《新视野大学英语》课文中的特殊结构.docVIP

《新视野大学英语》课文中的“特殊句式结构” 【摘要】英语当中许多学习者们所熟悉的循规蹈矩的表达句式或结构，然而有时为了表达的需要，许多特殊结构，常常会在表达中唱主角。本文从在新视野大学英语教材的课文出发，总结了一些常见的有生命力的特殊结构。 【关键词】新视野大学英语课文特殊结构 （一）独立主格结构 the iron content of tomato sauce cooked in an iron pot for three hours showed a striking increase, the level going up nearly 30 times… (para. 11, unit 2, book iii) 该独立结构在此是用来补充前面的宾语“a striking increase”的信息的。 （二）省略结构 1、连词+介词短语结构 mattel refashioned the doll into a decent, all-american—although with an exaggerated breast size—version and named it after barbara, who was then a teenager. (para. 5, unit 4, book iii) 在本句中，“conj.+ prepositional phase”是个特殊结构，上述句子可以转换为：“mattel refashioned the doll into a decent, all-american version although the version had an exaggerated breast size.” 同样的例子还有，when in doubt about the result of your test, call the test office. “when”之后省略掉了“you are” (“exercise x, no.5, unit 4, book iii) though with a severe lack of coal, the principal was not forced to close the school.这里的介词“with”等于there was. (“exercise x, no.3, unit 4, book iii) 2、连词+ing分词从句 one day, while filling out an application form for a publishing job, the young woman impulsively submitted her middle name, lynne, for her first name debbie. (para.2, unit6, book ii)while filling out 等于while she was filling out，这样使得句子的表达更为简洁。在翻译练习中，有这样一个句子：在美国学习时，他学会了弹钢琴。可以翻译为: he learned to play the piano while studying in the united states. （三）倒装结构 1、normally, americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk; much less do they take them out for dinner, or around on the golf course while they develop a sense of trust. (para. 4, unit1, book ii) “much less”后面跟了部分倒装的结构，以表示强调。强调了“美国人更不会在增进相互信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭，或带他们去打高尔夫球。” 2、he never asked this of me again, nor did he take much notice of my outburst. (para. 13, unit2, book ii) “nor”在句首时，后面跟部分倒装结构。此处意为：“他也没对我的大发脾气显得太在意” 3、less important than ever is developing a meaningful philosophy of life. (para. 5, unit8, book ii) 同样是为了强调，而将本来在表语位置的“less important than ever”提到了举手，用这样的表达形式