定语从句是初中英语的难点语法项目,许多同学在学习和运用定语从句时,感到很难理解。若将其简化,理解起来就比较简单了。定语从句简化的方法常见的有以下几种:
Ⅰ、把定语从句简化为形容词短语作定语。例如:
She received a box which was full of gifts.
→She received a box full of gifts.她收到了满满一盒子礼物。
Ⅱ、把定语从句简化为介词短语。例如:
The books which lie under the bed aren't worth reading.
→The books under the bed aren't worth reading.床下那些书不值得读。
Ⅲ、把定语从句简化为不定式或不定式短语作定语。例如:
Have you anything that you want to say at the meeting?
→Have you anything to say at the meeting?你在会上有什么要说的吗?
Ⅳ、把定语从句变成不定式复合结构作定语。例如:
Is there anything else that we can do?
→Is there anything else for us to do?还有其它我们可做的事吗?
Ⅴ、把定语从句简化成现在分词短语作定语。例如:
The boy who stands against the door is his younger brother.
→The boy standing against the door is his younger brother.靠门站着的那个男孩是他弟弟。
Ⅵ、把定语从句简化为过去分词短语作定语。例如:
The dictionary which my mother bought for me is very useful.
→The dictionary bought for me by my mother is very useful.我母亲给我买的那本词典非常有用。
另外:还可以把表明身份、职业等非限定性定语从句简化为同位语结构。例如:
Lao Zhang,who was our hospital driver,died yesterday.
→Lao Zhang,our hospital driver,died yesterday.老张,我们医院的司机,昨天去世了。
The old man,who is a famous scientist,is coming to give us a report.
→The old man,a famous scientist,is coming to give us a report.那位老人,一个著名的科学家,要来给我们作报告。
(文/四川大竹 李浪涛;英语辅导报初三版03--04学年度第20期;版权归英语辅导报社所有,独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育,未经许可,不得以任何形式进行转载。)
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