大学英语三级同位语从句
同位语从句属于名词性从句,大多由从属连词that引导,常常跟在fact, idea, opinion, news, hope, belief等名词后面。同位语从句一般用来解释或说明这些名词的具体含义或内容,在逻辑上表现为同位关系。例如: ' _4 w, }6 Y4 ^* r3 { ?
They are familiar with the opinion that all matter consists of atoms.他们很熟悉这一观点,所有的物质都是由原子构成的。0 K! L& p: ~0 t. u+ y, N4 L
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1、从先行词来看
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同位语从句与名词之间在逻辑上是"主语+be+表语"的关系。该名词是需要做特殊说明的抽象名词。例如:
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4 {7 {" k& |& N3 c They were delighted at the news that their team had won.当听到他们的球队赢了的消息时,他们欣喜若狂。+ }# d5 t N2 J* a3 }
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2、从引导词来看! e5 M" s' b. |+ _ o, V; L
- K- D1 w; } P, i, Z5 K! W 引导词that在同位语从句中是连词,只起连接作用,无具体词义,that不可省略;that在定语从句中是关系代词,它在从句中充当一定成分——主语或宾语,有具体词意,作宾语时还可以省略。试比较:
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The factory(that)we visited yesterday is a chemical one.我们昨天参观的那家工厂是化工厂。(that在从句中作宾语,所以此句是宾语从句)
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, C/ ]5 x# K8 L The news that he will leave for Shanghai is true.他将要去上海的消息是真的。(that只起连接从句的作用,所以此句是同谓语从句)