摘要:定語從句在職業(yè)中專英語課堂教學(xué)中至關(guān)重要,也是難點(diǎn)。本文將按照自己的課堂教學(xué)實(shí)際進(jìn)行分類分析。
關(guān)鍵詞:定語從句;關(guān)系代詞;省略;先行詞;謂語動(dòng)詞;關(guān)系副詞
定語從句是職業(yè)中專英語的重點(diǎn),在教材中就語法練習(xí)而言它占有絕對的比重。但是,由于定語從句的結(jié)構(gòu)和用法比較復(fù)雜,不僅初學(xué)者,即使是學(xué)了三五年英語的學(xué)生在使用時(shí)也容易犯一些錯(cuò)誤。最常見的錯(cuò)誤有以下七種:
一、 在定語從句中加了多余的賓語
1. 誤:some of the boys I invited them didn’t come.
正:some of the boys I invited didn’t come.
譯:我邀請的男孩中有幾個(gè)沒有來。
析:應(yīng)刪去them, 因?yàn)閺恼Z的賓語是省略了的whom,who或that。
2. 誤:The book that you need it is in the library.
正:The book that you need is in the library.
譯:你需要的書在圖書館里。
析:英刪去it,因?yàn)閺恼Z的賓語是關(guān)系代詞that。
二、 把定語從句謂語動(dòng)詞的單、復(fù)數(shù)弄錯(cuò)
1. 誤:Anyone who break the law will be punished.
正:Anyone who breaks the law will be punished.
譯:任何違犯法律的人將被處罰。
析:應(yīng)改break為breaks,因?yàn)閣ho指anyone,是單數(shù)。
2. 誤:Those who has finished my go home.
正:Those who have finished may go home.
譯:做完了的人現(xiàn)在可以回家。
析:應(yīng)改has為have,因?yàn)閣ho指those,是復(fù)數(shù)。
3. 誤:This is one the rooms that is free now.
正:This is one of the rooms that are free now.
譯:這是目前空著的房間之一。
析:應(yīng)改第二個(gè)is為are,因?yàn)閛ne前沒有the only之類的限定詞,定語從句在意義上修飾的是名詞復(fù)數(shù)the rooms,而不是單數(shù)one。
三、 誤省略了定語從句中作主語的關(guān)系代詞
1. 誤:Children eat a lot of sugar often have bad teeth.
正:Children who/that eat a lot of sugar often have bad teeth.
譯:吃糖多的孩子往往牙齒不好。
析:應(yīng)加上關(guān)系代詞who或that,因?yàn)閺木渖僦髡Z,且主語不能省略。
2. 誤:The key opens the bike is missing.
正:The key that /which opens the bike is missing.
譯:開這輛自行車的鑰匙不見了。
析:應(yīng)加上關(guān)系代詞that或which,因?yàn)閺木渖僦髡Z,且主語不能省略。
四、 定語從句中加了多余的副詞或介詞
1. 誤:The house where he lives in needs repairing.
正:The house where he lives needs repairing.
或:The house he lives in needs repairing.
譯:他住的房子需要修理。
析:應(yīng)保留where,刪去從句中的in,因?yàn)殛P(guān)系副詞where在從句中作地點(diǎn)狀語,in屬多余。或刪去關(guān)系副詞where,因?yàn)閣here在這里的意思是in which,否則介詞in就重復(fù)了。
2. 誤:I still remember the day on when I first came to Beijing.
正:I still remember the day when I first came to Beijing.
或:I still remember the day on which I first came to Beijing.
譯:我仍記得我第一次來到北京那天的情景。
析:應(yīng)刪去on,因?yàn)閣hen在這里的意思是on which,否則介詞on就重復(fù)了,或把when改為which。
五、 在作先行詞的時(shí)間名詞或地點(diǎn)名詞后錯(cuò)用了關(guān)系代詞或關(guān)系副詞
1. 誤:I still remember the day when we spent together.
正:I still remember the day than/which we spent together.
譯:我仍記得我們在一起度過的日子。
析:應(yīng)改when為that或which,因?yàn)閺木渲兄^語動(dòng)詞spent是及物動(dòng)詞,其后應(yīng)跟賓語而不時(shí)時(shí)間狀語。
2. 誤:This is the house where we lived in last year.
正:This is the house which/that we lived in last year.
譯:這是我們?nèi)ツ曜∵^的那個(gè)房子。
析:應(yīng)改where為which或that,因?yàn)閺木渲^語動(dòng)詞lived后有介詞in,其后少介詞賓語,而不是地點(diǎn)狀語。
六、 在先行詞reason后錯(cuò)用關(guān)系副詞why
1. 誤:Have you asked her for the reason why may explain her absence?
正:Have you asked her for the reason that/which may explain her absence?
譯:你是否問過她可以解釋她缺席的原因?
析:應(yīng)改why為that或which,因?yàn)槎ㄕZ從句缺少主語,而不是少原因狀語。
2. 誤:I don’t believe the reason why he has given for his being late.
正:I don’t believe the reason that/which he has given for his being late.
析:應(yīng)改why為that或which,因?yàn)閺木渲^語動(dòng)詞has given后缺少賓語,而不是少原因狀語。
七、 誤將強(qiáng)調(diào)句型當(dāng)定語從句
強(qiáng)調(diào)句型為:It is+ 被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that+其他如:
1. 誤:It was in the kitchen where the fire broke out.
正:It was in the kitchen that the fire broke out.
譯:大火發(fā)生在廚房。
析:應(yīng)將where改that,因?yàn)樵溥€原為The fire broke out in the kitchen后,在語法和句意上均成立,故此題是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型,而非定語從句。
2. 誤:Was it because it snowed last night when you didn’t come?
正:Was it because it snowed last night that you didn’t come?
譯:你是否因昨晚下雪而沒有來?
析:應(yīng)將when改為that,因?yàn)?,原句還原為Because it snowed last night,you didn’t come后,在語法和句意上均成立,故此題是強(qiáng)調(diào)句型而非定語從句。
如果學(xué)生了解了以上七種易犯的錯(cuò)誤,在遇到定語從句時(shí),就能更好地理解它運(yùn)用它。