学员疑问:When confronted with these exaggerations, some of us say that they are for a good cause, and surely there is no harm done if the result is that we focus even more on tackling climate change. 这个句子中, when confronted这部分是什么?感觉句子结构不完整。
老师解答:这是一个when引导的状语从句的省略情况。状语从句的主语和主句主语一致的时候,从句可以简化,省略(主语+be动词)。以上这个句子补全还原则是When they are (=some of us are) confronted with these exaggerations, some of us say that they are for a good cause, and surely there is no harm done if the result is that we focus even more on tackling climate change.其实这是一个很普遍的现象,可以使得句子变得简练而避免机械重复。
点评分析:能发现When confronted with these exaggerations这个从句似乎有问题,说明看句子有结合语法来断句,只是对于状语从句的省略估计不太了解。建议可以查阅相关语法知识点,多看具体的例子,理解消化,以后自己写句子的时候也可以应用起来。