英语语法 relative clause.ppt

Translate the following and tell the functions of the underlined parts: The glow of the setting sun is splendid; it’s a pity that dusk is fast approaching. 夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。 Home is where you can find love and care. 家是你能够得到爱和关怀的地方。 今日事，今日毕。 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Heaven helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。 He laughs best who laughs last. Spring is a time when youth dreams and old age remembers. 春天是青年人梦想将来和老年人缅怀过去的季节。 夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。 The glow of the setting sun is splendid; it’s a pity that dusk is fast approaching. 家是你能够得到爱和关怀的地方。 Home is where you can find love and care. 今日事，今日毕。 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 自助者天助。 Heaven helps those who help themselves. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。 He laughs best who laughs last. 春天是青年人梦想将来和老年人缅怀过去的季节。 Spring is a time when youth dreams and old age remembers. Lecture 33 Relative Clause (Attributive Clause) Key Points: 1. Types of relative clauses 2. The choice of relative words 3. Ellipsis of relative words (略 p.577-579) 4. The clauses introduced by preposition + relative pronoun 5. The double relative clauses and embedded relative clauses (双重关系分句和 嵌入式关系分句) Definition of Relative Clauses : A relative clause serves as an attribute to a noun or pronoun in the main clause. The noun or pronoun is called the antecedent. The clause is often placed after the antecedent and introduced by relative words. Types of Relative Clauses: Relative clauses are divided into restrictive and nonrestrictive ones. Compare: We’re looking for a pub that serves food. Mr. White, whose home is not far from here, is a doctor. A restrictive relative clause gives essential information about the meaning of the antecedent. It is not separated from the head by a break in intonation, or by a comma in writing. A non-restrictive relative clause adds extra information, separated by commas in writing, and intonation in speaking. Relative words