Spiders are not insects, as many people think, nor (are spiders) even nearly related to them. 注意翻译:蜘蛛并不像很多人认为的那样是昆虫
Whales are not fish, as many people think, nor even nearly related to them. 鲸鱼并不像很多人认为的是鱼,甚至和鱼几乎没有关系。
as 正如
- As a poet points out, life is but a dream. 正如一位诗人指出的那样,人生不过是一场梦。
- Children, as is always the case, love their mother. 孩子们通常都爱他们的母亲。
- She became angry, as many could see. 她生气了,正如许多人所见。
非限定性定语从句 补充说明主句内容
- Things can go wrong on a big scale, as a number of people recently discovered.
- As the Commanding Officer explained later, one half of the station did not know what the other half was doing.
- But this does not matter, for, as he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.
- As is so often pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged weapon. 正如经常指出的,知识是一把双刃剑。
- As has been said above, grammar is not a set of dead rules. 如果as引导的非限定性定语从句没有在句首(位于中间或尾部)指代肯定含义的主句(忽略否定词)
- She did not open the box, as her friends feared. 她没有像她朋友担心那样打开盒子 She did not, as her friends feared, open the box.
as VS which 的区别
as 可指代整个主句,强调“正如…所说/所见/常见”,带有 “众所周知” 的语气(从句可出现在句首、句中或句尾)
which 也可指代整个主句,但语气为 “补充说明”,无“正如”之意(从句只能位于主句之后)
| as 引导例句 ① 句首用法 |
As a poet points out, life is but a dream. 正如一位诗人所说,人生不过一场梦。 |
| as 引导例句 ② 句中插入 |
Children, as is always the case, love their mother. 正如常见,孩子都爱母亲。 |
| as 引导例句 ③ 句尾说明 |
She became angry, as many could see. 她变得生气,正如许多人所见。 |
| which 引导例句 ① 补充说明 |
The sun heats the earth, which makes it possible for plants to grow. 太阳加热地球,这使植物得以生长。 |
| 省略结构:as + be + done “as reported”结构 |
As (is) reported, a foreign delegation will visit. 如报道所说,一个外国代表团将到访。 |
| 省略结构:which + be “which was at large”结构 |
A puma (which was) at large was caught. 一只在逃的美洲狮被抓住了。 |
| 用法小结 语义与结构总结 |
- as: 更常用于“众所周知/正如预期/大家都清楚”的背景下,语气强烈
- which: 常见于书面语中进行补充、解释、结果说明
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nor 部分倒装
All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days; nor in the life of this Administration; nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.
— — John F. Kennedy
One can tell the difference almost at a glance, for a spider always has eight legs and an insect (has) never more than six (legs).
tell the difference = tell sb. / sth. apart 分辨,区别
- It's hard to tell the identical twins apart. 很难分辨这对双胞胎。
- She can tell the difference between genuine and fake jewelry. 她能分辨真假珠宝。
- You should learn to tell the difference between good and bad habits. 你应该学会分辨好习惯和坏习惯。
| distinguish between A and B 区分 |
He can distinguish between lies and truth. 他能区分谎言和真相。 |
| differentiate A from B 区分 |
Can you differentiate right from wrong? 你能分辨是非吗? |
| discriminate between A and B 辨别 |
Children learn to discriminate between acceptable and unacceptable behavior. 孩子们学会分辨可接受和不可接受的行为。 |
省略结构 并列句省略(重复的内容不引起歧义的情况下)
- Paul likes poetry, and Peter (likes) fiction. Paul喜欢诗歌,Peter喜欢小说。
- Paul likes poetry, and I know that Peter likes fiction. 不能省略:因为位置宾语从句内部
- He enjoys swimming, and she (enjoys) diving. 他喜欢游泳,她喜欢跳水。