【摘要】:2013四级考试进入了最后的冲刺阶段,语法的知识点是难点和重点,以下是威廉希尔app 特为考生们整理了the fact that的语法功能,希望能给广大考生们在复习中作出一点贡献。预祝考生们通过考试!
一、用于引导主语从句
在许多情况下,当语义上需要用一个较复杂的that从句用主语时,若直接将其置于句首位置,则会显得“头轻脚重”。这时,我们通常采用的办法便是使用形式主语it来改变句子结构。如:
That he had no girl friends worried his parents a lot.= It worried his parents a lot that he had no girl friends. 他没有女朋友,这件事使他父母非常不安。
That he has fully recovered makes me feel good.=It makes me feel good that he has fully recovered. 他已痊愈,真令我高兴。
That he had not said anything surprised everybody.=It surprised everybody that he had not said anything. 他一言不发,这使大家很吃惊。
在比较正式的文体中,有时也可借助the fact这一辅助手段,按以下方式改写句子:
The fact that he had no girl friends worried his parents a lot.
The fact that he has fully recovered makes me feel good.
The fact that he had not said anything surprised everybody.
二、用于介词后引导宾语从句
按英语习惯,介词后面通常不能直接跟一个that从句作宾语,遇此情况,人们通常在that从句前使用the fact。这样一来,就变成了the fact用作介词的宾语,而其后的that从句则成了the fact的同位语从句。如:
They were worried over the fact that you were sick. 他们为你生病发愁。
I didn’t go out because of the fact that it was raining. 因为在下雨,所以我没出去。
Were it not for the fact that you helped me, I would be homeless. 若非你的帮助,我仍会无家可归。
He must face up to the fact that he is no longer young. 他必须勇于正视自己不再年轻这一事实。
It’s time you woke up to the fact that you’re not very popular. 你早就该明白你不怎么受欢迎了。
The judge paid a lot of attention to the fact that the child was unhappy at home. 法官非常注意这一情况,即孩子在家里并不快乐。
He said the parents were responsible for the fact that the child had run away. 他说孩子父母应对孩子逃跑一事负责。
注:英语中只有极个别介词(如except等)可直接跟that从句。如:
The two books are the same except that this one has an answer key at the back. 除了这本书后面有问题答案以外, 这两本书完全一样。
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