不定式符號(hào)to后的省略。
有些動(dòng)詞比如afford, hate, have, hope, intend等之后,to往往省略動(dòng)詞,以免重復(fù)。
四、此外在狀語(yǔ)從句中的省略情況。
由whenever, whatever, wherever, however, no matter how/what/when/where以及whether…or等引導(dǎo)的狀語(yǔ)從句,也常常發(fā)生省略情況?!纠樱築ut particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past, today’s social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.在這句when引導(dǎo)的條件狀從中,因從句的主語(yǔ)與主句的主語(yǔ)相同,都為today’s social indices,故when后省略主語(yǔ)和be動(dòng)詞。這句話可翻譯成尤其如果將當(dāng)下的社會(huì)指數(shù)放在美國(guó)動(dòng)蕩的歷史環(huán)境中來(lái)看,會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這些指數(shù)并未表示一個(gè)黑暗而惡化的社會(huì)環(huán)境?!?
五、在定語(yǔ)從句中的省略
1、在限制性定語(yǔ)從句中可省略作賓語(yǔ)的關(guān)系代詞whom,which,that. 例句:That is the naughty boy (whom/that) we talked about last week.
2、在direction(方向),way(方式),distance(距離),time(時(shí)間),times(倍數(shù))等會(huì)面所接的定義從句中常省略that ,which, in which. 例句:The direction (in which) we move a body can be changed.