考研:英語語法之部分倒裝精解
作者:素衣
2016-06-03 15:30
? ?(一)否定詞或具有(半)否定意義的詞或詞組置于句首作狀語
如:never,scarcely,hardly,rarely,seldom,little,no sooner...than,hardly...when,scarcely...when (before),not only,in no case (in no way,at no time,on no account,by no means,under no circumstances,in no respects)(決不,在任何情況下都不),no longer/no more(不再)。
例句:Television is one of the means by which these feelings are created and conveyed and perhaps never before has it served so much to connect different peoples and nations as in the recent events in Europe. (2005年第46題)
分析:該句是復(fù)合句,and前是一復(fù)合句,定語從句by which...修飾the means,后一分句中never置于句首引起倒裝。
譯文:電視是制造和表達(dá)這些情緒的方式之一,在加強(qiáng)不同民族和國家之間的聯(lián)系方面,電視也許還從來沒有像在歐洲事務(wù)中那樣起過如此大的作用。
?。ǘ?span style="color:#f00;">only+副詞/介詞短語/狀語從句(句首狀語由only修飾)
例句:Only recently did linguists begin the serious study of languages that were very different from their own. (選自2004年P(guān)art B)
分析:該句是復(fù)合句,that were very different from their own是修飾languages的定語從句。
譯文:直到最近,語言學(xué)家才開始認(rèn)真研究與他們自己所掌握的完全不同的語言。
例句:Only gradually was the byproduct of the institution noted, and only more gradually still was this effect considered as a directive factor in the conduct of the institution.
?。?009年第47題)
分析:該句是由and連接的兩個并列簡單句,兩個分句都是以only開頭的倒裝句,在前一分句中,主干部分是the byproduct of the institution was noted,only gradually修飾noted;在后一分句中,主干是this effect was considered...,其中only more gradually修飾considered, as a directive factor作主語this effect的補(bǔ)足語,介詞短語in the conduct of the institution作directive factor的后置定語。
譯文:人們只是逐漸地認(rèn)識到制度這一副產(chǎn)品,而在運(yùn)行這種制度的過程中,認(rèn)識到這種效果具有指導(dǎo)性作用的時間則更加緩慢。
?。ㄈ?span style="color:#f00;">條件從句中省略if
在虛擬語氣中,條件從句if省略時,倒裝到主語前的是助動詞should,had和系動詞were。
例句:Were the Times Co. to purchase another major media company, there is no doubt that it could dramatically transform a family run enterprise that still gets 90% of its revenues from newspapers.(1999年第13題)
分析:該句是復(fù)合句,were the Times Co. to purchase是一省略if的倒裝句,that it could dramatically...enterprise是doubt的同位語,而that still gets 90% of its revenues from newspapers是修飾enterprise的定語從句。
譯文:如果時代公司要收購另一家主流媒體公司的話,那仍舊靠報紙獲得90%收入的家族式企業(yè)的模式肯定會遭到它大刀闊斧的改革。
例句:Had it not been for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.(1998年第10題)
分析:該句是復(fù)合句,had it not been...是一個省略if的倒裝從句,整個句子表示混合式虛擬語氣,主句表示與現(xiàn)在相反假設(shè),從句表示與過去相反假設(shè)。
譯文:要不是公眾及時投資,我們公司不會像現(xiàn)在這么繁榮。
?。ㄋ模┢渌糠值寡b情況
表示前面陳述的情況適合于后者,前面是肯定句,后面用so引導(dǎo);前面是否定句,后面用neither或nor引導(dǎo),省略倒裝句中的助動詞在時態(tài)和語態(tài)形式上與前面句子保持一致。
例句:Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves.(選自2005年Text 4)
分析:該句是由nor引導(dǎo)的并列句。whether in speech or in writing的完整形式是whether they are in speech or in writing,表示讓步;介詞短語with skill and gift在句中作狀語修飾動詞command。
譯文:美國人不再期望公眾人物在演講或?qū)懽鲿r可以嫻熟地運(yùn)用技巧和文采來掌握英語,而人們本身也不這樣要求自己。
?。ㄎ澹﹕o...that結(jié)構(gòu)
so...that結(jié)構(gòu)中,“so+狀語”位于句首表強(qiáng)調(diào)時,使用倒裝。
例句:So involved with their computers do the children become that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games.
?。?001年第6題)
分析:該句是復(fù)合句,that leaders at summer computer camps...是一結(jié)果狀語從句,so involved with...置于句首引起倒裝。
譯文:孩子們對電腦如此著迷,以至于電腦夏令營的組織者們不得不強(qiáng)迫他們停下來做一些體育運(yùn)動和游戲。
?。﹏ot until置于句首
not until置于句首時,連詞until引導(dǎo)的從句主謂不倒裝,但主句的主謂結(jié)構(gòu)必須倒裝。
例句:Not until you return those books to the library immediately will you have to pay a fine.
分析:該句是復(fù)合句。由于not until置于句首,主句will you have to pay a fine是一倒裝句。
譯文:只有及時還書給圖書館,你才不會受罰。
?。ㄆ撸゛s,though,no matter how,however引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句
as,though引導(dǎo)的倒裝句型為:名詞(前不加a或an)/形容詞/副詞+as+主語+謂語,該結(jié)構(gòu)可用though引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句來替換,譯為“雖然…但是”或“盡管…但是”。
例句:Much as I have traveled, I have never seen anyone to equal her in thoroughness, whatever the job.
分析:該句是復(fù)合句,其中從句much as I have traveled是一倒裝句,短語“equal sb. in sth.”意為“在某方面與他人旗鼓相當(dāng)”
譯文:雖然我常旅行,但我從未見過任何人于任何工作能像她那樣一絲不茍。
例句:Odd though it sounds, cosmic inflation is a scientifically plausible consequence of some respected ideas in elementary article physics, many astrophysicists have been convinced for the better part of a decade that it is true.(1998年第75題)
分析:該句是復(fù)合句,odd though it sounds是一倒裝句,其中it指代cosmic inflation,介詞短語in elementary article physics修飾ideas,that it is true在句中作convinced的賓語,另一介詞短語for the better part of a decade作狀語表示時間。
譯文:宇宙膨脹說雖然聽似奇特,但它還是基本粒子物理學(xué)中一些公認(rèn)的理論在科學(xué)上看來可信的推論。許多天體物理學(xué)家十年來一直認(rèn)為這一論說是正確的。
(八)be+主語+其他(若其他是單數(shù)名詞作賓語,則名詞前不接不定冠詞a/an)
這是一開放式條件狀語從句,屬于特殊倒裝結(jié)構(gòu),表示泛指。該結(jié)構(gòu)可用whether...or結(jié)構(gòu)來替換,同時單數(shù)名詞前的不定冠詞保持不變,可譯為“不管/不論……”。
例句:Church as we use the word refers to all religious institutions, be they Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Jewish, and so on.(2001年第10題)
分析:該句是復(fù)合句,be they...是一倒裝句,相當(dāng)于whether they are...。
譯文:我們所使用的教堂一詞,指的是所有的宗教機(jī)構(gòu),不管它們是基督教、伊斯蘭教、佛教或猶太教等。