兩句在一起若無連接詞相連時, 往往第一個句子要化簡, 變成分詞片語。其法則如下:
a. 被化簡的句子中之主詞與主要子句的主詞相同時, 該主詞
要被刪除, 若主詞不同時, 則要保留,
b. 之後的動詞要變成現在分詞;
c. 若該動詞為be動詞時, 變成現在分詞being之後可予省略, 但
亦可不予省略, 以強調『因為……』的意思。
例: He has nothing to do, he feels bored.
Having
→ Having nothing to do, he feels bored.
(他無事可做,覺得無聊。)
She walked along the street, she ran into her college
classmate.
Walking
→ Walking along the street, she ran into her college
classmate.
(她沿著街道走時,和她的大學同學不期而遇。)
He was sick of studying, he cut class.
(Being)
→ Being sick of studying, he cut class.
= Sick of studying, he cut class.
(他厭倦了唸書,便蹺課了。)
The school bell had rung, the students dashed out of the
having
classroom.
→ The school bell having rung, the students dashed out of
the classroom.
(校鐘響了,學生們便衝出了教室。)
故本文:
Gilroy, California has one of the world's largest garlic
Having
crops,
Gilroy, California is known as the "garlic capital of the
world."
→ Having one of the world's largest garlic crops,Gilroy,
California is known as the "garlic capital of the world."
(由於擁有世界上最大的大蒜產量之一,加州的吉羅伊是著名的『世界大蒜之都』。)
People believe that garlic helps the body fight many forms Believing
of
diseases, people add garlic to their cooking in many parts
of the world.
→ Believing that garlic helps the body fight many forms of
diseases, people add garlic to their cooking in many parts
of the world.
(因為相信大蒜會幫人體抵抗許多疾病,世界上許多地方的人在烹調的時候會添加大蒜。)
Nowadays, some people think that it kills bacteria, some
thinking
people
eat raw garlic as if it were candy.
→ Nowadays, thinking that it kills bacteria, some people eat
raw garlic as if it were candy.
(如今,有些人認為它會殺菌而生吃大蒜就像它是糖果一樣)。
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