内容正文:
Non-restrictive Attributive Clauses(非限制性定语从句)
Step 1: Brainstorming
Fill in the blanks according to the song.(根据歌曲填空)
Once there were green fields ,________ were kissed by the sun.
Once there were valleys , _______ rivers used to run.
We were the lovers ________ strolled(散步;漫步) through green fields
Discovering: Translate the following sentences into Chinese and find out the differences.
1.Once there were valleys where rivers used to run.
译为:___________________________________________________
隐含:只有这一片山谷 ____________定语从句
2.Once there were valleys , where rivers used to run.
译为:___________________________________________________
隐含:也许不止一片山谷 ____________定语从句
3.There is a village girl called Xiao Fang who is nice and kind.
译为:___________________________________________________
隐含:只有1个小芳 ____________定语从句
4.There is a village girl called Xiao Fang , who is nice and kind.
译为:___________________________________________________
隐含:也许有多个小芳 ____________定语从句
Comparing 小结1
限制性定语从句
非限制性定语从句
形式上
不用 ______ (标点符号)
用 ______ (标点符号)
翻译时
译为__________________
可译为____________________
Step 2 Back to the Passage (回归课文)
Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
a. I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension.
b. ... laughter produces chemicals to make people feel
better, which means clown doctors can be helpful.
c. I spent much of the time when I was there feeling
frightened ...
1. What do “where”, “which” and “when” refer to in each sentence?
In sentence (a) “where” refers to __________________________;in sentence (b) “which” refers to _______________________________________________________; in sentence (c) “when” refers to __________________.
2. Which sentences contain a clause with essential information and which with extra information? If you take away the clauses, do the sentences still make sense?
Sentence_____contains a clause with essential information, sentences_____ and