第十七章 謂語 表語從句

　　作表語的從句有三類：

　　1 .由that 引起的表語從句：

　　The trouble is that we are short of funds .

　　困難是我們?nèi)狈Y金。

　　One explanation is that he wanted to be different from others .

　　一個解釋是他想與眾不同。

　　Your greatest fault is that you are so careless .

　　你的最大缺點是你太粗心。

　　在口語中that 有時可省略：

　　The fact was , she didn t want to come to the workshop at all .

　　事實是她根本不想到車間來。

　　The reason was ( that ) he was afraid .

　　原因是他害怕。

　　2 .由關(guān)系代詞型what 引起的表語從句：

　　That's what we should do .

　　這是我們的本分。

　　Asia is no longer what it used to be .

　　亞洲現(xiàn)在己不是過去的樣子了。

　　It's two dollars . That's what it usually is .

　　價錢是兩美金，這是通常的價錢。

　　That's what I heard .

　　這是我聽到的情況。

　　3 .由連接副(代)詞引起的表語從句：

　　That's not where it belongs .

　　這不是它應(yīng)放的地方。

　　Thats how they escaped.

　　他們就是這樣逃出的。

　　The question is what we should do next .

　　問題是下一步該怎么辦。

　　That's why I want you to work there .

　　這就是我要你在那里工作的原因。

　　That was when I was thirteen .

　　這是我十三歲時發(fā)生的事。

　　So that's whom he working for .

　　所以說他就是為這種人工作的。

　　有時表語從句可由whether 引起：

　　His first question was whether Holmes had arrived yet .

　　他第一個問題是福爾摩斯到了沒有。