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.