6 that was when Jack's idea hatched还是应该是that was why Jack's idea hatched

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对上面短文第二段落的红色画框句子that was when Jack's idea hatched我作两种解读,但不知道孰对孰错:

判断一:句子that was when Jack's idea hatchedwhen用错,应该改为why,句子应该是that was why Jack's idea hatched,用来解释。

理由:指示代词that照应的对象是前面句子he believed sports often allowed many kids to play together

判断二:句子that was when Jack's idea hatchedwhen没有用错。

理由:指示代词that照应的对象是后面的句子he would show Frank what doing things together looked likewas在这里不是系动词,而是不及物动词,意思是took placewhen引导时间状语从句,做连词使用。

我查阅学习章振邦《新编高级英语语法》指示代词的前照应和后照应一节,上面说到“在(代词)前后照应问题上,...一般来说this/these 既可作后照应,也可做前照应,而that/those通常只作后照应,不作前照应”.......that/those 很少用于前照应,偶尔见之,也带有讽刺意味”

但是在前面that作前照应的句子(判断一),似乎看不到有讽刺意味的含义在文章中。是否就可以以此认为判断一(That前照应)的句子不成立呢?

请问:本问题所涉句子该怎样分析that的作用以及怎样判断文章语境究竟应该使用when还是使用why更为合理。

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陈才   - 英语教师
擅长:中考英语,词法问题

1】That was when Jack's idea hatched.【that指代时间:按表语从句理解

参考译文那正是杰克想法产生的时候

备注(1):when为融合性关系副词引导表语从句。

备注(2):以上when=the time when

相当于:That was the time when Jack's idea hatched.

2That was when Jack's idea hatched【that指代事件:按照状语从句理解

参考译文(1):那件事情发生正是杰克想法产生的时候

参考译文(2):杰克想法产生的时候那件事情发生

备注(1):when为从属连词引导时间状语从句。

备注(2):was等于“happened/occurred/took place/existed”

相当于:That happened/occurred/took place/existed when Jack's idea hatched.

【3】That was when Jack's idea hatched.【that指代疑问名词:按表语从句理解

参考译文:问题杰克想法是什么时候产生

备注:when为连接(疑问)副词引导表语从句。

【4】That was why Jack's idea hatched.【that指代原因:按表语从句理解

参考译文:那就是杰克的想法为什么产生的原因。

备注:why引导表语从句表示前面原因导致(表语从句)后面出现的结果。

相当于:That was the reason why Jack's idea hatched.



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好题  
擅长:英语

我理解这里用why更合适。That was why Jack's idea hatched. 这里的that 指前面的那句话说的内容。它后面那句He would show Frank what doing things together looked like. 是补充说明这个idea. That's why 一般都是解释说明前面那句话,从逻辑上,一般没有后指代的用法。例如:Juan Bosch is a capricious man. That is why they don't let him be president.(外刊例句), 这里的that显然指前面这句话的内容,即前一句是they don't let him be president的原因。


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