倒装句
倒装句的构成
主语和谓语是句子的核心,它们之间有两种语序
一是主语在谓语之前称为自然语序(Natural Order);
二是主语在谓语之后则称为倒装语序(Inverted Order)。
而倒装语序中又有完全倒装(Full Inversion)和部分倒装(Partial Inversion)
1.完全倒装(Full Inversion):又称"全部倒装",是指将句子中的谓语全部置于主语之前。此结构通常只用于一般现在时和一般过去时。
①谓语+主语+……
There be(的各种形式)+主语(+地点或时间状语)
例子:
There was a drop in the temperature.温度下降了
There are birds singing in the tree.鸟儿在树上唱歌。
②副词小品词+谓语动词+名词主语+……
例子:
Out rushed a young lady.
③过去分词或现在分词+be的各种形式+主语+……
例子:
Scattered on the floor were several books and magazines.几本书和杂志散落在地板上
2.部分倒装(Partial Inversion)(又称半倒装句):指将谓语的一部分如助动词或情态动词倒装至主语之前,而谓语动词无变化。如果句中的谓语没有助动词或情态动词,则需添加助动词do,does或did,并将其置于主语之前。
倒装句的作用
英语句子的倒装一是由于语法结构的需要而进行的倒装,二是由于修辞的需要而进行的倒装。
前一种情况,倒装是必须的,否则就会出现语法错误;后一种情况,倒装是选择性的,倒装与否只会产生表达效果上的差异。
1.表示强调
倒装句最突出、最常见的修辞效果就是强调,其表现形式如下:
1.only +状语或状语从句置于句首,被该状语修饰的句子用部分倒装。
例子:
Only in this way can you solve this problem.
只有用这种方法,你才可以解决这个问题。
Only after he had spoken out the word did he realize he had made a big mistake.
只有当他已经说出那个字后才意识到自己犯了个大错误。
2. hardly,in no way,little,scarcely,seldom,never,no more,no longer,not,not only,no sooner,not only … (but also),not until… 等具有否定意义的词或词组位于句首,句子用部分倒装。
例子:
No sooner had I got home than it began to rain.
我刚到家就下起了雨。
Seldom do I go to work by bus.
我很少乘公共汽车上班。
Not until twelve o'clock did she go to bed last night .
她昨晚十二点才上床睡觉。
3. so / such...that结构中的so或such位于句首可以构成部分倒装句,表示强调so /such和that之间的部分。
例子:
So unreasonable was his price that everybody startled.
他的要价太离谱,令每个人都瞠目结舌。
To such length did she go in rehearsal that the two actors walked out.
她的彩排进行得那么长,以致于那两个演员都走出去了。
以上各例都用倒装语序突出了句首成分,其语气较自然语序强烈,因而具有极佳的修辞效果。
4.here、there、now、then、thus等副词开头的句子可构成完全倒装。条件是谓语动词是不及物动词,如arise、be、come、exist、go、follow等。需要注意的是,当主语是代词时,不能构成倒装。(方位词在句首,主语是名词,全部倒装)
例子:
Here comes our headmaster。我们的校长来了。
Here it is. 在这里。
Here is your key.这是你的钥匙。
2.承上启下
1.为了避免句子部分内容不必要的重复,常用"so+be动词(助动词、情态动词)+主语"倒装句式或"neither/nor + be动词(助动词、情态动词)+主语"的倒装句式。
其中第一个句式表示"与前面所述的肯定情况相同",第二个句式表示"与前面所述的否定情况相同"。
例子:
A:His brother is(not) a college student; B:so is mine.(nor is mine .)
A:他弟弟(不)是大学生,B:我弟弟也是。(我弟弟也不是。)
A:He used to have his further study abroad; B:so did I.(neither did I.)
A:他曾去国外深造过。B:我也去过。(我也没有。)
A:One of my friends can(not) speak three foreign languages; B:so can his wife.(neither can his wife .)
A:我的一个朋友(不)会说三门外国语。B:他的妻子也会。(他的妻子也不会。)
可以概括成:主语相同不倒装,主语不同倒装。
2.倒装可把前一句说到的人或物,或与前一句有联系的人或物在下一句紧接着先说出来,从而使前后两句在意思上的关系更加清楚,衔接更加紧密,起到承上启下的作用。
例子:
They broke into her uncle's bedroom and found the man lying on the floor,dead. Around his head was a brown snake.
他们破门进入她叔叔的卧室,发现他躺在地板上死了。一条棕褐色的蛇缠在他头上。
We really should not resent being called paupers. Paupers we are,and paupers we shall remain.
我们确实不应因为被称作穷光蛋而愤愤不平。我们的确是穷光蛋,而且还会继续是穷光蛋。
3.制造悬念渲染气氛
在新闻或文学创作中,有时为了内容的需要,或是为了强调,作者常常运用倒装来制造悬念,渲染气氛。
如朗费罗(Longfellow)《雪花》中的一节:
Out of the bosom of the Air,
Out of the cloud-folds of her garments shaken,
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest-fields forsaken,
Silent,and soft,and slow,
Descends the snow.
它来自天上。
叠叠乌云抖衣裳,
落在光秃秃的棕色树林,
和收割过的孤寂田野上。
静悄悄,不慌张,
绵绵雪花降;
在这一节诗里,诗人就富有创意地运用了倒装。在前五行中,诗人堆砌了七个状语,状语连续出现而主语和谓语却迟迟未露,造成一种悬念效应。全节读罢,读者才对诗歌的主题恍然大悟,因而收到了不同凡响的艺术效果。
4.平衡结构
英语修辞的一个重要原则是尾重原则,即把句子最复杂的成分放在句尾以保持句子平衡。在语言使用中为了避免产生头重脚轻、结构不平衡的句子,我们常采用倒装语序。
1. 以作状语的介词短语开头:当主语较长或主语所带修饰语较长时,为了使句子平衡,常将状语置于句首,句子用完全倒装语序。
例子:
1.A. To the coal mine came a com-pany of PLA soldiers with orders from the headquarters to rescue the trapped miners.
B. A company of PLA soldiers came to the coal mine with orders from the headquarters to rescue the trapped miners.
一个连队的解放军战士来到了那座煤矿,奉司令部之命解救受困的矿工。
2.A. On the ground lay some air conditioners,which are to be shipped to some other cities.
B. Some air conditioners lay on the ground,which are to be shipped to some other cities.
地上放着一些空调,等着用船运到其他城市去。
例句(2)包含一个非限制性定语从句,B句未倒装,则从句的先行词与引导词which中间被状语分隔开,不易于理解,而A句倒装使得先行词air conditioner与引导词which的关系一目了然。
从例句中可看出,采用倒装语序的A句结构平衡稳妥,读起来自然流畅,而采用自然语序的B句结构零乱,读起来也别扭。因而,在主语较长时就应采用倒装语序以取得理想的表达效果。
2. 以表语开头的句子:有时为了把较长的主语放在后面,须将表语和谓语都提到主语前。
例子:
Such would be our home in the future.
我们家就将是这个样子。
3. 以副词here,there开头的句子,也采用完全倒装来保持句子平衡。
例子:
Here is the letter you have been looking forward to.
你盼望已久的信在这儿。
5.使描写生动
有时为了使叙述或描绘更加生动形象,增加语言效果,可将表示方向的副词(如:down,up,out,in,off,on,away等)或拟声词(bang,crack等)置于句首,句子采用全部倒装的语序(主语为人称代词的句子除外)。
例子:
Up went the rocket into the air.
嗖地一声火箭就飞上天了。
Down jumped the criminal from the third floor when the policeman pointed his pistol at him.
当警察把手枪瞄准那个罪犯时,嘭地一下他就从三楼跳了下去。
Boom went the cannon!
轰隆一声大炮开火了!
Bang came another shot!
砰!又是一声枪响!
以上句子简洁明快,生动逼真地描述了有关动作,令我们一览此类倒装的风采。但这种倒装句的修辞功能在语段中可以体现得更为清楚。
“Stop thief! Stop thief!” There is a magic cry in the sound. The tradesman leaves his counter,... Away they run,pell—mell,helter—skelter,yelling—screaming,...
“Stop thief ! Stop thief !” The cry is taking by a hundred voices,... Away they fly,splashing through the mud,up go the window,out run the people. ( Dickens )
作者在第一段和第二段中分别用副词away,up和out位于句首引出四个倒装句Away they run,Away they fly,up go the window,out run the people。从而制造出一种紧张、急促的气氛,生动地刻画了一个紧张、混乱的捉贼场面。
倒装是英语中一个重要的修辞手段。倒装句的使用丰富了我们的语言表达,了解并掌握倒装句各种句式的用法,不仅会提高我们对英语语言的欣赏能力,对英语表达能力的提高也将大有裨益。因此,写作中适当用一些倒装句式定会使文章表达更生动、有力。
Jim works hard at his Chinese, and _________. [ ] A. so Lucy does
B. so is Lucy
C. so does Lucy
D. so Lucy is— I will go to Dalian for a visit with my family during the holiday.
— ______.[ ] A. so will I.
B. So do I.
C. So I will.
D. So I do.A: No one likes "Little Emperors".
B: _______.[ ] A. Neither do I
B. So do I
C. Neither I doA: Jim never goes to school late.
B: ________.[ ] A. Neither do I
B. Neither did I
C. So do I
D. So did I— I often walk home after school.
— ______.[ ] A. So she is
B. So is she
C. So she does
D. So does she_____ received law degrees as today. [ ] A. Never so many women have
B. Never have so many women
C. The women aren"t ever
D. Women who have never— Do you know Jim"s quarrelling with his brother?
— I don"t know. And _____.[ ] A. nor don"t I care
B. nor do I care
C. I don"t care neither
D. I don"t care too.So excited ____ when he received the invitation to the party that he ____ say a word. [ ] A. was he, didn"t
B. was he, could hardly
C. he was, hardly could
D. did he, had to— My uncle has never studied cloning.
— _____.[ ] A. So I have
B. Neither I have
C. So have I
D. Neither have I—We have a lot of rules at my house.
—So _______.[ ] A. we are
B. we do
C. are we
D. do we— He went to see the man who was in hospital yesterday.
— _____.[ ]
A. So did we
B. So we did
C. We did so
D. Did so we—I really hope I can go to Beijing next year.
—So ______.
A. did I
B. do I
C. am I
D. was IMike finished the work quickly, and ______. [ ] A. So Tom did
B. So did Tom
C. So was Tom
D. So Tom wasI like swimming and ______. [ ]
A. so he likes
B. so he is
C. so does he
D. so he does-My family and I stayed at home watching TV this weekend. It"s relaxing.
-______. But I think it"s boring.[ ] A. So we did
B. So did we
C. I agree with you
D. I like it— I like to spend my free time drawing pictures.
— ______.[ ] A.So I am
B.So am I
C.So I do
D.So do I— My parents enjoy music.
— ______.[ ] A. So does my sister.
B. So did my sister
C. So my sister does
D. My sister doesJane bought a new bag last Sunday. [ ] A. So do I.
B. So did I.
C. So I did.
D. So I do.— Would your sister go to Hainan this summer?
— If I don"t go, ______.[ ] A. neither will she
B. neither does she
C. so will she
D. so does sheNot only _____ feel good about helping other people, _____ get to do what I enjoy. [ ]
A. I do, but I also
B. do I, I but
C. do I, but I
D. I do, also I—I usually have milk and bread for breakfast.
—______.[ ] A.So have I
B.So I have
C.So do I
D.So I doNot only help him with his maths, but you should help him with his English. [ ] A.you should
B.should you
C.you will
D.will you—I"ve given all my pocket money to the people in Sichuan.
— . I hope they can get over the difficulties they are meeting.[ ] A. So am I
B. So have I
C. So I have
D. So I amOnly in this way . [ ] A. you can succeed
B. can you succeed
C. you will succeed
D. can you succeeded— Jim enjoys listening to pop music.
— .[ ] A. So does Helen.
B. Also is Helen
C. Helen likes also
D. So Helen does"Are you going there with us?" "If Mary wants to go, _______." [ ] A. I also go
B. so do I
C. so will I
D. so I will— He went to see the man who was in hopstital yesterday.
— ______.[ ] A. So do we
B. So we do
C. So we did
D. So did weMy friends have never heard of their names, ______ have I. [ ]
A. so
B. either
C. neither
D. no— She didn"t go to the movies yesterday.
— ______.[ ] A. I didn"t neither
B. Neither did I
C. So did I
D. Neither didn"t I— Unluckily, Jim didn"t pass the English test.
— .[ ] A. So did Kate
B. Neither did Kate
C. So Kate did
D. Neither Kate did.— I"m not allowed to go out on school nights.
— ______.[ ] A. So am I
B. Neither am I
C. So I do
D. Will beNot only ______ her how to do it, but offered to help her as well. [ ] A. did he show
B. he shows
C. did he showed
D. does he show— We have a lot of rules at my house.
— . How unlucky we teenagers are![ ] A. We do so
B. So we do
C. So do we
D. We so doNick studies hard these days and ______ his classmates. [ ] A. so does
B. so do
C. neither does
D. neither do— Tom has a lot of rules at his house.
— So _____.[ ] A. we are
B. we do
C. are we
D. do we— I go to work by bus every day.
— ______.[ ] A. So is he
B. So does he
C. So he does— Jim wants to be a volunteer in the 2010 World Expo.
— .[ ] A. So Tom is
B. So is Tom
C. So does Tom
D. So Tom does— Mike, your handwriting is beautiful.
— Thanks. ______.[ ] A. So do you
B. So is yours
C. So you are
D. So yours is—My brother and I will go to the library tomorrow.
-______. Shall we go together?[ ]
A. So am I
B. So do I
C. So I am
D. So will I—Tom, I"m watching a football match. What about you?
— .[ ]
A. So do I.
B. So am I.
C. So I do.
D. So I am.Not only ______ do this work, but ______ finish it on time. [ ] A.you should; you should
B.should you; should you
C.should you; you should
D.you should; should you—Do you think we"ll need a coffee pot?
—I don"t drink coffee, and ______. It"s not necessary. Why not a tea service?[ ]
A. so do you
B. neither you do
C. so you do
D. neither do you—Jim wants to take part in the torch relay (火炬接力) of the 2008 Olympic Games.
— _________.[ ] A. So I do
B. So do I
C. Neither do I
D. Nor do I— I usually go to KFC.And you?
— ______.[ ] A.So I do.
B.So do I.
C.So am I.
D.So I am.—Listen! .
—Oh, let"s go to the classroom.[ ] A. There goes the bell
B. There"s the bell
C. There the bell goes
D. The bell goes there—Listen! _____.
—Let"s go to the classroom.[ ] A. There goes the bell
B. The bell goes there
C. Here come the bell—Jane wants to stay in Beijing for another two days.
—_____.[ ] A. So is Tom
B. So does Tom
C. Neither does Tom
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