語法:辨析 which和 that的用法 - 四級語法

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首先,請翻譯一句話:"He said that that 'that' that that man used was wrong."。
    如果你能看明白這句話,那你就不必往下看了。但如果你不明白,還是請耐心看下去。"that"可以說是一個應(yīng)用很廣,用法、意思很多的詞,很難真正把握其用法。尤其是什么時候該用"that",什么時候該用"which",很多人會犯迷糊。
    它們的區(qū)別在于:
    1."Which"引導(dǎo)關(guān)系從句--就是用來補充說明,無論有沒有都對主句的意思沒有影響的從句。例如:
    The exhibition, which was held in the market reserve, contained some interesting examples of contemporary sculpture.
    在這個例句中,作者假定讀者知道所提及的展覽會,所以展覽地點只是一個補充說明。
    2."That"引導(dǎo)的從句對事物起定義作用。例如:
    The exhibition that was held in the market reserve contained some interesting examples of contemporary sculpture.
    這里,作者假定讀者不知道提及的展覽會,因此要告訴讀者是哪個展覽會:"the one in the market reserve",(and not the one in the Botanic Gardens, or the one in the Town Hall)。
    因為"That"引導(dǎo)的從具有定義的作用,把它們刪掉會影響主句的意思。他們和所定義的詞是一個完整的意思單元,因此中間沒有用逗號分隔。
    所以,關(guān)于文章開頭的那個句子,很多人會換個說法:"He said that that 'that' which that man used was wrong.",但這樣的話又是另一個意思了。