where从句放在主句前面

Where Eliasson is at his most entertaining, he is at his most serious too.

如何理解句子意思?

看不懂这个where,这两个句子怎么连接起来的?

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最佳答案 2021-11-18 18:48

where作为连词,引导地点状语从句,这种地点可以是抽象的。给你一个熟悉的例子:

Where there is a will, there is a way.

有意志力的地方,就有路。→有志者,事竟成。

翻译时不一定翻译出"地方", 而要根据句意灵活措辞。

你的这个句子,也是这种用法,翻译如下:

Eliasson最有意思的时候也是他最严肃的时候。

这种用法往往可以表示对比。

对表示对比含义的说明[摘自陈用仪]

where作为主从连词,有时候也可以不表示地点,而是用来将主句和从句所说的两件事作一对比,例如一个美国母亲谈到儿子喜欢在胳膊上刺青,她开始时有反感,后来也理解了,她谈到儿子成长的今昔时说:Where I used to see a child who was always a bit self-conscious, I now see a young man who is infused with genuine self-assuredness because he has more tattoos than any one else he known.(Newsweek, July 16, 2007, p. 16) 原先我常看到的,是一个总是有点害羞的小孩子,而现在我看见的,却是这样一个青年人,他因为身上的刺青比他所认识的任何人都多,而洋溢着一种真正的自信。

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Where Eliasson is at his most entertaining, he is at his most serious too.

This is the place that Eliasson is at his most entertaining, he is at his most serious too.

Where= This is the place that

艾莉森最有趣的地方,也是他最严肃的地方

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