【中心思想】:全名放在主句里,代词放在从句里

复合句里必须有两个主语,一般来说,一个是全名、一个是代词。这点英汉相同,但是对于全名和代词的位置,英汉却相反。虽然英语的主句往往出现在从句后面,但英语的全名需要放在在主句里,代词,包括物主代词和所属格放在从句,这是因为英语以主句为中心。汉语的全名出现在从句里,代词出现在从句里,这是因为汉语重视时间和逻辑的顺序。让我们来看看以下的例句都有哪些问题吧。

例1:Since Mary got married,she has been living in New York. (错)

应该改成:Since she got married, Mary has been living in New York. 

自从玛丽结婚之后,她一直住在纽约。

例2: In Mozart’s childhood, he was exposed so much to music. (错)

应该改成:In his childhood, Mozart was exposed so much to music. 

在莫扎特小的时候,就常常接触到音乐。

例3:When John’s father died, he was only 6. (错) 

在约翰爸爸去世时候,他才六岁。

应该改成:When his father died, John was only 6.

例4:In the policeman's hurry to get from one place to another, he failed to see anything on the way. 

当警察急急忙忙从这儿到那儿的时候,他一路上什么也没有看见。

应该改为:In his hurry to get from one place to another, the policeman failed to see anything on the way.