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VOA慢速英语:Rise in Food Gardens in US Brings Crop of Questions for Experts

2010-03-16来源:和谐英语
1.But, whatever the reason, more Americans are growing some of their own food.

whatever

no matter what 只能引导状语从句,而不引导名词性从句。而 whatever 既可引导名词性从句(=anything that),也可引导状语从句(=no matter what):

1)引导名词性从句(只用whatever):

无论他做什么都是对的。

正:Whatever he did was right.

误:No matter what he did was right.

无论他说什么似乎都有道理。

正:Whatever he says sounds reasonable.

误:No matter what he says sounds reasonable.

山羊找到什么就吃什么。

正:Goats eat whatever they find.

误:Goats eat no matter what they find.

2)引导状语从句(两者可换用):

无论你说什么,我都不会相信你。

正:Whatever you say,I won’t believe you.

正:No matter what you say,I won’t believe you.

无论发生什么,都要保持镇定。

正:Keep calm,whatever happens.

正:Keep calm,no matter what happens.

2. She says the weak economy is not the only reason people are trying to grow their own food to save money.

the only唯一的

only, single, sole, unique, alone这些形容词均可表示“唯一的”之意。

only: 普通用词,常可与sole换用,但侧重仅限于指定的人或物,而不需要更多。
single: 语气较强,强调仅此一个,再无第二个。
sole: 语气强于only,指仅有一个或一群,只考虑这一个或这一群。
unique: 非正式用词,侧重在一类中唯一无可匹敌、无与伦比的特征。
alone: 着重专指某人或某物,而不是别的。

3.Once the soil is improved, she says, then "worms can do a lot of your work for you."

once引导条件状语从句。

once可作连词,相当于from the moment that, when,意思是“一旦……就……”,用来引导时间(条件)状语从句。
eg.
①.Once you’re in here,listen to your teacher.
一旦到这儿来,就要听从老师的。
②.Once you begin,you must go on.
一旦开了头,就应该继续下去。

注意:
once引导的从句不能用将来时,如果谓语动词是将来发生的动作,动词常用一般现在时来代替将来时。
eg.
1).Once you see the film, you will never forget it.
一旦你看了这部电影,你将永远不会忘记。
2).Once I know this,I’ll tell you.
一旦我知道了,就一定告诉你。
 
once作连词引导状语可以引导时间和条件状语从句. 二者区别不大. 一般来讲用once的翻译成时间和条件都是允许的,只是哪个更贴切的不同,如
I‘ll call you once I kown翻译成我只要一知道就告诉你,比当我知道的时候我会告诉你要好一些,所以算是引导条件状语从句
而There are a lot of birds here once it is sunny翻译成当天气好的时候这就有很多鸟,就比只要天气好,这就会有很多鸟要好,算是引导时间状语从句