自考“英語語法”基礎材料（14）

　　第十四節(jié)   名詞從句

　　名詞從句是指在句子中起名詞作用的從句，名詞從句有主語從句、表語從句、賓語

　　從句及同位語從句。引導名詞從句的關聯(lián)詞有：

　　連詞，如：that， if， whether.

　　關系代詞，如：which， what， who.

　　關系副詞，如：when， where， how， why.

　　1.主語從句，即名詞從句做主語

　　主語從句有三類：  （1）what主語從句；  （2）that主語從句；  （3）連接代詞who，whom， whose， which和連接副詞when， where， how， why引導的主語從句。

　　What caused the accident is a mystery.   造成事故的原因還是個謎。

　　What they want are financial aids.    他們想要經(jīng)濟援助。

　　That time is money has been realized in the West.   時間就是金錢，這在西方已實現(xiàn)了。

　　That she will refuse the offer seems unlikely.  她會拒絕這個提議似乎不可能。

　　When and where the exhibition opens is written in the announcement.  展覽會在什么時候、什么地方開幕，通知里寫著。

　　Why he shot her is a complete mystery.    他為什么打死她完全是個謎。

　　How he did it doesn't matter.  這事他是怎樣做的，無關緊要。

　　Which plan is better is clear now.   哪個計劃更好，現(xiàn)在清楚了。

　　有時，把連接詞或關系副詞引出的主語從句放在句子后面，用it作形式上的主語，如：

　　It was obvious that the driver could not control his car.  顯然，司機已不能控制他的車了。

　?。?That the driver could not control his car was obvious）。

　　It is a wonder （ that ） you didn't lose your way in the dark.   真奇怪，黑暗中你沒有迷路。

　　2.表語從句，即名詞從句作表語，位于主句的連系動詞之后，如：

　　The legal reason for maintaining payroll accounting records is that employers are required by federal， state and local laws to do so.  保留工薪會計記錄是由于聯(lián)邦、州、地方政府的法律要求。

　　It seems that he has never been paid the momey.   他好像還沒付錢。

　　Raw material is what we are urgently in need of.  我們急需原料。

　　This term is what we are against.   這一條正是我們所反對的。

　　That's what you should do.   那是你應該做的。

　　Things in their firm were not as they seemed to be.   他們公司的情況并不是表面那個樣子。

　　That is why we decided to put the meeting off.   這就是我們決定推遲會議的原因。

　　This was just when our company was being formed.   那正是我們公司成立的時候。

　　3.賓語從句：即名詞從句作賓語，它可以是謂語動詞的賓語，也可以是動詞不定式，分詞或動名詞的賓語。

　　The fruitpickers migrated to wherever they could find work.   摘果子的人會移民到任何可以找到工作的地方。

　　In his letter， Johnson told how grateful he was for the loan.   在信中約翰遜對貸款表示感謝。

　　He specifies how much he wishes to remit，  who the sum should be paid to.   他詳細說明匯款錢數(shù)和收款人。

　　Could you tell me where the office is ？   請告訴我辦公室在哪兒。

　　They gave to whoever came to the conference an introduction.   凡是出席大會的，他們都給一份介紹。

　　I‘ll read whichever report you recommend.   你推薦的什么報告我都要看。

　　We could give you whatever help you need.   你想要什么幫助，我們都可以給你。

　　The motor company revealed reluctantly that there were defects in their new cars.   汽車公司不得不承認他們的新車有毛病。

　　Your report is quite all right except that the organization is somewhat loose.   你的報告寫得不錯，只是組織得不夠緊湊。

　　He often thought of how he could help others.   他經(jīng)常在想如何去幫助別人。

　　引導賓語從句的連詞that有時可以省略，如：

　　Saying he was busy， he went away in a hurry.   他說他很忙，即匆忙走了。

　　4.  同位語從句：即名詞從句作同位語，它在句中作某一名詞的同位語。用that引導（有時用whether引導）。

　　Another approach recognizes that people will act only when they have a reasonable expectation that their actions will lead to desired goals.   另一種方法發(fā)現(xiàn)只有當人們覺得他們的行為會達到預期的目的時他們才會行動。

　　Several insurance companies have now made the decision that they should withdraw fiom the American market.   幾家保險公司現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)決定退出美國市場。

　　I now regret having made a promise that I would join in the scheme.   我現(xiàn)在后悔答應參加該計劃的事。

　　A suggestion that they should postpone the discussion was accepted by the majority.   大多數(shù)人接受了推遲討論。

　　There was little probability that they would succeed.   他們的成功的可能性很小。

　　She went to the meeting on the supposition that people would not ask her questions.   她參加了會，認為人們不會向她提問題。

　　It is a certainty that they will carry out their undertakings.   他們肯定會進行他們的事業(yè)。