GRE阅读技巧:省略句
<p> 新<span word="GRE">GRE</span>阅读难点之省略结构</p><p> 在英语的行文中,大家常常被其中的词的省略造成的麻烦所困扰。其实这种困扰主要出自我们对其英文行文表达习惯和修辞手法的不了解。一般说来,英语文中的省略需遵守两个原则:一是这个词可有可无,或者是多余的,总之就是少了它之后不会改变原文的意思,二是省略的词义已经在上下文中得到了充分的体现。这里举个简单的例子让大家,先吃个开胃餐:</p><p> <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>, <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearest">nearest</span> <span word="cabin">cabin</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>.这句话的中文意思是独自旅行的人,要是饿了、受伤了或者生病了,除了最近的小木屋或居民点,常常无处求援。这个句子在<span word="if">if</span>后面省略了<span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>,这是因为在时间,地点,条件,让步,方式状语从句中,如果从句的主语与主句的主语相同,而从句的谓语又含有<span word="be">be</span>,则可把主语+<span word="be">be</span>省略掉。但要注意有一类句子和省略句有相似的地方,如:<span word="You">You</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>.这样的句子并不是省略句,因为后一句中有<span word="that">that</span>代表了要表示的意思。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="believes">believes</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="extensive">extensive</span> <span word="verifications">verifications</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="varied">varied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="attained">attained</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="further">further</span>.</p>
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