他希望在大學(xué)中的工作可以讓他了解如何將道德應(yīng)用到私欲橫流的地方。
本句的主干是He hoped...。his work at the university...flourished為省略that的賓語從句,其中疑問詞how引導(dǎo)的賓語從句作介詞into的賓語;where引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾places。
give sb. insight into意為"使人洞悉,使人了解"。如:
The book gives me an insight into American literature.
這本書使我對美國文學(xué)有了深入的了解。
The two types of flowers flourish in African countries.
這兩種花在非洲國家生長茂盛。
英語中,常出現(xiàn)類似how引導(dǎo)的特殊疑問句變賓語從句的情況,在使用時需要注意以下情況。
在引導(dǎo)詞上,要將疑問代詞或疑問副詞變?yōu)檫B接代詞或連接副詞,引導(dǎo)賓語從句。如:
Whose bike is this? Does anybody know? Does anybody know whose bike this is?
When will the train arrive? He asked me.-He asked me when the train would arrive.
Which one do you like best? She asked me.-She asked me which one I liked best.
注意:疑問句中主語之前的助動詞若是do/does/did,變?yōu)橘e語從句時,要先將助動詞去掉,謂語動詞再根據(jù)時態(tài)作相應(yīng)的變化。
Who can answer the question? The teacher asked.一The teacher asked who could answer the question.
如主句為陳述句、祈使句,句末就用句號;如主句是疑問句,句末就用問號。如:
I don't know when we shall start tomorrow.
Do you know when we shall start tomorrow?