定语从句中的省略

定语从句中的省略

在定语从句中，同样存在许多省略现象，现在把其中的几种简单地阐述一下，如有不妥之处，敬请批评指正。

一、省略式定语从句

当定语从句的主语和主句的主语一致时，可以省略从句中的部分内容。如：

I have saved quite a lot of money with which I’d like to buy a new car for myself.

I have quite a lot of money with which to buy a new car for myself. 我存了不少钱，我打算买辆新车自用。

He was trying to find a room in which he could keep all his goods.

He was trying to find a room in which to keep all his goods.

二、关系代词的省略

1．关系代词在从句中作及物动词式介词的宾语时，关系代词常常省略。如：

The man whom/who/that we saw yesterday is Mr. Brown.

The man we saw yesterday is Mr. Brown

我们昨天看见的那个人是布郎先生。

The girl whom/who/that I work with is coming.

The girl I work with is coming.

和我一块工作的那个女孩过来了。

The picture which/that your are looking at was painted by a friend of mine.

The picture you are looking at was painted by a friend of mine.

你正在看的那幅画是我的一个朋友画的。

注：如果定语从句中的介词必须位于从句的句中或句末才可以省略关系代词，如果介词在关系代词之前，关系代词绝对不可省。如：The girl with whom I work is coming.

2. that在从句中作表语是，经常省略。如：

He is not the man ( that ) he was when I was him first.

他不是我第一次看到他是的那个人了。

He is all ( that ) a teacher should be.

他是教师的典范。

3. 当句首或句尾有who/there/here/that/it is /was 时，作方语的关系代词可以省略。该情况主要用于口语。如：

Who was it (that) said so?

谁那么说的？

Here is somebody (that) wants to see you.

这里有人要见你。

This is the best dictionary (that) there is in this library.

这是该图书馆最好的字典。

There is a man downstairs (who) wants to see you.

楼下有人要见你。

4. 在诗歌或谚语中，往往没有先行词。

Who ( He who ) never climbs will never fall.

不登高不跌跤。（要前进就会有挫折）

三、关系副词的省略

当先行词是way, reason, place, the day, the time, every time, each

time, the moment, 关系副词可以省略。如：

By the time (when ) he was fourteen, Einstein had learned advanced mathematics all by himself.

14岁时，爱因斯坦已经自学了高等数学。

The reason that/ why/ for which/-- he was fired is not difficult to explain.

他被解雇的的原因不难解释。

I’m quite satisfied with the way that/ in which/-- he had done it.

我对他做此事的方式很满意。

This is the place ( where ) we met years ago.

这是我们几年前见面的地方。

Do you still remember the day (when) we first met?

你还记得我们第一次见面的那一天吗？