各位老师,想请教一下 He has always been busy except when it is Sunday 这个句子是否一定要加 when 呢?去掉 when 是否完整? 若去掉 when,except it is Sunday 后面是否需要加一个that? except that.....
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各位老师,想请教一下 He has always been busy except when it is Sunday 这个句子是否一定要加 when 呢?去掉 when 是否完整? 若去掉 when,except it is Sunday 后面是否需要加一个that? except that.....
【答】我跟黎老师的看法不太一样。我认为,在except that...情况下,可以省略that(而且仅限于口语或非正式英语)。如果是except when...,不可省略when。
这是因为:when从句表示主句谓语动词发生的时间,本质上起时间状语的作用,如果省略了when,就无法表达出这层时间关系。that从句表示主句整个事件及特征的例外情况,它是主句全部内容的例外部分,省略that后并不影响句意。
请仔细体会下面的句子:
1. The log cabin stayed empty, except when we came.
除非我们到来,要不然那间小木屋一直都是空的。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He never came except when he was in trouble.
除非有了困难,他从来不到这里来。
来自《用法词典》
3. I like her except when she is angry.
我喜欢她,只要她不发脾气。
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He's ready to offer his help except when he's busy.
除了忙的时候之外,他是愿意帮助人的。
来自辞典例句
5. She seldom goes out at other times, except when she sings.
她除了演唱外,其余时间则深居简出。
来自辞典例句
6. Except when they take a vacation, they rarely drive long distances.
除非去度假, 不然他们很少驾车远行。
7. I take a walk every day except when it rains.
除非下雨,我每天都要散步。
(以上例句,when 不可省略。)
1. I know nothing about him except that he lives next door.
我对他一无所知,只知道他住在隔壁。
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. This restaurant has nothing to recommend except that it's cheap.
这家饭馆除了价钱便宜之外,一无可取。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. Freddie would tell me nothing about what he was writing, except that it was to be a Christmas play.
弗雷迪丝毫不肯透露他正在写什么,只告诉我那是一个圣诞节剧本。
来自柯林斯例句
4. She remembered nothing about him except that his hair was black.
她对他什么都不记得,只记得他的头发是黑的。
5. I would buy the suit,except that it costs too much.
如果不是它售价太高的话,我本想买下那件衣服。
6. It will do except that it is too long.
这行,只是太长了一些。
7. He is perfect except that he smokes too much.
他哪儿都好,就是吸烟太多。
(以上例句,that 在口语或非正式英语中可以省略。)
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同意刘老师的解答。引导名词性从句的that是从属连词,不作成分,也没有词汇意义,这是that可以省略的原因(不改变意义)。引导状语从句的连词都是有词义的,状语是什么性质的状语就是由连词的词义决定的,因此引导状语从句的连词是不能省略的,省略会导致语义的模糊或误解。
except when从句可以理解为,except the time when+定语从句。除外一个特定的时间。
except that从句可以理解为,except the fact that+同位语从句。除外一个特定的事实。
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