文法淺釋- (123)

文法淺釋- (123)

文法(grammar)與句型(sentence patterns)

十、連接詞 (Conjunctions)

9)  Young as he is, he knows some of the family secrets.

(他年紀雖小，卻知道一些家庭秘密。)

as , conj.連接詞， 可作”雖然” 解 (不可放在句首) = although，其用法 如下：

a. 名詞 (不加冠詞) + ~

Boy as he is, he is very brave. =Though he is a boy, he is very brave.

  他雖是小孩，卻很勇敢 。

** Cliché as that may sound, I believe that there have to be people in the

world who want to achieve those things.

 那事雖然聽起來是陳腔濫調，可是我相信世界上必須有人想達到那些目標。     

* cliché (kli'Ne) n. 老套 *attaché   n. (`$tD'Ne) (外交參事)

b. 形容詞 + ~ ：

Poor as we are, we are contented.  我們雖窮，卻滿足。=Although we are poor, we

are contented.

Tiny as they are-as much as a million times smaller than the head of a pin- , particles burst onto the scene a few years ago in a big way. 雖然它們細小到未及針頭之百萬分之一，但若干年前這些微粒卻突然大大地呈現出來。

   

c. 副詞 + ~ ：

Much as he likes her, he will not marry her.他雖愛她，卻不會娶她。

 =Although he loves her much, he will not marry her.

d. 動詞 + ~ ：

Try as he may, he will never attain his goal.     儘管他嘗試，他仍將達不到目標。

 =Although he may try, he will never attain his goal.

10)  Mobile homes differ from other types of housing in that the homes are

normally located on leased sites.    

(流動性房子與其他形式的房子不同，因為這些房子正常是位於 租用的場地

上面。)

a. in which (關係代名詞，其前述詞為前面之名詞或代名詞) ：

但，在本句則不適於指types 或housing; 比較：                        

This is the hall in which (=where) the meeting was held.  (which 指 the hall) 這是舉行

會議之大廳。

b. in that  + 子句 = because + 子句  / 在…方面：

High income tax is harmful in that it will discourage people from earning more.

高所得稅是有害處的，因為它使人不敢多賺錢。

The Exxon Valdez case differs from others in that it involves issues peculiar to laws governing accidents on the water.  埃索石油公司的洩油案與其他案件不同，因它

牽涉到，水上意外不曾有過的法律問題。

discourage+ 人+ from +Ving   (使人不敢做…)

*注意：介詞 + that + 子句之用法請參閱假設語氣。

Justin Lai 編

10/29/15