同位语,什么叫同位语

 

同位语,什么叫同位语

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一、什么叫同位语
当两个指同一人或事物的句子成分放在同等位置时,若其中一个句子成分是用于说明或解释另一个句子成分的,那么用于起说明或解释作用的句子成分就叫做另一成分的同位语 。
如:
Laura Myers, a BBC reporter, asked for an interview.
劳拉·迈尔,BBC的采访人员,要求采访 。
Influenza, a common disease, has no cure.
流行性感冒是一种常见病,无特效药 。
Mary, one of the most intelligent girls I know, is planning to attend the university.
玛丽是我所认识的最聪敏的姑娘之一,她正准备上大学 。
Who is that man, the first in the front row?
前排第一个人是谁?
We have two children, a boy and a girl.
我们有两个孩子,一个男孩和一个女孩 。
以上所举的同位语例子都是同位语的基本形式,一般不会出错 。但有有几种同位语,或由于身本结构特殊,或由于它修饰的成分结构比较特殊,往往会引起误解 。现小结并举例说明如下,希望引起同学们的注意 。
 
二、特殊同位语归纳
1. 代词we, us, you等后接同位语
如:
Are you two reading?
你们二人在看书吗?
They three joined the school team.
他们3人参加了校队 。
She has great concern for us students.
她对我们学生很关心 。
He asked you boys to be quiet.
他要你们男孩子安静些 。
We girls often go to the movies together.
我们女孩子经常一起去看电影 。
2. 不定式用作同位语
Soon came the order to start the general attack.
很快下达了发起总攻的命令 。
(to start the general attack与the order同位)
He followed the instruction to walk along a certain street where I picked him up.
他照吩咐沿某一条街走,我在那里接他上了车 。
(to walk along…与the instruction同位)
 
3. -ing分词用作同位语
He’s getting a job tonight driving a truck.
他今晚得到一个开卡车的差事 。
(driving a track与a job同位)
【同位语,什么叫同位语】She got a place in a laundry ironing shirts.
她在一家洗衣店得到一个熨衣服的职位 。
(ironing shirts与a place同位)
The first plan, attacking at night, was turned down.
第一个计划是夜袭,被拒绝了 。
(attacking at night与the first plan同位)
 
4. 形容词用作同位语
如:
The current affair, the biggest in its history, is being held in Guangzhou.
目前的交易会,是有史以来规模最大的,正在广州举行 。
He read all kinds of books, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign.
他读了很多书,古今中外都有 。
People, old and young, took to the streets to watch the parade.
老老少少的人都来到街头观看游行 。
【注】这类同位语与定语比较接近,可转换成定语从句 。
如:
The current affair, the biggest in its history, is being held in Guangzhou.
=The current affair, which is the biggest in its history, is being held in Guangzhou.
5. none of us之类的结构用作同位语
如:
We none of us said anything.
我们谁也没说话 。
We have none of us large appetites.
我们谁饭量都不大 。
They neither of them wanted to go.
他们两人都不想去 。
They’ve neither of them succeeded in winning her confidence.
他们两人谁也没能赢得她的信任 。
【注】注意,同位语并不影响其后句子谓语的“数” 。
如:
学生每人都有一本词典 。
正:The students each have a dictionary.
误:The students each has a dictionary.
请比较下面一句(谓语用了单数,因为each为句子主语):
正:Each of the students has a dictionary.
 
6. 从句用作同位语(即同位语从句)
如:
They were worried over the fact that you were sick.
他们为你生病发愁 。
I received a message that she would be late.
我得到的信息说她可能晚到 。
The news that we are having a holiday tomorrow is not true.
明天放假的消息不实 。
The idea that you can do this work without thinking is wrong.
你可以不动脑筋做此工作的想法是错误的 。