表语从句(已校).pptVIP

The Predicative Clause表语从句 刘长春 教授 在复合句中起表语作用的从句，叫表语从句。(The predicative Clause) 1、它位于主句中的连系动词之后。表语从句一般由从属连词that(可以省略)，whether(是否、会不会);疑问代词what,which,who;疑问副词when, where, why, how等引导。常用的这类连系动词有be ,seem, remain (依旧是、继续是)，look等 。 句型结构：主语 + 连系动词 + 表语从句。如： The trouble is that everything has been arranged according to the contract. 麻烦的是所有的事情都已按合同安排好了。 My idea is that we should stick to our plan. 我的意见是我们应当按计划办事。 (我们应当坚持计划。) That is how we improve our standard of living. 那就是我们如何提高生活水平的。 This is why we use this kind of product. 这就是为什么我们要用这种产品的原因。 That’s what interests me. 那就是使我感兴趣的东西。 The problem is when the meeting starts. 问题是会议什么时候开始。 The question remains whether we can finish our work by tomorrow evening. 问题仍然是我们能不能在明天晚上以前完成这项工作。 This is what we want. 这就是我们所需要的。 That is why she is so happy. 那就是他为什么这样高兴的原因。 That is what I want to say. 那就是我所要说的。 This is where Chairman Mao Zedong once lived and worked. 这就是毛泽东主席曾经居住和工作过的地方。 2、从属连词 if 一般不用来引导表语从句，但 as if ，as though （好像、宛如）却可引导表语从句，because, as 也可引导，如： It looks as if it is going to rain. 看来天好像要下雨似的。 He looked as though he were sick. 看来他的样子像病了似的。 It was just as if you described. 这宛如你所描写的一样。 All this was over twenty years ago ,but it’s as if it was only yesterday. 这都是20年前的事了，但宛如昨天一样。 It may be because he is too young. 这可能是因为他太年轻了。 Things are not always as they seem to be. 事物并不总象是其表面那样。 * * *