13.状语从句

Young as he is，he is really experienced in teaching.

You see the lightning the instance it happens, but you hear the thunder later.

The harder you work，the greater progress you will make.

She explained again and again for fear that the students may misunderstand it.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

14.其他结构

a.巧妙地改写

I.only 改成 no one but

Only Tom passed the exam last week.

—> No one but Tom passed the exam.

II.as soon as...改成 no sooner... than.../hardly... when...等 

As soon as we had arrived at the cinema, the film started.

—>No sooner had we arrived at the cinema than the film started.

III.have sb/sth do/done

The girl was knocked off her bicycle and her leg was broken.

—> The girl was knocked off her bicycle and had her leg broken.

 

b.变换插人语的位置

However, they suggest fees should be charged low.

—> They suggest, however, fees should be charged low.

I think this is a good chance for you to show your singing talent, and how well youVe learned Chinese.

—> This is a good chance for you，I think，to show your singing talent，and how well you’ve learned Chinese.

 

c.用同位语代替非限制性定语从句

Mary，who is thirteen years old, has been learning to ride a bicycle for several days.

—> Mary, a girl of thirteen, has been learning to ride a bicycle for several days.

Shakespeare，who was a son from a poor family and a man of little education，wrote plays and poems that are read all over the world.

—> Shakespeare，a son from a poor family, a man of little education，wrote plays and poems that are read all over the world.