的是一個過去時的句子,說明自當時以來到現(xiàn)在(自從兩年前以來),主句一般要用現(xiàn)在完成時。
As soon as I get enough money,I'll buy it.
我一得到足夠的錢,就買它。
3 because:因為,連接原因狀語從句
She didn't go there,because she was ill.
因為她病了,所以她沒去那兒。
1.回答Why問句時,只能用because,不能用for或 as.
Why are you late?
你為什么遲到?
Because I met a traffic accident on my way here.
因為在我來這兒的路上,遇到了車禍。
2.漢語中,我們經(jīng)常說因為……所以,但在英文中有了because,就不能再用so。
(×)Because he was tired, so he couldn't walk there.
因為他累了,所以他不能走到那兒了。
4 if,though (although)
If it doesn't rain,we'll go to the park.
如果不下雨,我們就去公園。
Though I was tired, I still worked hard.
雖然我很累,可是我仍然努力地工作。
1.if:如果(引導條件從句)
You can pass the exam if you study hard.
如果你努力學習,你會及格的。
2.though,although:雖然(引導讓步狀語從句)和原因狀語從句一樣,如果用了though,although (雖然)就不能再用but(但是)。
Although(Though) I live near the sea, I'm not a good swimmer.
=I live near the sea,but I'm not a good swimmer.
雖然我住在海邊,可是我游泳并不好。
注意
注意時態(tài)一致,和時間狀語從句一樣。主句是將來時之時,從句要用一般現(xiàn)在時。
5 so…that:太……以致……
He is so old that he can't work. = He is too old to work.
他太老了,不能工作。
The box is so heavy that I can't lift it.
=The box is too heavy for me to lift.
箱子太沉了,我抬不起來。
The girl is so beautiful that everybody likes her.
這個小女孩太漂亮了,每個人都喜歡她。
注意
注意此句型與too…to的互換。
so…that在肯定句中不能轉換成too…to…。