同位語(yǔ)從句
同位語(yǔ)從句主要是用來(lái)對(duì)名詞作進(jìn)一步的解釋,說(shuō)明名詞的具體內(nèi)容。能接同位語(yǔ)從句的名詞主要有:belief(相信),fact(事實(shí)),hope(希望), idea(想法,觀點(diǎn)),doubt(懷疑),news(新聞,消息),rumor(傳聞),conclusion(結(jié)論),evidence(證據(jù)),suggestion(建議),problem(問(wèn)題),order(命令),answer(回答),decision(決定),discovery(發(fā)現(xiàn)),explanation(解釋),information(消息),knowledge(知識(shí)),law(法律),opinion(意見(jiàn),觀點(diǎn)),truth(真理,事實(shí)),promise(承諾),report(報(bào)告),thought(思想),statement(聲明),rule(規(guī)定),possibility(可能)等。
(1)一般來(lái)說(shuō),同位語(yǔ)從句可以直接翻譯在主句后面。
He expressed the hope that he would come over to visit China again.
他表示希望再到中國(guó)來(lái)訪問(wèn)。
There is a possibility that he is a spy.
有可能他是一個(gè)間諜。
(2)有時(shí)候在翻譯同位語(yǔ)從句時(shí),可以將其放在所修飾的名詞前面,相當(dāng)于前置的修飾語(yǔ),但不一定使用定語(yǔ)的標(biāo)志詞“的”。這種情況下,同位語(yǔ)從句都是比較簡(jiǎn)單。
We know the fact that bodies possess weight.
我們都知道物體具有重量這一事實(shí)。
The rumor that he was arrested was unfounded.
關(guān)于他被捕的傳聞是沒(méi)有根據(jù)的。
(3)增加“即”(或者“以為”)這樣的詞來(lái)連接,或用冒號(hào)、破折號(hào)直接分開(kāi)主句和同位語(yǔ)從句。
But this does not in any way alter the fact that they are now, from a practical point of view, irrational.
但這卻絲毫改變不了這樣一個(gè)事實(shí),即從實(shí)用的觀點(diǎn)來(lái)看,他們今天仍是不合理的。
We have reached the conclusion that practice is the criterion for testing truth.
我們已經(jīng)得出這樣的結(jié)論:實(shí)踐是檢驗(yàn)真理的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
Not long ago, the scientists made an exciting discovery that this waste material could be turned into plastics.
不久前,科學(xué)家們獲得一個(gè)令人振奮的發(fā)現(xiàn)--可以把這種廢物變成塑料。