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课件网) Unit 3 UNIT 3 DIVERSE CULTURES Understanding the use of ellipsis in English To learn the use of ellipsis in English To learn to find out the omitted words in a sentence To learn to use ellipsis Read the following conversations and think: if we leave out the word(s) in the brackets, can the meanings of the sentences be understood A: I’m hungry. B: Are you (hungry) A: Yeah. (I) Didn’t have lunch today. B: (Do you) Want some sandwiches A: Are there any B: Yeah. (I’ve) Just made some. A: (It) looks like rain. B: Oh, I hope (it does) not (rain). A: Why (do you hope it doesn’t rain) B: We have a soccer game today, (do you) remember A: Do we (have a soccer game today) Where (will it be) B: (It will be) In the bigger playground! 1. A: Oh, I just love nachos! Mexican corn chips covered in cheese! B: Me, too. 2. A: So it’s the food of many different cultures, all in one dish B: Exactly. 3. A real mix of cultures here! 4. Can’t wait! Read the following sentences and find the words that have been omitted to avoid repetition. They are I to go there and they are There is I love nachos it’s the food of many different cultures, and they are all in one dish. 在英语中，为了使语言简洁或避免重复，常常省略句中的一个或几个句子成分，这种语法现象称为省略。 省略 如: (I) beg your pardon. (You) Hand me the book over there. (Is) Anybody against the suggestion (Are you) Ready 一、简单句中的省略 1. 在非正式场合，如果语境清晰，可省略主语、谓语或谓语的一部分、宾语等，有时甚至同时省略若干成分。 如： —Did you go to the museum yesterday —No, I didn’t (go to the museum yesterday). —What do you think made David so happy —Passing his driving test (made him happy). 2. 在简短对话中，答句常保留主语和助动词，省略其后主要动词以及上句出现过的其他内容。 如: I work in a factory and my sister (works) on a farm. She can't speak French and I can't (speak French) either. Peter entered the classroom and (Peter) sat at his desk. I like dancing but my brother (likes) singing. What I said made Jack happy but (what I said made) Jane angry. 在并列句中，常省略与前面相同的主语、谓语或其他成分，以避免重复。 二、并列句中的省略 常见于句首或回答问题时。如: — Why are you late — (I’m late) Because my watch doesn’t work. 1. 主句中的省略。 三、复合句中的省略 宾语从句中的省略 在宾语从句中，连词that 一般可以省略； 但宾语从句中包含that引导的两个或两个以上的并列的宾语从句时，通常只有第一个that可以省略。如: I don’t believe (that) Mike has joined the army. Lisa told me (that) she was ill and that she couldn’t go to school the next day. 2. 从句中的省略。 定语从句中的省略 1) 在限制性定语从句中，作宾语的关系代词that, which, whom, who等常可以省略。如: That is the film (which / that) we watched last week. Tom isn’t a man (whom / that / who) you can believe in. 2) 当先行词为表示方式的way时，引导定语从句的that或in which常可以省略。如: We admired him for the way (in which / that) he faces his difficulties. 【注意】 关系代词作介词的宾语，且介 ... ...
