1、备课资料make sense 有意义, 有道理If you take away the relative clauses, does the sentence still make sense?如果你把关系从句去掉, 这个句子还讲得通吗？Does it make sense to let children play with matches?让小孩玩火柴有意义吗？【归纳】可以单独使用, 也可以出现在make any/much/no/little sense to do. . . 结构中。注意在make sense中没有冠词。相关词组:make sense of 懂得；了解的意义come to
2、ones senses 清醒过来；醒悟过来a sense of duty/humor/direction 责任/幽默/方向感talk sense 说得有道理练习Whatever you did and whatever you said to me didnt _ . Have you _ my words, young man?OK. Then why shouldnt just keep silent to show your attitude?A. make sense of; made senseB. make sense; made sense ofC. make sense; ma
3、ke senseD. make sense of; made sense of答案:B“你对于我的所作所为没有任何意义, 你听懂我的话了吗, 年轻人？”make sense of有“弄明白”之意。Grammar()限制性从句和非限制性定语从句定语从句可分为限制性定语从句和非限制性定语从句, 下面将这两类定语从句作一比较:一、限制性定语从句限制性定语从句与先行词关系密切, 对它有限制作用。因此不可缺少, 否则会影响全句的意义。限制性定语从句前一般不用逗号。例如:Whats the name of the boy who brought us the letter?给我们带信来的那个男孩叫什么名字
4、？There is much that will be unpleasing to the English readers.有许多东西将会使英国读者不愉快。I shall never forget the day when we first met in the park.我永远不会忘记我们在公园相见的那一天。Is there a shop around where we can get fruit?附近有可以买到水果的商店吗？Do you know the reason why I came late?你知道我迟到的缘故吗？二、非限制性定语从句非限制性定语从句与所修饰的名词(先行词)关系松弛
5、, 只提供有关该名词的补充情况或附加说明, 即使去掉, 主句的意思仍然清楚。书写时, 往往用逗号与主句分开。例如:Water, which is a clear liquid, has many uses.水是一种清澈的液体, 有许多用途。Once more I am in Boston, where I have not been for ten years.我又来到了波士顿, 我已有十年没有到这里来了。非限制性定语从句形式上是从句, 其功能实质上相当于一个分句。有时, 甚至可以将其译成状语从句。例如:Then he met Mary, who invited him to a party.
6、后来他遇到了玛丽, 玛丽邀请他去参加晚会。(who实际上=and she)When he was seventeen, he went to a technical school in Zurich, Switzerland, where he studied mathematics and physics.他17岁时, 到瑞士苏黎世一个专科学校上学, 他在那里学习数学和物理学。(where=and there)We dont like the room, which is cold.我们不喜欢那个房间, 它里面很冷。(which is cold=since it is cold)He sai
7、d he was busy, which was untrue.他说他很忙, 其实不然。(which was untrue=though it was untrue)Grammar()定语从句的缩短定语从句可以缩短或简化, 主要通过以下形式:一、省略作宾语的关系代词在定语从句中作宾语的关系代词有who(m), which, that。在限制性定语从句中, 当who(m)和that作宾语用于指人时, 可以互换使用, 通常可以省略; 当that和which作宾语用于指物时, 两者也可以互换使用, 关系代词that/which也通常省略。例如:Is that the man(whom)/(who)/
8、(that)you gave your tickets to? (whom, who或that可以省略)Is that the address(which)/(that)you sent the telegram to? (which或that可以省略)Where is the book(which)/(that)I bought yesterday? (which或that可以省略)二、将定语从句变为非谓语动词1. 定语从句转换成不定式短语。例如:This is the best thing that we can do in memory of our beloved teacher.Th
9、is is the best thing to do in memory of our beloved teacher.这是为纪念我们敬爱的老师我们能做的最好的事。He is a good comrade with whom you can work.He is a good comrade to work with.他是一个很好共事的同志。2. 定语从句转换成现在分词短语。例如:The train that leaves from Platform 5 goes to Beijing.The train leaving from Platform 5 goes to Beijing.第五站台
10、开出的火车驶往北京。Yesterday we had a meeting which lasted two hours.Yesterday we had a meeting lasting two hours.昨天我们举行了一个持续两小时的会议。3. 定语从句转换成过去分词短语。例如:The house which was damaged in the fire will be rebuilt soon.The house damaged in the fire will be rebuilt soon.大火中损坏的房子不久就要翻修。The plan which is being discussed is of great importance.The plan being discussed is of great importance.正在讨论的这个计划非常重要。
