是插入语,属于现在分词短语型的.
插入语大致可分为以下10种类型:
1.形容词或形容词短语作插入语
如:worststill,sureenough,strange,mostimportantofall等.
Strange,thereisnobodyintheclassroom.很奇怪,教室里没人.
2.副词或副词短语作插入语
如:personally,honestly,fortunately,luckily,forus,though,besides,exactly,surely,frankly,stillotherwise等.
Luckilyforyou,Ihappentohavethekey.
你很运气,我正好带了钥匙.
3.介词短语作插入语
如:ofcourse,inshort,asamatteroffact,bytheway,ontheotherhand,inmyopinion,inconclusion等.
Inshort,weshouldnotstophalfway.
简言之,我们不能半途而废.
Asaresult,theysufferedheavylosses.
结果,他们受到了严重损失.
Onthecontrary,weshouldstrengthenourtieswiththem.
相反,我们还应加强和他们的联系.
4.现在分词短语作插入语
如:generallyspeaking,judgingfrom/by…,talkingof…,considering…等.
Consideringhisage,hedidverywell.
从年龄考虑,他干得挺不错.
Franklyspeaking,Idon’tlikethejob.
坦率地说,我不喜欢这份工作.
Talkingofsinging,willyougototheconcertwithmetonight?
说到唱歌,你今晚愿意和我一块去音乐会吗?
5.过去分词短语作插入语
Paintedwhite,welikethehousebetter.
漆成白色,我们更喜欢这房子.
注意:之所以称它为插入语,是由于这种过去分词是独立的,没有逻辑主语.
6.动词不定式
如:tobesure,tobefrank(坦率地说),totellyouthetruth(说实话),sotospeak(可以说)等.
Tobefrank,Idon’tquiteagreewithyou.
坦率地说,我不太同意你的意见.
That’sawonderfulidea,tobesure.
这个主意好极了,的确.
Totellyouthetruth,Iamnotveryinterestedingoingtotheshow.
说实在的,我不太想去看演出.
7.代词词组
如:allthesame(尽管如此),alltold(总共),allinall(总的来说)等.
Hiscrewwasreducedtotwenty-fouralltold.
他的船员减少到总共二十四人.
Allinall,herconditionisgreatlyimproved.
总的来说,她的情况有很大好转.
8.从句
如:ifso/not/any,ifImaysayso,ifyoudon’tmind,asyouknow,asyousay等.
IfImaysayso,weknownothingaboutit.
正如我所说的,我们对它一无所知.
Thisman,asyouknow,isgoodfornothing.
正如你所说的,这个人是个废物.
9.句子
如:Isay/hear,Ithink/hope/believe,youknow/see,what’smore,thatis(tosay),I’mafraid,doyouthink/suppose等.
It’sagreatmistake,Ithink,nottoaccepttheirproposal.
我看,不接受他们的建议是个大错误.
Thetempledisappeared,noonerememberswhen.
谁也不记得什么时候这座庙就没有了.
Theoldman,itissaid,wasanartistbutpeoplehardlyknowanythingaboutthissideofhislife.
据说,这位老人曾是个艺术家,可是人们对他这方面的生活几乎一无所知.
10.用标点符号引导插入语
如:Hewas(strangeasitseems)anexcellentsportsman.
他(尽管还显得令人不解)是个出色的运动员.
Hewas-tomeatleast,ifnottoyou-afigurethatwasworthhavingpityon.