確定關系代詞前所用介詞要“七看”

摘自《第二課堂》雜志

■一看動詞與介詞的搭配

1. The ladder on which I was standing began to slip. 我腳下的梯子開始向下滑動。

相關搭配：stand on 站在……上；stand on the ladder 站在梯子上。

2. He was respected by the people with whom he worked. 他受到與他一起工作的人的尊重。

相關搭配：work with 與……一起工作；work with the people 與這些人一起工作。

3. The person from whom the message came did not say his name. 送信的人沒有道其姓名。

相關搭配：come from 來自……；come from the person 來自這個人。

4. He’s married to a singer of whom you may have heard. 他與一位歌唱家結了婚，你可能聽說過這個人。

相關搭配：hear of 聽說；hear of the singer 聽說過這位歌唱家。

■二看形容詞與介詞的搭配

1. He brought the result with which the boss was satisfied. 他帶來了結果，老板非常滿意。

相關搭配：be satisfied with 對……滿意；be satisfied with the result 對結果滿意。

2. You find yourself married to someone with whom you’re not compatible. 你突然意識到自己和一個合不來的人結了婚。

相關搭配：be compatible with 與……能共處；be compatible with sb 與某人能共處。

【注】要特別注意in which case, at which point, at which time, by which time, during which time等這類常用表達。如：

The postman comes at 6.30 in the morning, at which time I am usually fast asleep. 郵遞員早晨6點30分來，這個時候我通常還睡著大覺呢。

The speaker paused to examine his notes, at which point a loud crash was heard. 講演者停下來查閱筆記，就在這時，聽到了砰的一聲巨響。

He may be busy, in which case I’ll call later. 他可能忙，如若如此，我以后再來拜訪。

We arrived at noon, by which time the demonstration was over. 我們是中午到的，這時游行業已結束。

Tom spent four years in college, during which time he learned French. 湯姆上了四年大學，在此期間他學了法語。

■三看從句中的習慣表達

1. She was the only woman with whom he had ever been in love. 他愛過的只有這個女人。

相關搭配：be in love with 愛上；be in love with sb 愛上某人。

2. Her elder daughter, in whom she placed the greatest trust, failed to match her expectations. 她的長女，她對之無比信任，卻辜負了她的期望。

相關搭配：place trust in 信任……；place trust in sb 信任某人。

3. This is something for which you must constantly be on the lookout. 這是你必須一直密切注意的事。

相關搭配：be on the lookout for 注意；be on the lookout for sth 注意某事。

■四看句子語境的需要

1. Then we arrived at a small temple, behind which was a great pool. 然后我們來到了一座小廟，其后有一個大小池。

相關搭配：behind the temple 在廟的后面。

2. Look, this is the tallest building, next to which is the new post office. 看，這是最高的建筑，它旁邊就是新建的郵局。

相關搭配：next to the tallest building 在最高的建筑物旁邊。

■五看相關的所屬關系

1. He’s written a book the name of which I’ve forgotten. 他寫了一本書，書名我忘了。

相關搭配：the name of ……的名字；the name of a book 一本書的書名。

2. It was an agreement the details of which could not be altered. 這是一項其細節不可更改的協定。

相關搭配：the details of ……的細節；the details of an agreement 某份協議的細節

■六看整體與部分的關系

1. The buses, most of which were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd. 公共汽車大多數都已經擠滿了人，它們被憤怒的人群包圍著。

相關搭配：most of ……中的大多數，大多數的……；most of the buses 大多數的汽車。

2. He went with a group of people, few of whom were correctly equipped for such a climb.  他和一隊人一起去了，其中沒有幾個人配有進行這樣一次登山的適當裝備。

相關搭配：few of ……當中的很少數，少數的……；few of the people 少數人。

3. The lorry crashed into a queue of people, several of whom had to have hospital treatment.  卡車沖進了一隊人之中，其中有幾個不得不住院治療。

相關搭配：several of ……當中的幾個，幾個……；few of the people 幾個人。

■七看同位語關系

1. Her sons, both of whom work abroad, ring her up every week.  她的兩個兒子，都在國外工作，他們每周都給她打電話來。

用法說明：both of whom為her sons的同位語。

2. Both players, neither of whom reached the final, played well. 兩名運動員都未進入決賽，但都表現得很好。

用法說明：neither of whom為both players的同位語。

【一點補充】

介詞后接的關系代詞通常為which和whom，但有時也可能是其他關系代詞（如whose）。如：

He is the man from whose house the pictures were stolen. 他就是那個家里藏畫被盜的人。

相關搭配：from the man’s house 從這個人的家里。

In 1980 he caught a serious illness from whose effects he still suffers. 1980年他患了到現在對他仍有影響的重病。

相關搭配：from the efforts of the illness 從這種病的影響中。