whether 引导让步状语从句要弄清楚“be it... or...”结构,我们还得从“whether 引导的让步状语从句”讲起,我来为大家讲解一下关于whether引导状语从句怎么用?跟着小编一起来看一看吧!

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whether引导状语从句怎么用

whether 引导让步状语从句

要弄清楚“be it... or...”结构,我们还得从“whether 引导的让步状语从句”讲起。

让步状语从句,是状语从句的一种,最常见的是由 although 引导。

比如:

Although I am ugly, I have a soft heart. 尽管我很丑,但是我很温柔。

这就是一个让步状语从句

举例:

All countries, whether they are big or small, rich or poor, should be equal. 所有的国家,不论他们大或者小,贫穷或者富裕,都应该是平等的。

中间部分,whether they are big or small, rich or poor, 就是一个让步状语从句:不论他们大或者小,贫穷或者富裕。

这就是 whether 引导让步状语从句的情况。

注意:关于whether 引导的让步状语从句,大家要记住一点:在古时候,这个让步状语从句都是要使用虚拟语气的。

所以,刚刚的句子,我们也可以写成:

All countries, whether they be big or small, rich or poor, should be equal. 所有的国家,不论他们大或者小,贫穷或者富裕,都应该是平等的。

将陈述语气的“are”变为虚拟语气“be”,这种用法,符合古英文的说话习惯。而现代英文,已经可以用正常的陈述语气代替虚拟语气了。

来看几个例子:

举例1:

All magnets behave the same, whether they be large or small.

= All magnets behave the same, whether they are large or small.

举例2:

再看一句话,这是当年设立诺贝尔奖时,诺贝尔对这个奖项留下的遗言。

It is my express wish that in awarding the prizes no consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize, whether he be a Scandinavian or not.

whether he be a Sandinavian(北欧人)or not

= whether he is a Scandinavian or not

不论他是不是一个北欧人(斯堪的纳维亚人)

结构如下:

It is my express wish(主干)

that(主从) /in awarding the prizes/ no consideration(从句主语) whatever shall be given(从句谓语) /to the nationality of the candidates/,

but that(并列主从) the most worthy(从句主语) shall receive(从句谓语)the prize, whether he be a Scandinavian or not.(让步状语从句)

翻译:我明确地希望,在颁发这个奖项时,一定不要考虑候选人的国籍。凡是最值得的人,都应该获奖,不论他是不是斯坎的纳维亚人。

be it... or...

实际上,be it... or... 的结构,就是 whether引导让步状语从句的倒装变体。

比如,看这句话:

All countries, whether they be big or small, rich or poor, should be equal.

对于中间部分,whether they be big or small。我们可以去除前面的 whether,并且将 be 提到句子的最前面:whether they be(提前) big or small,

因此:

whether they are big or small

= Be they big or small

这句话可写作:All countries, be they big or small, rich or poor, should be equal.

我们再来看几个例子:

例1:

Why are disadvantaged groups (be they sexual minorities, people with disabilities, you name it)so absent from this tready world?

例2:(2013年真题)

She exhibits the idealism common to many advocates of sustainability, be it in food or in energy.

例3:

Almost all of us know how to play an instrument, be it the electric guitar, the bass, drums, or keyboard.

这几句话当中,都有 be it... 或者 be they... 的结构。本质上,它们都是 whether 引导让步状语从句的简化倒转,大家可以将其还原理解哦。

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