1. There is no possibility that we will win the game.
我们没有可能赢得这场比赛。
这是一个由that引导的同位语从句,that在句中只作引导词,不作成分。其先行词通常有case, situation, position, chance等等。而that引导定语从句在句中必须作成分。这就是同位语从句与定语从句最主要的区别。如:
I can’t believe the news that you told me just now.我不敢相信你刚才告诉我的消息。(定语从句,that做宾语,可省略。)
I can’t believe the news that they failed in the exam. 我不敢相信他们考试没及格。(同位语从句, that在句中不做成分,通常不省略。)
2. Footprints are one of the few pieces of hard evidence supporting the existence of Yeti.
句中的the few 指为数不多的,因为人们所看到的野人次数很少,所以few之前应用定冠词the; 如:
He donated the little money he had earned to the Hope Project.
他把自己所赚的为数不多的那点钱都捐给了希望工程。
supporting the existence of Yeti在句中作后置定语,修饰evidence 相当于which supports。如:
Do you know the boy standing under the tree?你认识站在树下的那个男孩吗?
3. Standing inside were lots of white-skinned, strange-looking creatures with black eyes.
里面站着许多白皮肤、长相怪异的黑眼睛的生灵。
这是一个典型的倒装句,目的是为了句子的平衡。这类句子往往就谓语进行倒装。如:
Gone forever are the days that we spent together happily.
我们在一起所度过的快乐时光一去不复返了。
4. Painted on the wall is a picture of a horse.
墙上有一幅马的画。
5. Lying on the ground was a little boy, who was reading a book.
地上躺着一个男孩,在看一本书。