插入语用法归纳

插入语
在日常交际用语和书面表达中，插入语频频出现。

英语中的插入语（Parenthesis）是插在句子中的一个词，短语或从句，通常被逗号、破折号或句子的其他部分隔开，它与句子的其他部分之间没有语法上的关系，因此，有的语法学家将其归为独立成分。

插入语在句中通常是对一句话的一些附加解释，说明或总结；有时表示说话者的态度和看法；有时起强调的作用；有时是为了引起对方的注意；还可以起转移话题或说明事由的作用；也可以承上启下，使句子与前面的语句衔接的更紧密一些。

插入语大致可分为以下10种类型：
1. 形容词或形容词短语作插入语
如：worst still, sure enough, strange, most important of all等。

Strange, there is nobody in the classroom. 很奇怪，教室里没人。

2. 副词或副词短语作插入语
如：personally, honestly, fortunately, luckily, for us, though, besides, exactly, surely, frankly, still otherwise 等。

Luckily for you, I happen to have the key.
你很运气，我正好带了钥匙。

3. 介词短语作插入语
如：of course, in short, as a matter of fact, by the way, on the other hand, in my opinion, in conclusion等。

In short, we should not stop halfway.
简言之，我们不能半途而废。

As a result, they suffered heavy losses.
结果，他们受到了严重损失。

On the contrary, we should strengthen our ties with them.
相反，我们还应加强和他们的联系。

4. 现在分词短语作插入语
如：generally speaking, judging from/ by …, talking of…, considering…等。

Considering his age, he did very well.
从年龄考虑，他干得挺不错。

Frankly speaking, I don’t like the job.
坦率地说，我不喜欢这份工作。

Talking of singing, will you go to the concert with me tonight?
说到唱歌，你今晚愿意和我一块去音乐会吗？
5. 过去分词短语作插入语
Painted white, we like the house better.
漆成白色，我们更喜欢这房子。

注意：之所以称它为插入语，是由于这种过去分词是独立的，没有逻辑主语。

6. 动词不定式
如：to be sure, to be frank（坦率地说），to tell you the truth（说实话），so to speak （可以说）等。

To be frank, I don’t quite agree with you.
坦率地说，我不太同意你的意见。

That’s a wonderful ide a, to be sure.
这个主意好极了，的确。

To tell you the truth, I am not very interested in going to the show.
说实在的，我不太想去看演出。

7. 代词词组
如：all the same（尽管如此），all told（总共），all in all（总的来说）等。

His crew was reduced to twenty-four all told.
他的船员减少到总共二十四人。

All in all, her condition is greatly improved.
总的来说，她的情况有很大好转。

8. 从句
如：if so / not / any, if I may say so, if you don’t mind, as you know, as you say 等。

If I may say so, we know nothing about it.
正如我所说的，我们对它一无所知。

This man, as you know, is good for nothing.
正如你所说的，这个人是个废物。

9. 句子
如：I say /hear, I think /hope / believe, you know / see, what’s more, that is （to say）, I’m afraid, do you think / suppose等。

It’s a great mistake, I think, not to accept their proposa l.
我看，不接受他们的建议是个大错误。

The temple disappeared, no one remembers when.
谁也不记得什么时候这座庙就没有了。

The old man, it is said, was an artist but people hardly know anything about this side of his life.
据说，这位老人曾是个艺术家，可是人们对他这方面的生活几乎一无所知。

10. 用标点符号引导插入语
如：He was （strange as it seems）an excellent sportsman.
他（尽管还显得令人不解）是个出色的运动员。

He was －to me at least, if not to you－a figure that was worth having pity on.
至少我觉得如此，即使你不这样认为，他是一个值得同情的人。

答案与分析
1. B 本题我们极易错选A或C。

That’s all意思是“就这些”，表示讲话或文章的结束，而That’s all right意思是“行、可以、没关系”。

That’s it 为一固定搭配，意思是“这正是所需要的。

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2. C 表示“寻求别人帮忙”时用Excuse me。

3. A to tell you the truth为固定搭配，意思是“说实话”，为插入话，不与句子主语形成逻辑关系。

4. C 本题上文说“你们差不多快做完了吧？”下文说“恰好相反，我们才刚刚开始哩。

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5. A by and by为固定搭配，相当于soon,意思是“不久”。

one by one 意思是“一个接一个地”。

after a while过去一会儿。

long before很久以前，因此B,C,D都不合题意。

6. B except that后跟从句，而except for和besides后跟名词或动名词短语。

7. C 在这四个选项中只有for example可以用作插入语，而且位置也比较灵活。

D 有较大干扰性。

但such as 后必须跟宾语。

8. C 本题主要部分为who is the best football player in your city。

插入语为do you think.
9. D 插入语to one’s surprise的意思是“令某人吃惊的是”，其他答案句子结构错误。

10. C 插入语whether...or...意思是“不管……”。

11. A 插入语As is well known为定语从句，意思是“众所周知”。

12. D 插入语therefore在此表达前后的因果关系。

13. B as a matter of fact意思是“事实上”。

14. C 插入语on earth的意思是“究竟、到底”，用于疑问句或否定句中。

15. C 插入语in other words意思是“换句话说”，是对前文的解释。

16. B 本句话的意思是“若是他的书法不比他哥哥的好的话，起码跟他哥哥的一样好”。

插入语if not better than在句中起到连词的作用。

17. B fortunately是一句评述性语言，表达说话人的看法。

18. C what’s more意思是“更有甚者”，在本句中，说话人强调迷路的原因是It was raining heavily和It was getting dark。

19. A 插入语to tell you the truth意思是“说实话”。

20. C 插入语general speaking意思是“一般来说”，指常规。

专项训练
1. Hold the ladder for me ─that’s____.
A. all
B. it
C. all right
D. complete
2. ─___, can you tell me how I can get to the zoo ?
─I’m sorry. I’m a stranger here myself. Perhaps this lady can help you.
A. I’m sorry
B. Hello
C. Excuse me
D. Why
3.─Would you like a cup of tea ?
─Yes, please do.____, I’m rather thirsty.
A. To tell you the truth
B. Telling you the truth
C. Tell you the truth
D. To be told the truth
4.─Have you nearly finished?
─___, we have just begun.
A. Above all
B. After all
C. On the contrary
D. On the other hand
5. The young woman has studied in England for two years and she will come back___.
A. by and by
B. one by one
C. after a while
D. long before
6. Mr Li looked as I remembered, ____he was very thin.
A. except for
B. except that
C. except
D. besides
7. Many great men have risen from poverty, Lincoln and Edison, ____.
A. like that
B. as though
C. for example
D. such as
8. ─___is the best football player in your city?
─Jerry.
A. Do you think who
B. Do you think whom
C. Who do you think
D. Whom do you think
9. ___, Dick and Mary found themselves on a lonely island.
A. They were surprised
B. It was surprising
C. It was a surprise
D. To their surprise
10. ____we like the idea ____not, we’ll have to go with him.
A. Either, or
B. Neither, nor
C. Whether, or
D. If, or
11. ____is well known, Taiwan is part of China.
A. As
B. That
C. Which
D. It
12. Good ways of doing things means less time and pain, and ___, it is necessary
for us to find time.
A. otherwise
B. however
C. still
D. therefore
13. Albert did not take your book. ____,he was not in the room.
A. All of a sudden
B. As a matter of fact
C. Once in a while
D. To his surprise
14. ─What ___ do you want?
─I don’t know myself.
A. in earth
B. in the earth
C. on earth
D. on the earth
15. Your performance in the driving test didn’t rea ch the required standard
─____,you failed.
A. in the end
B. after all
C. in other words
D. at the same time
16. His handwriting is as good as, ____, his brother’s.
A. if not better
B. if not better than
C. if it is better
D. if better than
17. There was a big fire in the building last night.___, all the people were able to escape.
A. Fortunate
B. Fortunately
C. To be fortunate
D. Above all
18. It was raining heavily .____, it was getting dark, so we lost our way and stayed in the cave for the whole night.
A. Above all
B. That is
C. What’s more
D. In other words
19. I didn’t go to his party last night. ____, I didn’t want to see him at all.
A. To tell you the truth
B. Telling you the truth
C. That’s to say
D. Let’s say
20. ____, boys are stronger than girls.
A. To speak generally
B. Generally to speak
C. Generally speaking
D. Generally spoken。