用公式巧解“so……that……”句型
令很多廣東省的中考考生感到頭疼和恐懼的不是單項(xiàng)填空、完形填空或閱讀理解等選擇型題,而是解釋句子。因?yàn)檫@類題型考查考生在充分掌握語(yǔ)法知識(shí)的基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)行運(yùn)用的能力,沒(méi)有備選選項(xiàng)提供暗示或線索,其難度遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)大于選擇型題。大多數(shù)考生碰到解釋句子就慌了手腳,不知從何作答。實(shí)際上,如果我們能夠像解數(shù)學(xué)題一樣套用公式來(lái)解題,就變得容易多了。下面,我們以結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)從句中“so...that...”的轉(zhuǎn)換為例進(jìn)行說(shuō)明。一起來(lái)看一個(gè)例句:
Catherine was so tired that she couldn't go on with the work. →
Catherine was too tired to go on with the work.
很多同學(xué)看過(guò)這個(gè)例子后的第一反應(yīng)就是:“so...that...”可以用“too...to...”結(jié)構(gòu)進(jìn)行替換,然后就憑借死記硬背,勉強(qiáng)將此題解答正確。但是如果題目發(fā)生變化了呢?我們?cè)倏匆粋€(gè)例句:
The question is so easy that Cathy can work it out.
這道題也可以用“too...to...”進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)換嗎?答案顯然是否定的。
首先,我們必須知道,that后邊接的是從句,會(huì)有肯定或否定的變化,所以必須分情況記憶。
* 當(dāng)that從句為肯定句時(shí),分兩種情況:
1. 主句與that從句的主語(yǔ)一致時(shí),用“adj. + enough + to do sth.”進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)換。例如:
He was so clever that he could understand my words. →
He was clever enough to understand my words.
2. 主句與that從句的主語(yǔ)不一致時(shí),用“adj. + enough + for sb. + to do sth.”轉(zhuǎn)換。例如:
The question is so easy that Cathy can work it out. →
The question is easy enough for Cathy to work out.
需要注意的是,“to work out”的賓語(yǔ)it要省略。
* 當(dāng)that從句為否定句時(shí),同樣也分兩種情況:
1. 主句與that從句的主語(yǔ)一致時(shí),用“too + adj. + to do sth.”進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)換。例如:
Catherine was so tired that she couldn't go on with the work. →
Catherine was too tired to go on with the work.
2. 主句與that從句的主語(yǔ)不一致時(shí),用“too + adj. + for sb. + to do sth.”轉(zhuǎn)換。例如:
The weather is so hot that we can't sleep. →
The weather is too hot for us to sleep.
這樣一來(lái),當(dāng)我們碰到“so...that...”類的解釋句子時(shí),只需要按照上邊的“公式”進(jìn)行轉(zhuǎn)換,就能夠以不變應(yīng)萬(wàn)變,輕松解題。如果同學(xué)們?cè)谄綍r(shí)也能多利用公式,練習(xí)句型轉(zhuǎn)換,在寫作時(shí)也不用擔(dān)心“詞窮句短”,寫不出漂亮的句子了。
劉學(xué)政,深圳新東方學(xué)校中學(xué)部教師,教授中考英語(yǔ)等課程。
一句話串記虛擬語(yǔ)氣中的動(dòng)詞
虛擬語(yǔ)氣可用在表示建議、命令或是要求的名詞性從句中,形式是“should + 動(dòng)詞原形”或直接使用動(dòng)詞原形。高考英語(yǔ)對(duì)虛擬語(yǔ)氣的考查側(cè)重以下幾個(gè)方面:
1. 在與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)、過(guò)去事實(shí)、將來(lái)事實(shí)相反的條件句和主句中的應(yīng)用;
2. 在賓語(yǔ)從句、同位語(yǔ)從句、主語(yǔ)從句、表語(yǔ)從句中的應(yīng)用;
3. 在含蓄條件句中的應(yīng)用。
學(xué)習(xí)和備考虛擬語(yǔ)氣時(shí),至關(guān)重要的環(huán)節(jié)是記憶虛擬語(yǔ)氣中常見(jiàn)的動(dòng)詞。主要分為三大類:
1. 表示建議的動(dòng)詞:advise、propose、suggest、move (提議)、recommend。例如:
They have recommended that the site be closed and repaired.
2. 表示要求的動(dòng)詞:request、require、demand、insist、urge。例如:
The manager insisted that the new employees (should) be trained first.
The staff immediately requested that he reconsider his decision.
3. 表示命令的動(dòng)詞:order、command、direct。例如:
The officer gave the order that the bridge (should) be destroyed.
鑒于該類詞數(shù)量較多,且毫無(wú)規(guī)律可循,記憶起來(lái)十分困難。在此,筆者將這幾類詞串成一句口訣,便于記憶。
口訣:
Campus Drop Disco “校園拋棄迪斯高”或“校園不準(zhǔn)跳迪斯高”
口訣解讀:
這句話中,每一個(gè)英文字母都分別代表一個(gè)動(dòng)詞。
Campus,即:c—command,a—advise,m—move,p—propose,u—urge,s—suggest;
Drop,即:d—demand,r—request/require/recommend,o—order,p—propose;
Disco,即:d—direct,i—insist,s—suggest,c—command,o—order。
這樣一來(lái),十幾個(gè)單詞就可被收錄在三個(gè)大家所熟知的單詞里,便于簡(jiǎn)單記憶,同學(xué)們今后恐怕想忘也忘不了。
蔡婧,深圳新東方學(xué)校中學(xué)部教師,教授中考英語(yǔ)、高中英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法等課程。
巧辨such 與 so的用法
光棍“形副”緊跟so,
單身名詞跟隨such。
若是形名同出現(xiàn),
名詞決定其權(quán)限。
復(fù)數(shù)/不可數(shù),such來(lái)做主。
遇到可數(shù)的單數(shù),
such與so換位置。
若是名前有“多少”,
只需用上so 就好。
口訣解讀:
1. So這個(gè)單詞的最基本用法就是:so + adj./adv.;而such的基本用法則是:such + n.(該名詞前無(wú)形容詞修飾)。 例如:
The weather is so bad today that we have to put off the football match.
The thief got such a fright that he dropped the bag.
2. 如果形容詞修飾名詞構(gòu)成名詞短語(yǔ)的形式出現(xiàn),則由名詞的性質(zhì)來(lái)決定such及so 的用法。主要可分為兩種情況:
* 名詞為不可數(shù)或者是可數(shù)的復(fù)數(shù)形式,則使用such。例如:
This is such secret information that nobody else can know it.
They are such beautiful pictures that I want to buy all of them.
* 名詞為可數(shù)的單數(shù)形式,則such與so都可以用,結(jié)構(gòu)為:“such + a/an + adj. + n.”或者:“so + adj. + a/an + n.”。例如:
Tom is so annoying a student that the teacher gets angry with him all the time.
Tom is such an annoying student that the teacher gets angry with him all the time.
3. 若名詞被many、much、little、few這四個(gè)表數(shù)量的單詞修飾限定,則一律只能用so(此時(shí)不會(huì)受到名詞的影響)。例如:
I can't believe such a small bird can eat so much food.
在透徹了解的基礎(chǔ)上熟記這個(gè)口訣后,同學(xué)們便能輕松辨析such和so的用法區(qū)別,何時(shí)何地都能準(zhǔn)確應(yīng)用了。
蔡詩(shī)婷,深圳新東方學(xué)校明星教師。授課旁征博引,善于總結(jié),課堂活潑生動(dòng),對(duì)考點(diǎn)和考試趨勢(shì)頗有研究,尤其擅長(zhǎng)語(yǔ)法剖析,能夠?qū)?fù)雜的語(yǔ)法用最簡(jiǎn)單而有趣的方法傳授給學(xué)生。