1.关系副词引导的限制性定语从句
(1)when的用法
when指时间,在定语从句中作时间状语。它的先行词通常为time, day, morning, night, week, year等表示时间的名词。
There was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound.
曾有一段时间,湛蓝的天空、鸟儿的歌唱、月光抑或是花朵都不能令我着迷。
[特别注意] 先行词是表示时间的词时,关系词是否用when,还需要判断关系词在从句中所作的成分。
We still remember the days when we spent our holiday together.
我们仍然记得我们在一起度假的那些日子。(when在从句中作时间状语)
It happened the day that/which the marriage took place.
事情就发生在举行婚礼的那天。
(2)where的用法
where指地点,在定语从句中作地点状语。它的先行词通常为place, spot, street, house, room, city, town, country等表示具体地点的名词或point(地步),case(情况),situation(情形),position(位置),stage(阶段)等表示抽象地点的名词。
The movie is set in a small town where the only movie theatre is preparing to close down.
这部电影以一座小镇为背景,这座小镇上唯一的电影院即将倒闭。
What are some situations where body language is the only form of communication?
在哪些情况下身体语言是唯一的沟通方式?
[特别注意] 先行词是表示地点的词时,关系词是否用where,还需要判断关系词在从句中所作的成分。
This is the house where we visited the famous writer last year.
去年我们就是在这所房子里拜访了那位著名作家。(where在从句中作地点状语)
The house (that/which) we visited last year is over 500 years old.
去年我们参观的那座房子有500多年的历史了。(that/which在从句中作宾语)