第17单元主语的12种类型.docVIP

第17单元 主语的12种类型 名词或代词是主语最重要的形式，却不是唯一的形式。除了名词和代词，还有10种其他东西可以用作主语。由于它们都起名词的作用，可称作名词等同体（Noun-Equivalent）。此外，下面可以看到，it是一个作主语的重要代词。 I.名词（或代词） Books are good companions． London is populous． 如果由名词表示的主语受到强调或有较长的修饰语，它可以由一个代词代替，本身则移到句子末尾： He is a nice fellow，your uncle． It is truly long，that bridge across the Yellow River． They have gone away，those rascals． There it stood a monument of all ages． It is funny the way（that）he teaches his children． （主语可以跟一定语从句） It astonishes me the number of the wives he has． It is inscrutable the rumour that is spreading． {ewc MVIMAGE，MVIMAGE， ！4F6014T1.bmp} [＝]表示它上面的整个词组和它前面的词指的是同一东西。 Ⅱ．名词成语 “Crocodile tears”means pretended sorrow．The dog star is the largest fixed star．A“field piece”means a cannon． The river bed is muddy．I wore a sun hat．He is a paper tiger and who is afraid of him？（名词+名词） His maiden speech is wonderful．A leap year comes every fourth year．His untimely end is beyond belief．A wet blanket and a queer fish are coming toward us．Is a heavy hand enough to suppress the revolt？（形容词+名词） Today is All Fools‘Day．A cat’s paw may be a scapegoat．This printer‘s ink is poor．“Man’s estate”means the age of manhood．（名词所有格+名词） An apple of discord was thrown among them．A Jack of all trades may be a good-for－nothing．A fish out of water will die soon．Here is a case in point．A friend at court will help me．（名词+介词+名词） The ins and outs of this scandal interested us．The long and short of the story is this．The ups and downs of life are familiar to my uncle．（名词+and +名词） Guangdong Province is in the south of China．Stratford-on- Avon is the birth－place of Shakespeare．The Ministry of Education has issued an important ordinance．（专有名词短语） 其他例子： A curtain lecture，elbow room，an insect bite，fairy tales The Almighty Dollar，the Dark Continent，the black mar