为了避免重复,句子,中某些部分常可省略。句子常可省略的有下列各部分:
1)省掉主语
Thank you for your help.谢谢你的帮助。
See you tomorrow.明天见。
2)省掉谓语动词和表语等
a)省掉谓语动词
Some of us study Russian,others English.我们有的学俄语,有的学英语。
He got up earlier than I today.他今天起得比我早。
On the right hand of Tiananmen Square stands the Great Hall of the People,and on the left,the Museum of
Chinese history 广场的右边是人民大会堂,左边是中国历史博物馆。
b)省掉连系动词
Ma Lin is a bus-driver,his wife a conductor.马林是女共汽车司机,他的妻子是售票员。
His face is tanned and his hands big and strong.他的脸晒得很黑,他的双手大而有力。
Gold is more expensive than silver.金子比银子更贵重。
She is as tall as I.她和我一般高。
Are you ready? -Yes,I am.你准备好了吗?是,准备好了。
3)同时省掉句子几个部分有时好几个句子成分都被省掉,特别在表示比较的状语从句中,在对疑问句的简略回答中,以及在反意疑
问句或选择疑问句中。如:
In winter it is colder in Beijing than in Guangzhou.北京的冬天比广州冷。
She pledged herself to complete her fathers unfinished task,whatever the cost.她立誓不管付出多大代价,也要完成
她父亲未完成的事业。
When did you read the play?Long age.你什么时候读的这个剧本?很久以前。
Have you ever been to xinjiang? Never.你到过新疆吗?从来没有。
You are a repair worker,arent you?你是修理工,不是吗?
Has he gone or not?他走了没有?
在if, when,though,as,as if等连词引导的从句中,如果从句中的主要动词是be,可以将主语和动词be省掉。
如:
When you do this exercise,make changes in the sentence structure when necessary.做这个练习时,必要时可以改动
句子结构。
He is very good at painting,though very young.他虽然年纪很轻,但很会画画。
The boy looked as if afraid of nothing那男孩看来好像什么都不怕。
上述例句中的省略从句,除if necessary等成语外,其主语均须和主句的主语相同。
在下面的句子中,动词不定式符号to的后面省去了动词原形及其以后的部分。如:
You may go with them if you want to.你愿意的话,也可以和他们一起去。
Will you be able to come? -Id love to. But Im busy.你来吗?我倒很想来,可是我现在有事。
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