基本介紹
- 中文名:表語從句
- 外文名:Predicative Clause
- 具體:英語語法
- 作用:用一個句子作為表語
定義
- His suggestion is that we should stay calm.
他的建議是,我們應該保持冷靜。 - The question is when he can arrive at the hotel.
問題是,他什麼時候可以到達酒店。
表語成分
- Africa is a big continent.
非洲是個大洲。 - That remains a puzzle to me.
這對我還是個難題。
- What’s your fax number?
你的傳真號是多少? - Who's your best friend?
你最好的朋友是誰?
- I feel much better today.
我今天感覺好多了。 - He is old but he is healthy。
他很老,但他很健康。
- She was the first to learn about it.
她是第一個知道的人。
- Her job is to sell computers.
她的工作是銷售電腦。 - Our next step was to get raw materials ready.
我們下一步是把原料準備好。
- The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, not to make it more difficult.
新技術的目的是使生活更便利,而不是更繁瑣。 - Her wish is to become a singer.
她的願望是當一名歌手。 - Our plan is to finish the work in two weeks.
我們的計畫就是在兩星期內完成這項工作。
- The patient is out of danger.
病人脫險了。 - I don’t feel at ease.
我感到不自在。
- The sun is up.
太陽升起來了。 - I must be off now.
我得走了。
- This is what he said.
這就是他所說的話。
A
- False: The question is when can he arrive at the hotel.
- Right: The question is when he can arrive at the hotel.
- False: The question is if the enemy is marching towards us.
- Right: The question is whether the enemy is marching towards us.
- Right: The question is who will travel with me to Beijing tomorrow.
- Right: The question is why he cried yesterday.
- The problem is how we can get the things we need.
問題是我們怎樣能弄到我們需要的東西。(how 在表語從句中充當方式狀語) - The scissors are not what I need.
這把剪刀不是我所需要的。(what 在表語從句中充當賓語) - That is what I want to tell you.
那就是我想要對你講的。(what在表語從句中充當直接賓語) - That is why she failed to pass the exam.
那就是她考試不及格的原因。(why 在表語從句中充當原因狀語)
- That is why I came.
這就是我來的原因。
- That is (the reason) why I cannot agree.
這就是我不能同意的理由。
- He did not see the film last night. That is because he had to help his little sister with her homework.
昨天晚上他沒有去看電影, 那是因為他得幫助他的妹妹做作業。(第一句話說明結果, 第二句話說明原因) - He had seen the film before. That is why he did not see it last night.
他以前曾看過那部電影, 因此他昨天晚上沒有去看。(第一句話說明原因, 第二句話說明結果)
考題分析
The traditional view is ____ we sleep because our brain is “programmed” to make us do so. (2007上海)
A. when B. why C. whether D. that
[答案] D
[解析] 下劃線處之後是包含一個原因狀語從句的表語從句, 如果看不出它是充當整個句子結構的表語從句將難以把握整個句子的意思。因此, 應選擇可引導名詞性從句且不充當任何成分的that。
You are saying that everyone should be equal,and this is ____ I disagree. (2004)
A. why B. where C. what D. how
[答案] B
[解析] 下劃線處的引導詞引導系動詞is後的表語從句並在該表語從句中充當地點狀語(“disagree”屬於不及物動詞, “I disagree”本身是完整的主謂結構), 下劃線應填入引導詞where, 表語從句“where I disagree”的意思是“我不同意之處、 我不同意的地方”。
— I drove to Zhuhai for the air show last week.
— Is that ____ you had a few days off? (1999)
A. why B. when C. what D. where
[答案] A
[解析] 下劃線處的引導詞引導與系動詞is連用的表語從句並在該表語從句中充當原因狀語, 下劃線應填入表示“因此……”(指因某種原因所造成的結果)的引導詞why。
____ she couldn’t understand was ____ fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons. (2000上海)
A. What; why B. That; what C. What; because D. Why; that
[答案] A
[解析] 第一個下劃線處的引導詞引導主語從句並在該主語從句中充當賓語, 特指她所不理解的事情, 應填入關係代詞型的引導詞what; 第二個下劃線處表示“因此……”(指因某種原因所造成的後果, 由why引導對應的名詞性從句)而不是“為什麼……”(指原因、 理由, 由because引導對應的名詞性從句), 應填入引導詞why。
____ made the school proud was ____ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities. (2003上海春)
A. What; because B. What; that
C. That; what D. That; because
[答案] B
[解析] 第一個下劃線處的引導詞引導主語從句並在該主語從句中充當主語, 特指令校方驕傲的事情, 應選用關係代詞型的引導詞what; 第二個下劃線處引導表語從句表示原因、 理由, 應由that引導對應的名詞性從句。
— Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?
— Oh,that’s ____. (2003北京春)
A. what makes me feel excited B. whatever I feel excited about
C. how I feel about it D. when I feel excited
[答案] A
[解析] A選項的意思是“令我感覺激動的事物”; B選項的意思是“我覺得激動的任何事物”; C選項的意思是“我對它感覺的方式”; D選項的意思是“令我感覺激動的時候”。四個選項中A最適合跟代表“game”的主語that對應, 充當表語從句。
例句
- This is what I want.
這就是我想要的 - The reason why he was late is that his bike broke down.
他遲到是因為腳踏車壞了 - Next sunday is when we shall meet.
下周日是我們見面的時間 - This is why I am late.
這就是我遲到的原因 - My problem is which computer to choose
我的問題是不知道選哪個電腦好 - The argument is whether it rains tomorrow
明天是否下雨是爭論的內容 - What the police want to know is when you entered the room
警察想知道的是你什麼時候進的房間。 - The trouble is that we are short of funds
困難是我們缺乏資金。 - This is what we should do
這是我們應當做的。 - That‘s why I want you to work there
那就是我要你在那兒工作的原因。 - His first question was whether Mr. Smith had arrived yet
他的第一個問題是史密斯先生到了沒有。
- She seems as if she had done a great thing
她看起來好像做了一件大事。 - It is because you eat too much
是因為你吃得太多了。