為了幫助同學(xué)們?nèi)嬲莆兆尣綘钫Z從句的倒裝用法,本文將這類語法現(xiàn)象歸納為以下五種句型:
一、名詞+ as / though+主語+動(dòng)詞(系動(dòng)詞)
King?as he was,he?was unhappy.他雖是國王,但他并不幸福。
Child?as he?is,he knows to help other.他雖是個(gè)孩子,卻知道幫助別人。
【說明】其中的動(dòng)詞通常為連系動(dòng)詞,也就是說位于句首的名詞是其后連系動(dòng)詞的表語。另外,要特別注意位于句首的名詞前習(xí)慣上不用冠詞,即使其前有形容詞修飾也不用冠詞。比較:
Boy?as[though]he is,he likes to play with girls.=Though he is?a boy,he likes to play with?girls.他雖是男孩,卻喜歡與女孩子玩。
Strong?man as[though]he is,General Botha has been severely put to the test during the past few weeks.= Though he is a?strong man,General Botha has been severely?put to the test during the past few weeks.波賽將軍雖然堅(jiān)強(qiáng),但在過去的數(shù)周里也受到了嚴(yán)峻的考驗(yàn)。
二、形容詞+ as / though+主語+動(dòng)詞(系動(dòng)詞)
Successful?as he?is,he is not proud.他雖然成功,但不驕傲。
Improbableas it?seems,it’s true.雖然看起來不太可能,但卻是真的。
Stupidas it?sounds,I was so in love with her that I?believed her.盡管聽起來很愚蠢,我是如此愛她竟然相信了她的話。
Patient?as he was,he?didn’t like waiting that long.他雖說有耐心,也不愿等這么長。
Beautiful?though?the necklace was,we thought it was over-priced.那條項(xiàng)鏈雖然很漂亮,我們認(rèn)為價(jià)錢太高。
【說明】其中的動(dòng)詞也通常為連系動(dòng)詞,也就是說位于句首的形容詞是其后連系動(dòng)詞的表語。
三、副詞+ as / though+主語+動(dòng)詞
Much?as I?like Paris,I couldn’t live there.盡管我喜歡巴黎,但我不能住在那里。
Hard?though they tried,they?couldn’t make her change her mind.盡管他們做了很大努力,卻沒法讓她改變主意。
Fast?as you?read,you can’t finish the book in twodays.盡管你讀得很快,你總不能在兩天之內(nèi)就讀完這本書。
He was unable to make much progress,hard?as he tried.盡管他做了努力,卻未能取得很大進(jìn)步。
【說明】有的詞典將much as作為習(xí)語看待,認(rèn)為它是一個(gè)用以引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句的復(fù)合連詞。再如:
Much as I admire him as a writer,I?do not like him as a man.他作為一名作家我很佩服他,但我卻不喜歡他這個(gè)人。
Much as I like you,I?couldn’t live with you.我盡管很喜歡你,卻不能和你在一起生活。
四、動(dòng)詞原形+ as / though+主語+動(dòng)詞
Object as you may,I’ll?go.縱使你反對,我也要去。
Try as he might,he?couldn’t solve the problem.盡管他想方設(shè)法,卻未解決這個(gè)問題。
Search as they would,they?would find nobody in the house.無論怎樣搜查,他們在房子里仍然沒有找到一個(gè)人。
Dislike him as we may,we?must acknowledge his greatness.盡管我們不喜歡他,但必須承認(rèn)他的偉大。
Lose money as I did,we?got a lot of experience.錢雖然丟了,我們卻得到了許多經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
Fail in the election as he did,he?became famous for his fiery speech against slavery.盡管落選了,但他卻以其反對奴隸制的激烈演說而出了名。
【說明】主語后的動(dòng)詞通常為may,might,would,did等情態(tài)動(dòng)詞或助動(dòng)詞(若表示情態(tài)意義,則選用情態(tài)動(dòng)詞;若陳述事實(shí),則用did,do等助動(dòng)詞)。
五、分詞+ as / though+主語+動(dòng)詞
Raining hard as it is,I’m going out for a walk.雖然正在下著大雨,我還是要出去散步。
Surrounded as we were by the enemy,we?managed to march forward.雖然我們被敵人包圍著,但我們還是設(shè)法前進(jìn)了。
Munching the apple as he was,he?had got an eye for all John’s movements.他盡管在一個(gè)勁地嚼著蘋果,但仍警惕著約翰的一舉一動(dòng)。
【三條補(bǔ)充說明】
1.這類倒裝的讓步狀語從句可用as,though來引導(dǎo),不能用although來引導(dǎo);但是,未倒裝的讓步狀語從句卻可用though,although來引導(dǎo),而不能用as來引導(dǎo)。也就是說,although引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句時(shí)不能倒裝,as引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句時(shí)必須倒裝,而though引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句時(shí)可以倒裝也可以不倒裝。如:
雖然很晚了,但我們還是繼續(xù)工作。
正:Late as[though]it was,we still went on working.
正:Though it was late,we still went on working.
誤:Late although it was,we still went on working .
誤:As it was late,we still went on working.
2.上面提到的倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)有時(shí)也可用來表示原因,區(qū)別的辦法主要看句子的內(nèi)容:讓步從句的內(nèi)容大多數(shù)與主句在意義上相反,而原因從句則與主句之間有因果關(guān)系。比較:
Tired as he was,he?sat up late studying at night.昨晚他雖然很疲倦了,但還是學(xué)習(xí)到很晚才睡。(表讓步)
Tired as he was,he?went to bed early.因?yàn)楹芾?,所以他睡得很早?表原因)
Young as he was,he?was equal to the task.他雖年輕,卻能勝任這項(xiàng)工作。(表讓步)
Young as he was,he?was not equal to the task.他因?yàn)槟贻p,所以不能勝任這項(xiàng)工作。(表原因)
3.在美國英語中,人們通常用as...as引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。如:
Cold as it was,we went out.=As cold as it was,we went out.盡管天氣冷,我們還是出去了。
Successful as he is,he is not proud.=As successful as he is,he is not proud.他雖成功了,但不驕傲。
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