1、Ellipsis,省略句,1.简单句中的省略现象,Sounds like a good idea.,Pity we live so far from the sea.,Beautiful day, isnt it?,1)句首省略,省略了句子的主语，有时还连同谓语动词一起省略,Wonder what she is doing.,Forgotten my name?,Nobody at home.,2)答语的省略,-Have you finished yourcomposition?,-Not yet.,-will you join us?,-I should love to.,Linda has
2、 arrived. -when?,He wont go to the party.-why not?,3)结构省略,这种省略可以根据通常的语法结构加以判断,We have lived here (for) ten years.,在否定句中不可省略,I havent seen you for three months.,Some other examples:,You will never manage successfully (in) that way.,This is the most exciting game (that) I have ever watched.,The train
3、is going (at) fifty miles an hour.,4)不定式的省略,I went there because I want to.,-will you join us?,-Yes Id love to.,在下列词后常省略不定式 但要保留 to: want wish like hate hope intend plan love refuse expect,当want 和like用于从句中时，to常常省略。,Come when you want.,I have decided to do what I like.,You cant force him to get a job
4、 if he is not ready (to).,在某些动词后可省略to如：try， 尤其是在adj.后。,-Can you start the car?,-Ok, I will try.,2.并列句中的省略现象,在后一并列分句中凡是与上下文相同的成分通常都要省略,My office was on the tenth floor, and his (office was) on the twelfth (floor).,I will buy a house. He will (buy a house) too.,1)省略动词 + 宾语或补语,John was the winner in199
5、4, and Bob (was the winner) in 1995.,2)省略主语 + 谓语动词,We still have shortcomings, and (we have) very big ones, too.,出现在并列句中的be,have,do,如果在一个分句中作助动词，而在另一个分句中作行为动词，不可省略,The man has a gun and has threatened to use it.,Mary did the work but did not finish it.,3) 省略主语 + 谓语 + 宾语,They have increased trade wit
6、h China and (they have increased trade) with other East-Asian countries, too.,They tried to prevent the pollution, but (they did) not (prevent pollution) very successfully at the beginning.,并列句的省略有时还可出现在前面的分句中，这时被省略的词语便出现在下文。,George will (take the course) and bob might take the course.,3.复合句中的省略现象,复
7、合句中的省略现象常见于从句中，主句中的省略通常出现在句首,Hope you will have a good journey.,Too bad she wont be able to go to the party.,有时整个主句都可省略， 这种省，略通 出现在简短答中。,-are you going to buy the house?,-Unless my wife objects.,-You all like the story?,-yes, except that the end is too surprising.,复合句的省略现象多出现在状语从句中,Although hard-wor
8、king, he couldnt earn enough even to support him,When still a boy of six, Bob was sent away from home.,If necessary, Ill pay him a personal visit.,While cooking dinner, she thought of her past.,He advised me not to say anything until asked.,引导宾语从句的从属连词只要从句不长，通常都可省略。,I hope (that) all will go well.,B
9、e careful that you dont catch cold.,但如果从句较长或从句的语境较复杂, 连词that 不能省略,She has made it clear that she will have nothing to do with him.,Everybody could see what an important person he was, and that they ought to be careful not to offend him.,在than或as引起的从句中的省略,Many others are doing better than we are.,He works harder than ever.,Jane is as tall as I.,They will try to put the plan into practice as quickly as possible.,
