Chapter 18

倒装、强调和省略

第十八章 · 先理解规则,再通过例句把语法变成可使用的表达能力。

18.1 倒装

倒装是把正常语序的一部分调换,用于强调、句式要求或保持平衡。

正常语序:

He rarely goes out at night.

否定副词放句首时,常用部分倒装:

Rarely does he go out at night.
他很少晚上出去。

常见引起倒装的否定或半否定词:

never, rarely, seldom, hardly, little, no sooner, not only, not until

例句:

Never have I seen such a beautiful place.
我从未见过如此美丽的地方。

Not only did he finish the work, but he also helped others.
他不仅完成了工作,还帮助了别人。

地点副词或介词短语置于句首时,也可完全倒装:

Here comes the bus.
公交车来了。

On the wall hangs a picture.
墙上挂着一幅画。

18.2 强调句

常见强调句结构:

It is/was + 被强调部分 + that/who + 其他部分

例句:

I met Tom in the park yesterday.

强调不同部分:

It was I who met Tom in the park yesterday.
是我昨天在公园见了 Tom。

It was Tom that I met in the park yesterday.
我昨天在公园见的是 Tom。

It was in the park that I met Tom yesterday.
我昨天是在公园见的 Tom。

It was yesterday that I met Tom in the park.
我是昨天在公园见的 Tom。

18.3 省略

英语为了避免重复,常省略已知信息。

I like coffee, and she likes tea.

可省略为:

I like coffee, and she tea.

但这种省略较书面或修辞化。日常更常见:

I can speak English, and he can too.
我会说英语,他也会。

状语从句中,如果从句主语与主句主语一致,且从句中含有 be,可以省略“主语 + be”:

When he was young, he lived in London.
When young, he lived in London.