G14 形容詞(關係)子句

G14-08 形容詞子句進階篇(V): 準關代as, than, but

G14-08 形容詞子句進階篇(V): 準關代as, than, but
 

文章代號:G14-08

終於來到G14形容詞子句系列的最後一篇文章,這邊要來聊聊形容詞子句裡面最艱澀的一個概念:準關代。準關代算是英文高手等級才能想通的概念唷~本篇文章主要會介紹三款準關代,看完本篇文章能夠完善了整個形容詞子句的地圖,趕快來看看準關代是怎麼用的吧~

 

準關代一、 as
 

何時會用到準關代as呢?有兩種狀況:

1.
先行詞前面有出現as, such或the same時, 這時候把準關代as想成關代who(m), which或that,並應用形容詞子句的基本概念,就很好理解該句話的意思囉~

E.g.1: We should read such books (as make us better)
「我們應該讀會讓我們更好的書。」


E.g.2: He is as great a hero (as ever lived)
「他是自古以來最偉大的英雄。」


E.g.3: This is the same book (as I bought last week)
「這和我上週買的是同款書。」(用準關代as, 表示同款不同本)

比較:This is the same book (that I I bought last week)「這就是我上週買的書,一模一樣。」(用關代that, 表示不只同款還是同一本呢)



2. G14-04 形容詞子句進階篇(I): 主格型跟受格型關代不可換成that的四大狀況有談到關代不用that的狀況三:用which指稱前面整件事情。其實這個which也可以替代成as.

而which和as不同處在於


(1) which子句只能放在句尾,但as子句可放句尾,句中或句首。


(2) as子句中如果主要動詞是beV, 該beV有時可省略。



E.g.1: Smoking is bad for health, which everyone knows.

=Smoking is bad for health,
as everyone knows. 

= As everyone knows, smoking is bad for health. 

「如大家所知,抽菸對健康不好。」 (as子句放句尾或句首)




E.g.2:

The theory revolutionized the way scientists approached the concept of relativity in the early 20th century, which is well-known. 

=The theory,
as is well-known, revolutionized the way scientists approached the concept of relativity in the early 20th century. 

「如大家所知,這理論在二十世紀初徹底變革了科學家處理相對性這概念的方式。」(as子句放句中)




E.g.3:

Her determination helped her overcome numerous challenges, which is often the case with someone resilient. 

= Her determination,
as is often the case with someone resilient, helped her overcome numerous challenges. (as子句放句中)

「像其他有韌性的人一樣,她的決心幫助她克服了許多挑戰。」 




E.g.4: 
Dozens of people were injured in this car accident, which was reported earlier.

= Dozens of people were injured in this car accident, as (was) reported earlier. 


= As (was) reported earlier, dozens of people were injured in the car accident. 


「如稍早報導的,數十人在這車禍中受傷。」(as子句放句尾或句首,beV可省略)


 

準關代二、 than

何時會用到準關代than呢?先行詞有出現比較級的字時。這時候的than請想成
than + 先行詞 +關代, 該句子的意思就符合形容詞子句文法的基本概念而呼之欲出了~

E.g.1: If you spend more money than you earn, you will be in debt. 


= If you spend more money than the money which(that) you earn, you will be in debt. 


「如果你花超過你賺的錢,你就會負債。」


E.g.2: Fewer people than we expected were absent from the meeting. 


= Fewer people than the people who(m) we expected were absent from the meeting. 


「比我們預期少的人有缺席這場會議。」


E.g.3: There is more to it than meets the eye.


= There is more to it than the thing which(that) meets the eye. 


「它還有多過於眼睛能看到的東西」=「還有一些是你沒看到的。」

 

 

準關代三 、but
何時會用到準關代but呢?先行詞前面有出現否定意味的字,例如no, barely或few等,而且它本身等於「關代that...not…」換言之,整句話的意思有負負得正的狀況出現。怎麼說呢?來看看例句理解一下吧~

E.g.1: There are few of us (but are bothered by inflation)


= There are few of us (that are not bothered by inflation)


「我們很少不被通膨所擾的。」=「我們幾乎都會被通膨所擾。」



E.g.2: There is no rule (but has some exceptions)


= There is no rule (that does not have some exceptions)


「沒有規則是沒有一些例外的。」=「凡規則總是有例外的。」



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準關代as, than, but練習題

Exercises:請選出正確答案


1. _____ is expected, that website has been removed because it spreads too much false information. 


(A) As    (B) Which    (C) That    (D) Because


2. Many more people ______ were invited attended the party, which explains why there was not enough food to go around. 


(A) as    (B) but     (C) than     (D) who


3. There is no parent ______ loves their children. 


(A) as   (B) than    (C) who    (D) but


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