章振邦语法英语句子汉译:双重关系分句

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双重关系分句
双重关系分句 (double relative clause)
指同一个先行项之后跟有两个关系分句的语法现象。我们知道,一个先行项之后多数只跟有一个关系分句;在同一个句子中,即使出现几个关系分句,也往往各有不同的先行项。例如:
The
cat
killed
the
rat that
ate
the
malt that lay
in
the
house
that
Jack
built.
但是,也有一个先行项后面出现一个以上(主要是两个)关系分句的现象
这有两种情况:一种是,两个关系分句由并列连词连接,处于同一层次。例如:
You'
ll
easily
find
us; just
look
for a
house
whose
windows
need
washing
and
whose
fence
needs repairing!
The
best
play ( )
Shakespeare
wrote,
but which I
haven't
read,
is
probably King
Lear.
另一种情况是,两个关系分句处于不同层次。例如:
She's
the
only girl I know
who
can
play
the
guitar.
在上例中,第一个关系分句
know
修饰
the
only
girl,
第二个关系分句
who
can play the
guitar
进一步修饰 the
only girl
I
know