what在名词性从句中的五种用法文件.doc

What 引导名词性从句 的五种用法 what 引导的名词性从句是名词性从句中较难理解和掌握的一类，其 用法复杂，翻译灵活，往往是同学们学习的难点。从句法上讲，这类 从句往往可以转换成 “名词+定语从句 ”的形式，在翻译时通常可表达 为“? ? 的人或东西 ”、“ ? ? 的数目或数量 ”、“ ? ?的时间或地方 ”等。 本文拟对此作一归纳。 一、 表示 “? ? 的东西 ”，相当于 “the thing(things) that ? ?。 如. ”: 1. What is known to us all is that the 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijing. (The thing that is known to us all is that the 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijng .)对我们来说总所周 知的一件事情就是 2008 年奥运会将在中国北京举行。 2. People in Chongqing are proud of what they have achieved in the past ten years. (People in Chongqing are proud of the things that they have achieved in the past ten year)s 重庆人对他们在过去十年来所取得的成就而感到自豪。 3. One of the most important questions they had to consider was what of public health. (One of the most important questions they had to consider was the thing of public health) 他们必须考虑其中最重 要的问题是公共卫生。 4. What parents say and do has a life- 1 What we cant get seems better than what we have. 我们不能获得的东西似乎比我们手中已有的东西要好。 (可转换成 :The things that we cant };et seem better than the things that we have. ) What was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality过. 去人 们认为不可能的事现已变为现实。 (可转换为:The thing that was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.) 二、 表示 “? ? 的人 ”，相当于 “the person that...如: 1. What was most important to her, she told me, was her family. ( The person that was most important to her, she told me, was her family. ) 她告诉我，对她最重要的人是她的家人。 He is not what he was a few years ago他. 不是儿年前的那个样子了。 Who is it that has made Fred what he is now?是谁把弗雷德培养成现在 这个样子的 ? 三、 表示 “? ? 的数量或数目 ”，相当于 ‘`the amount(number ) that..。. 如: Our income is now double what it was ten years ago.我们现在的收人是 10 年前的两倍。 2 The number of the students in our school is ten times what it was before liberation.现在我校学生的数量是解放前的 10 倍。 四、表示 “? ? 的时间”，相当于 “the time that...。如: After what seemed a very long time，I opened my eyes and found myself in bed.似乎过了很长一段时间，我才睁开眼睛，发现自己躺在 床上。 The young girl was too frightened to speak., standing there for what seemed like hours小. 女孩吓得不敢说活，在