He said the navy told him that he was spotted when the plane passed again.
他说,飞机再次飞过时,海军告诉他,他们发现了他的踪迹。
该分句整体作动词 "said" 的宾语,说明他说的内容。"said" 后省略了可补出的连接词 "that",所以属于零引导的动词宾语从句。
引导词并非总是可见的——英语在三种位置允许省略:宾语从句省 that(I think (that)…,真题里最普遍)、定语从句的关系词充当宾语时可省(the book (that) I read)、条件从句省 if 后倒装(Had I known…)。看不见引导词的从句,正是断句错误的重灾区。
英语四级真题里省略引导词的从句共 2296 处实例,覆盖 3 类从句;本页按从句类型分节,精选 39 句真题例句(出自 12 套真题卷,句长 11–47 词)。 每节先给该类型的实例计数与所属从句族入口,再逐句给出例句:高亮从句在原句中的位置,标注它在句中的功能与嵌套层级,附中文翻译、逐句解析与出处试卷; 点句卡末尾的「本句详情」可看结构树逐层拆解、成分与时态标注、考点讲解与真题高频词。
判断要点 动词后紧跟一个完整主谓结构,多半是省略 that 的宾语从句;名词后紧跟"主语 + 动词"且动词缺宾语,是省略关系词的定语从句;句首见到 Had / Were / Should + 主语的倒装,还原成 if 条件句理解。
本页精选的 39 句真题例句已由懒笔记排版为 A4 打印版 PDF,可免费下载,PDF 内的真题出处链接均可点击。
He said the navy told him that he was spotted when the plane passed again.
他说,飞机再次飞过时,海军告诉他,他们发现了他的踪迹。
该分句整体作动词 "said" 的宾语,说明他说的内容。"said" 后省略了可补出的连接词 "that",所以属于零引导的动词宾语从句。
What did most older pet owners in the survey say their pets provided?
调查中,大多数老年宠物主人说他们的宠物为他们提供了什么?
"their pets provided" 整体充当主句动词 "say" 的宾语,表示受访者所说的内容,等同于 "say (that) their pets provided ...",因此是省略 "that" 的动词宾语从句。该从句的主语是 "their pets",谓语是 "provided";其宾语 "What" 已因全句特殊疑问结构而前置到句首,所以不在此连续 evidence 中。
"The opposite results of our study suggest coffee consumers acquire a taste for or an ability to detect the bitterness of caffeine due to the learned positive reinforcement brought out by caffeine."
我们的研究得出了相反的结果,这表明,咖啡消费者之所以逐渐喜欢上咖啡因的苦味,或具备辨别这种苦味的能力,是因为咖啡因所带来的习得性正向强化。
该完整分句整体作动词 "suggest" 的宾语。它没有显式的 "that",可理解为 "suggest (that) coffee consumers acquire...";内部主语是 "coffee consumers",谓语是 "acquire"。
Raising awareness that people may experience irritability(烦躁) or headaches when cutting down on junk food can help individuals prepare coping strategies in advance, Schulte noted.
Schulte指出,提高人们对减少垃圾食品摄入时可能出现烦躁或头痛这一情况的认识,可以帮助个人提前准备应对策略。
该完整命题是报道动词 "noted" 的内容宾语,可还原为 "Schulte noted (that) raising awareness... can help..."。引导内容从句的 "that" 被省略,并且整个宾语从句被前置到报道主句之前。
He said the youngster instead used his father's online food ordering account to order food from one restaurant after another.
他说,这名年轻人反而使用父亲的在线订餐账户,一家接一家地从不同餐馆订餐。
该分句整体作动词"said"的宾语,回答"He said what?"。它具有完整的主语"the youngster"和谓语"used",但连接词that被省略了。
The idea that food may be addictive after "heavy" use by some individuals is a controversial subject, Schulte said.
Schulte说,一些人经过“过度”食用后,食物可能会令人上瘾这一想法是一个有争议的话题。
该完整分句表达 "Schulte said" 的具体内容,整体充当动词 "said" 的宾语。它被前置到报道语之前,常规语序可理解为 "Schulte said (that) the idea ... is a controversial subject",因此按省略 that 的动词宾语从句处理。
The district said the decreased budget means it cannot provide the same mental health supports, social and emotional services or specialized programming to schools with lower enrollment.
学区表示,预算削减意味着其无法再为招生人数较少的学校提供同等水平的心理健康支持、社会情感服务或专业课程。
该从句整体作"said"的动词宾语,回答"The district said what?"。引导词"that"被省略;从句内部主干是"the decreased budget means",后面又接一个由"means"引出的宾语从句。
In the next three to five years, these studies should allow researchers to provide clearer recommendations for exercise and other lifestyle modifications that might reduce Alzheimer's risk, such as sleep, diet and social activities, Fargo said.
Fargo 表示,在未来三到五年内,这些研究应能帮助研究人员就运动以及其他可能降低阿尔茨海默病风险的生活方式调整提出更明确的建议,例如改善睡眠、调整饮食和增加社交活动。
该完整分句位于动词 "said" 之后,整体充当 "said" 的宾语。这里的 that 被省略,内部主干是 "these studies should allow researchers..."。
Some say that when we refer to disgust in relation to moral issues, we are using disgust as a metaphor(隐喻), and what we are feeling is in reality anger.
有人认为,当我们用“厌恶”来谈论道德问题时,实际上是在使用隐喻,而我们真正感受到的其实是愤怒。
该分句与前面的显性 "that" 宾语从句并列,共同受主句谓语 "say" 支配,可理解为 "and (that) what we are feeling is in reality anger";句首的 "what we are feeling" 是该宾语从句内部的主语从句,而不是外层宾语从句的引导成分。
Keith Stonehouse said the food piled up quickly at his home Saturday night, after he let his son use his cell phone to play a game before bed.
基思·斯通豪斯说,周六晚上,他让儿子睡前用自己的手机玩游戏后,家里的食物很快就堆积起来了。
该分句整体作动词"said"的宾语,说明 Keith Stonehouse 说了什么。"that"在"said"后被省略;分句内部还包含一个由"after"引导的时间状语从句。
Junk-food lovers who try to cut back on fries or chocolate may experience symptoms similar to drug withdrawal, a new study suggests.
一项新的研究表明,试图减少薯条或巧克力摄入量的垃圾食品爱好者可能会经历类似于药物戒断的症状。
整个命题充当矩阵谓语 "suggests" 的宾语,表示该研究所提出的具体结论,可还原为 "a new study suggests that junk-food lovers ... may experience ..."。引导词 "that" 被省略,而且宾语从句整体被前置到报告主句之前。
Exercise alone is not likely to prevent Alzheimer's, but the study shows people are not helpless in the face of one of the most feared, costliest and common diseases of old age, he added.
他补充说,单靠锻炼不太可能预防阿尔茨海默病,但这项研究表明,面对这种老年人最为恐惧、治疗成本最高且最常见的疾病之一,人们并非束手无策。
该完整分句整体作动词"shows"的宾语,说明研究显示的内容。引导词that被省略;从句内部主语是"people",系动词是"are",表语是"not helpless",后接介词短语说明面对的对象。
What does the passage say people did report in the survey?
这篇文章说受访者在调查中确实报告了什么?
该分句整体补充动词 "say" 所表达的内容,充当 "say" 的宾语,因此是宾语从句;其前可补出 "that"。从句主语是 "people",谓语是带强调助动词的 "did report";"report" 的宾语是已被前置到全句句首的 "What"。
The new study offers the first evidence that these withdrawal-like symptoms can occur when people cut down on highly processed foods, said lead study author Erica Schulte.
这项新研究提供了首个证据,表明当人们减少食用高度加工食品时,可能会出现这些类似戒断的症状,首席研究作者埃里卡·舒尔特说。
该完整分句是后置报道动词“said”的前置宾语,表达 Erica Schulte 所说的具体内容。其前可补出纯连词 that,即“Erica Schulte said that the new study offers...”,因此属于零引导的动词宾语从句。
On the other hand, advocates of organic farming argue yields and efficiency could be significantly improved if the food industry devoted as much research and money to organic farming as it does conventional agriculture.
另一方面,有机农业的倡导者认为,如果食品行业像对待传统农业那样投入同等规模的研究和资金用于有机农业,其产量和效率将会得到显著提高。
该分句整体作动词"argue"的宾语,说明倡导者所提出的具体观点。"argue"与"yields and efficiency"之间省略了that,内部还包含由"if"引导的条件状语从句。
What does the passage say is a major flaw of analytical decision-making?
这篇文章说分析型决策的一个主要缺陷是什么?
该从句在深层结构上相当于“what is a major flaw of analytical decision-making”,整体充当动词“say”的内容宾语;其补语标记“that”未出现,故按零引导处理。“What”原本充当从句中“is”的主语,但因整个句子构成特殊疑问句而被长距离前置到句首;由于该从句在原句表层是不连续的,其最小连续 evidence 必须同时覆盖中间插入的“does the passage say”。
But in a phone interview, the only thing you have to go on is what you say and how you say it.
但在电话面试中,你唯一能凭借的就是你说了什么,以及你是怎么说的。
该分句紧跟并限制先行词"thing",可还原为"the only thing that/which you have to go on"。省略的关系词在从句中充当介词"on"的宾语,因此这是零引导的限制性定语从句;从句的evidence只应覆盖从句本身,无须包含先行词。
It is a term most parents use when talking to children.
这是大多数父母和孩子交谈时都会使用的一个词。
该分句修饰并限定先行词"term"。关系词被省略,完整形式可理解为"most parents use that/which when talking to children";省略的关系词在"use"后作宾语。
He recommends practicing answers to questions you know will be asked ahead of time in order to be clear on what you're going to say.
他建议提前练习那些你知道面试时一定会被问到的问题,以便明确自己要说些什么。
该限制性定语从句紧跟先行词“questions”,限定所练习的是哪些问题。可补出关系代词“that/which”:questions that/which you know will be asked ahead of time。关系代词在更深层的内容分句中充当“will be asked”的主语;“you know”是插入于关系结构内部的主句,其后的内容为关系代词所承担主语位置的命题,而不是一个可以单独切出的、缺少主语的宾语从句节点。
Most of the time, this assumption is accurate: someone you think of as a friend will usually consider you a friend too.
大多数时候,这种假设是准确的:你认为是朋友的人,通常也会把你当作朋友。
该从句紧跟并限定先行词 "someone",完整形式可理解为 "whom/that you think of as a friend"。被省略的关系词在 "think of" 后充当宾语,"as a friend" 是对该宾语身份的说明;没有逗号隔开,因此属于限制性定语从句。
People we want to have detailed information about are keen to know about us.
我们希望详细了解其信息的人,也很想了解我们。
这是修饰并限定先行词"People"的限制性定语从句。关系词被省略,介词"about"后本应有与People对应的宾语空位,完整理解相当于"People whom we want to have detailed information about"。
Those that believed they fell claimed that the capitalists squeezed every ounce of surplus they could from the working class.
那些相信自己已经倒下的人声称,资本家从工人阶级身上榨取了他们所能榨取的一切剩余价值。
“they could”无逗号地跟在“every ounce of surplus”之后,限定资本家能够榨取的剩余价值数量。关系代词在从句中本应充当省略动词“squeeze”的宾语,表层同时省略了宾语关系词和情态动词“could”后的重复实义动词,可还原为“that they could squeeze”。
Playing the piano is among the things the world's oldest person believes has contributed to her long life.
弹钢琴是世界上最长寿的人认为有助于她长寿的事情之一。
限制性定语从句修饰先行词 "things",关系代词作从句内嵌套的宾语从句的主语被省略(零引导)。从句结构是 "the world's oldest person believes (that) [关系词] has contributed to her long life",其中 believes 后省略 that,其宾语从句的主语是省略的关系词(指代 things 中的某项)。这是典型的双层嵌套:定语从句内嵌宾语从句,且关系词在宾语从句中作主语。
"Every motorist sits in the comfort of their car, but they don't give any consideration to the price their comfort has for the environment and consequently for themselves," says Orion.
"每位驾车者都坐在他们汽车的舒适环境中,但他们没有考虑到这种舒适给环境以及因此给他们自己带来的代价," Orion说。
修饰先行词"the price"的限制性定语从句,关系代词that/which作"has"的宾语被省略。完整结构为"the price [that/which] their comfort has for...",关系词代表"the price"在从句中作宾语。"for the environment and consequently for themselves"是并列介词短语作状语。
Based on the participants' self-reported symptoms, withdrawal symptoms were significantly more intense between the second and fifth days after attempting to reduce junk-food consumption, which parallels the time span people live through during drug withdrawal.
根据参与者自我报告的症状,在尝试减少垃圾食品摄入后的第2至第5天,戒断症状明显更为强烈,这与人们经历药物戒断时所持续的时间段相当。
“people live through during drug withdrawal”紧跟在先行词“the time span”之后,可还原为“the time span that people live through during drug withdrawal”。关系词被省略,并在从句中充当“live through”的宾语,因此是限制性定语从句;其完整证据还必须包含内部的时间介词短语。
Remind consumers of the wide connections it can help to build.
提醒消费者,它能够帮助建立广泛的联系。
这是限制性定语从句,修饰先行词"connections"。关系代词被省略,关系词在从句中充当"build"的宾语,完整形式可理解为"connections that it can help to build";"it"是从句主语,"can help to build"是谓语结构。
The primitive tools early humans used tell a lot about their life, but my favorite is the coin collection.
早期人类使用的简陋工具能够充分反映他们的生活,但我最喜欢的是钱币收藏。
这是限制性定语从句,修饰先行词“tools”。关系词被省略,完整形式可理解为“early humans used that/which”,其中关系词在从句中充当“used”的宾语。
The findings may also shed light on the barriers people face when changing eating habits—barriers that may play a role in people dropping out of treatments, she said.
她说,研究结果还可能揭示人们在改变饮食习惯时所面临的障碍——这些障碍可能会导致人们退出治疗。
该从句修饰先行词 "the barriers",可补出关系代词为 "that/which",其在 "people face" 中充当宾语。由于没有逗号,该从句限制并具体说明人们所面对的障碍。
Wide awake at 3:30 am with our nine-year-old daughter on our lodge balcony, I stared for hours at the most incredible night sky I've ever seen before the dawn slowly started to rub out the stars on the horizon and the multiple shooting stars faded away.
凌晨三点半,我和九岁的女儿在小屋的阳台上毫无睡意。我凝望了几个小时那片我见过的最令人惊叹的夜空,直到黎明缓缓抹去地平线上的星辰,几颗流星也渐渐消逝。
“I've ever seen”修饰先行词“the most incredible night sky”,实际可理解为“the most incredible night sky that I've ever seen”。关系词在从句中作“seen”的宾语,因此可以省略;该从句没有逗号,属于限制性定语从句。
"Chances are if a candidate is participating in a phone interview, this is the first time they have talked with the company, and the first call isn't the appropriate time to talk about 'what's in it for you,'" says Justina Strnad, the Talent Acquisition Manager for Shiftgig.
Shiftgig人才招聘经理Justina Strnad说:“如果候选人正在参加电话面试,很可能这是他们第一次与公司交谈,而第一次通话并不是谈论‘这对你有什么好处’的合适时机。”
该从句限制并说明先行词“the first time”,表示他们与这家公司交谈的那一次经历。关系词在从句中承担时间状语功能,但未显式出现,因此记录为零引导的限制性定语从句。
"We're honored to be a part of transforming the way Denver wants to move around," said Grace Rink, Denver's chief climate officer.
“我们很荣幸能够参与改变丹佛市民出行的方式。”丹佛市首席气候官格蕾丝·林克说。
该结构修饰先行词“the way”,表示丹佛想要如何出行。“the way”后没有显式关系词,可理解为省略了表示方式的关系成分;从句内部主干是“Denver wants to move around”,其中关系成分在语义上作方式状语。
What exhibits does the man like best in the museum he visited?
那位男士最喜欢他参观的博物馆里的哪些展品?
这是修饰并限定"museum"的限制性定语从句。关系词被省略,完整形式可理解为"the museum that he visited";在从句内部,"he"作主语,"visited"作谓语,而被访问的对象就是先行词"museum"。
Given these limitations and concerns, even if this mode of obtaining consent is to move forward, it likely won't fully protect automakers from their legal liability should the system malfunction(发生故障) or an accident occur.
考虑到这些局限性和担忧,即使这种获取同意的模式要继续推进,一旦系统发生故障或发生事故,它也可能无法完全保护汽车制造商免受其法律责任。
"should the system malfunction(发生故障) or an accident occur" 是省略 "if" 的倒装条件状语从句,可还原为 "if the system should malfunction or an accident should occur"。它说明主句中 "legal liability" 可能产生的条件,即系统故障或事故发生时。
Hyphenating the last names could be a win-win solution should arguments arise about what name to adopt upon marriage.
在结婚时若出现关于采用什么姓氏的争论,使用连字符连接姓氏可能是一个双赢的解决方案。
省略if的倒装条件从句,将should提前构成"should + 主语 + 动词原形"结构,等同于"if arguments should arise..."。从句表达"如果出现关于采用什么姓氏的争论"这一条件,修饰主句。从句内部包含宾语从句"what name to adopt upon marriage"。
Even though Wang tried to account for this by culling the weakest winners, it's impossible to know which of the winners would have quit had they found themselves on the losing side.
尽管王试图通过剔除最弱的获胜者来解释这一点,但不可能知道如果获胜者发现自己处于失败的一方,他们中哪些人会退出。
省略 if 的虚拟条件从句,采用倒装结构 "had they found"(= if they had found)。表示与过去事实相反的假设条件,对应主句的 "would have quit"。
Surprisingly, the Space Roaster concept—should it go ahead—will not be the first attempt to take coffee into space.
令人惊讶的是,太空烘焙机概念——如果继续推进的话——将不会是第一次将咖啡带入太空的尝试。
条件状语从句,采用省略if的倒装结构"should it go ahead"(= if it should go ahead),插入主句主语"the Space Roaster concept"与谓语"will not be"之间,用破折号标识。从句主语"it"指代"the Space Roaster concept",谓语"go ahead"表"继续推进"。该从句对主句表达假设条件。
What if an accident happens or you get ill and need medical treatment?
要是发生意外事故或者你生病需要医疗救治怎么办?
省略 if 的条件状语从句,完整形式为 "(if) you get ill and need medical treatment",是 "What if" 结构中的第二个条件,与前一条件通过 "or" 并列。从句主语 "you" 带两个由 "and" 连接的并列谓语 "get ill" 和 "need medical treatment"。
In fact, I was still rewriting my midterm the morning it was due.
事实上,在到期那天早上我还在重写我的期中考试。
时间状语从句,说明主句动作发生的时间点。"the morning"作为时间名词,后接省略了when的从句"it was due"(it指my midterm,was due表"到期")。这是典型的时间状语从句结构,when被省略后直接由时间名词+完整分句构成。
Don't go for a colour because it's in fashion, or you've seen it in a magazine.
不要选择某种颜色,因为它正流行,或者你在杂志上见过它。
原因状语从句,由"or"与前一个"because"从句并列,省略了第二个"because",说明不选择颜色的第二个原因"you've seen it in a magazine",主语"you",谓语"have seen",宾语"it"(指"colour"),地点状语"in a magazine"
英语四级真题中省略引导词的从句共标注出 2296 处实例,覆盖 3 类从句:省略引导词的宾语从句 1608 处、省略引导词的限制性定语从句 680 处、倒装条件状语从句(省略 if) 8 处。本页从中精选 39 句真题例句,出自 12 套真题卷,句长 11–47 词(平均 23 词),CEFR 等级构成为 C1 21 句、B2 10 句、B1 7 句、C2 1 句。每句以高亮标出从句在原句中的位置,标注它在句中的功能与嵌套层级,附中文翻译、逐句解析、出处试卷与卷面位置,并可进入单句详情页查看结构树逐层拆解。
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