一、作主语
I am reading The Arabian Nights.
我在读《天方夜谭》。
John waited a while but eventually he went home.
约翰等了一会儿,最后他回家了。
Now everything is ready.
现在一切都准备好了。
说明:在复合句中,如果主句和从句主语相同,代词主语要用在从句中,名词主语用在主句中,例如:
When he arrived, John went straight to the bank.
约翰一到就直接去银行了。
The woman has three sons. One is in China, another is in America, the other is in France.
这个女人有三个儿子,一个在中国,一个在美国,一个在法国。
二、作宾语
I saw her with them, at least, I thought it was her.
我看到她和他们在一起,至少我认为是她。
Did you ever talk it over with him?
你可曾跟他谈过这个问题?
I’d appreciate it if you could make me an offer based on whatever you have budgeted for this position and we can go from there.
如果我得到这份工作无论你提供的薪水是多少我都很感激,并且我们可以从那个水平开始。
直接宾语: It drives me crazy.
间接宾语: He lends me a book.
介词宾语: You should interpret what I said in my sense of the word, not in yours.
四、作表语
I am not quite myself these days.
近来我身体不大舒服。
I’ll be myself again in no time.
我过一会儿就会好的。
— Who did it?
谁干的?
— It was him.
是他。
五、作同位语
You should write the letter yourself.
你应该自己写这封信。
The teacher himself will visit Tom’s parents.
老师会亲自去拜访汤姆的父母。
They each signed the paper.
他们每个人都在文件上签了字。
六、做定语(形容词性物主代词)
That’s her shoes, not mine.
那是她的鞋子,不是我的。
The story of their sufferings moved us deeply.
他们苦难的经历深深地触动了我们。