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高中英语语法新体验——从经典例句开始
1.19.8.4 4.while和when引导的让步状语从句

4.while和when引导的让步状语从句

when和while最常见的用法是引导时间状语从句。它们也可以表示让步。

(1)while引导。

while也可以引导让步状语从句,这时它的意义相当于although,但是while从句只能置于句首。

While modeling business is by no means easy to get into,the good model will always be in demand.(04年浙江高考题)

尽管模特行业很难进入,但好模特总是供不应求。

While there are many different interpretations of our body language,some gestures seem to be universal.(人教大纲版高一下第59页)

尽管对于身势语的解释五花八门,但某些手势似乎是全球通用的。

提示:

while当作从属连词,可以引导时间状语从句和让步状语从句,还可以当作并列连词(=but),引导表示转折、对比的分句。请对比:

The house,while(it is)a very old one,is still kept in good repair.(表示让步)

这座房子年代久远,但仍然维护得很好。

While I was reading,the light went out.(表示时间)

我看书的时候,灯灭了。

New Zealand has a mild sea climate,while the north is subtropical.(人教大纲版高一上第38页)(表示对比)

新西兰属于温和的海洋性气候,北部是亚热带气候。

(2)when引导。

when引导的让步状语从句含有though和even if的意思,翻译成“虽然”、“即使”、“本来可以……却……”。

When I dare not wear it,I carry the necklace always on my heart.

虽然我不敢戴项链,但我经常把它放在心上。

He walks when he might take a taxi.

他虽然可以打的,却总是步行。

She paid when she could have entered free.

她本可以免费入场,而她却付了款。

Why do you want a new job when you've got such a good one already?

您本来已经有了这么好的一份工作,为什么还要找一份新的?

Why would a builder make a hole in the wall between two rooms when he could easily make the same hole in an outside wall?(95人教版高二下第14页)

建筑师本来能在外墙上凿一个洞,他为什么偏要在两间屋子之间的墙上凿一个洞呢?