形容词+a/an+可数名词的单数

Kathy is so lovely that we all like to play with her.

Lisa left home so hurriedly that she left her cell phone home.

There is so little time left that we have to speed up.

Tom is so kind a boy that they all like to make friends with him.

c.   such… that引导结果状语从句

a/an+形容词+可数名词单数

 such+     形容词+复数的可数名词              + (that)+从句

          形容词+不可数名词         

Kathy is such a lovely girl that we all like to play with her.

These were such difficult questions that none of us could answer.

We had such terrible weather that we couldn’t finish the work on time.

8)  比较状语从句

A)  连词：as... as, not as/so... as, than；the more ..., the more...。

B)  用比较级句型的时候，比较的对象必须是同类事物。在汉语中，我们常看到“上海的天气比北京热”，这样的句子，但在做翻译的时候就要注意，必须是同类作比较：

The weather in Shanghai is warmer than that in Beijing.

试翻译：他的手比我大。

Ø         what/as也可引导对称或对比关系的状语从句。

    Food is to men what/as oil is to machines.

C)  在比较级形容词和副词前，还可以用一些副词或短语修饰，如：much, far, even, still, a lot, a little, a bit, rather, slightly, *many等。

eg.   Your argument is far more persuasive than his.

Ø         这些修饰语中的many只用在more +可数名词之前，表“多得多”之意，如many more students。

而要表示“多得多”的不可数的东西，则要用much more，如much more milk。还可以用“倍数（如three times）”，“数词+量词（如two degrees或five hours等）”

e.g.: Mongolia is three times larger than France.

Ø         在as...as，not as/so...as的句型中，我们也可以加上“倍数”“分数”“百分数”等词。

eg.   Tibet is twice as large as Texas. (= Tibet is twice the size of Texas).

My handwriting is not half so good as yours.

9)  方式状语从句

A)  连词：as, just as......so, as if, as though。

eg. The professor told his students to do as he did.

Just as one gesture can have many different meanings, so many different gestures can have the same meaning.

He talked as if/as though he had a potato in his mouth.

B)  用as if或as though的句子，经常用虚拟语气，表示与事实相反，动词的用法是：从句动词的动作或状态与主句动词同时发生时，用过去时态，从句动词的动作或状态发生在主句动词之前，用过去完成时态。有时也用陈述语气，表示所说的情况是事实或实现的可能性较大。

    He looks as if/as though he had been hit by lightning.

    He looks as if/as though the weather may pick up very soon.

【重难点透析】

1. 时态呼应注意点

① 状语从句用一般现在时表将来、用现在完成时表示将来完成时。如：

She will get married when she meets the right man.

We won't climb up the mountain until rain has stopped. 

2.  before的翻译较灵活，现将其译法归纳如下

① “在以前”，这时主句的动作发生在前，从句的动作在后

 Before I go to the cinema, I must finish my homework. 我必须在去看电影之前做完作业。

② “（后）才”，此时强调从句动作发生得晚或慢，主句的动作延续时间较长

We had sailed for two days before we saw land. 我们航行了两天才看见陆地。

③ “就；便；快”，此时主句中的谓语动词为否定形式

It was not long before the Swiss rose up and drove the Austrian soldiers out of their country.

不久，瑞士人就举行起义，把奥地利人赶出了他们的家园。

④ “未就；还没来得及就”，强调从句动作发生之前主句动作已经发生

The roof fell before he had time to dash into the room to save his baby.

他还没来得及冲进屋子去救他的孩子，房顶就塌下来了。

⑤ “趁着”

I must write it down before I forget it. 趁我还没忘记，我得把它写下来。

⑥ 在某些习语中还可译成“先…（然）后；先…再”。如：

Think before you leap. 三思而后行。

3. 状语从句的省略情况如下

一般来说，省略现象出现于五种状语从句中：

① when, while, as, before, after, till, until, once等引导的时间状语从句

② if, unless, w