(2)有些结构中要用平行结构。例如:
would / had rather / sooner do something than do something, would / had as soon do something as do something (宁可……也不……)
1) Liu Hulan said she had rather die than give up.
2) I would as soon stay at home as go.
III 部分强调句
要强调句子的某一部分,可以把句子的结构改变一下,通常有两种表示强调的句式:It is / was … that …结构和What … is / was…结构。
一、It is / was … that … 结构
1.It is / was … that … 结构可以用来强调句子中几乎任何部分
例1:It was my mother that threw an egg at Mr. Li yesterday.
例2:It was Mr. Li that my mother threw an egg at yesterday.
2.被强调的部分指人时,可用who枵whom
强调主语时,如果指的是人, 可以不用that而用who来代替。强调宾语时,如果指点的是人,可用whom.例如:
1)It was the dean who walked by.
2)It was Mary whom the old lady missed most.
3被强调部分指物时,要用that
例如:It was an egg that my mother threw at Mr. Li yesterday.
4.被强调部分是状语时,也只能用that,不能用when或where.
例1:It is during his spare time that John has been studying a course in French.
例2:It was in the hall that the mayor held the press conference.
5.不能用It is / was … that 结构强调动词
强调动词常用do,过去式用did.例如:
1) They did study very hard yesterday.
2) He does look forward to making the acquaintance of her.
What … is / was … 结构
二、What … is / was … 结构常用来强调主语或宾语,在这种结构中,is/ was后面是强调的部分。例如:
1)What hurts is my left leg.
2)What I like is her style.