核心问题
We will take the Endeavour. It is a good, strong ship, though not very fast.
如何分析 though not very fast?
词典解答
这是个省略形式的让步状语从句。在让步状语从句中,当其主语与主句的主语相同时,常常省略主语和be(参见 though )。上面 though 从句的完整形式应为:though it is not very fast。下面是类似的省略形式的让步状语从句:
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Though[he was] already middle-aged, he took a swim every morning. 尽管他已到中年了,但是他每天早上总是游一会儿泳。
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The rules, whether [they are] fair or unfair, are not our concern. 这些规则,不管公正与否,都与我们无关。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题:
Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when ____ alone.
A. is seen B. having been seen C. seen D. to be seen(全国四级,02.1-52)