如:I’m in a slightly awkward position in that he’s not arriving until the 10th.
1that用法
1、that用作限定詞
that用作限定詞是指“較遠(yuǎn)的人或者物”
eg: Look at that man over there. 瞧那邊的那個(gè)男子。
I was living with my parents at that time.那時(shí)候我跟父母住在一起。
That incident changed their life.那次事故改變了他媽的生活。
2、that作代詞用
1)用于指代前面提到過的想法或情形
eg: They said you wanted to talk to me. Why was that?
2)為避免重復(fù)前面已提及到的名詞
eg:A recession like that of 1973-74 could put one in ten American companies into bankruptcy. 一場想1973到1974年那樣的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退會使1/10的美國公司破產(chǎn)。
3)用于識別身份或詢問他人身份
eg: That's my wife you were talking to.
3、that引導(dǎo)從句
1)引導(dǎo)定語從句(代替先行詞在從句中充當(dāng)主語或者賓語)
eg: Do you like the book that I lent to you? 你喜歡我借給你的書嗎?
2)引導(dǎo)名詞性從句(只起連接作用不充當(dāng)任何成分)
a. 引導(dǎo)主語從句:
eg: That he passed the driving test made us very happy. 他通過駕 照考試讓我們非常開心。 b. 引導(dǎo)賓語從句
eg: I know that he is an intelligent and hard-working boy. 我知道他是一個(gè)勤奮又努力的男孩。 c. 引導(dǎo)表語從句
eg: My decision is that all of us are to start at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. 我的決定是所有人明天上午6點(diǎn)鐘出發(fā)。
d. 引導(dǎo)同位語從句
eg: I have a feeling that one day we will succeed. 我有一種感受將來有一天我們會成功的。