各位老师好。
这里有这么一个句子:There isa delicate balance of nature _____ many square miles of ocean and vegetation and clean airare needed to maintain onlya relatively few human beings. 其中空格处需要填关系词。
我想问的是,是不是既能够填where,马上后面看作定语从句,balance作抽象的“地址”定义?又可以填入that,马上后面看作同位语从句,讲解balance的内容?
假如不可以的话,又是为何?
谢谢老师们抽空回答。
从网上资料来看,这是2016年的英语专业4级考试试题,后来又被多次用作考博或考研模拟题。四个备选项分别为:A where B in which C when Dhow 给出的答案是in which。即出题人觉得这是定语从句。若是定语从句,则很难排除where。虽然in which引导定语从句较where更为正式,但where也并不是完全非正式用词,而是介于正式与非正式之间的普通用词。因此,作为考考试试题,让考生在in which 和where 之间做选择,实为强人所难。
于是我猜测,可能大家可以理解这个从句是抽象的地址状语从句,由where 引导,where = in a situation in which 。如此,就能排除其它三个选项。比如 where在下句中的使用方法:
We must be especially carefulwherechildren are concerned.
大家试从状语角度剖析;
There isa delicate balance of nature wheremany square miles of ocean and vegetation and clean airare needed to maintain onlya relatively few human beings
Wheremany square miles of ocean and vegetation and clean airare needed to maintain onlya relatively few human beings, there isa delicate balance of nature.