Adj. Clause

U8: Adjective Clause

Please identify “adjective clause” in the sentence
1.Hold the sturcutre of a sentence 2. Used to modify the noun before it

1. Interior design is the industry that Mia whishes

to go into.

2. The performer who is playing the villain is my

son.

3. Vehicles which are powered by electricity help

the environment.

4. Friends that always make/write whiny(愛抱怨的)

posts will be unfollowed.

Please identify “adjective clause” in the sentence
1.Hold the sturcutre of a sentence 2. Used to modify the noun before it

1. Interior design is the industry that Mia whishes

to go into.

2. The performer who is playing the villain is my

son.

3. Vehicles which are powered by electricity help

the environment.

4. Friends that always make/write whiny posts will

be unfollowed.

Tips in translation: 1. identify adjective clause

2. 怎樣的中文?會翻成形容詞子句

E.g. 站在那裡的男人是我叔叔。
The man who is standing there is my uncle.

E.g. 流過巴黎市中心的那條河叫做塞納河。
The river that flows through the heart of Paris is called the Seine.

Tips in translation: 1. identify adjective clause

2. 怎樣的中文?會翻成形容詞子句

看到[的]前面有[動詞]，常翻譯為形容詞子句
E.g. 站在那裡的男人是我叔叔。
The man who is standing there is my uncle.

E.g. 流過巴黎市中心的那條河叫做塞納河。
The river that flows through the heart of Paris is called the Seine.

關係代名詞子句: 1. identify

2. subject, object, or possessive

1. 患臉盲症的人無法辨識人臉。

2. 我昨天巧遇的名人是流行歌手。

3. 任何工作壓力大的人都該找時間休息。

face blindness

recognize

celebrity

bump into

stressful

spare

關係代名詞子句: 1. identify

2. subject, object, or possessive

1. 患臉盲症的人無法辨識人臉。

2. 我昨天巧遇的名人是流行歌手。

3. 任何工作壓力大的人都該找時間休息。

關係代名詞子句=形容詞子句 : translate

1. 患臉盲症的人無法辨識人
臉。

2. 我昨天巧遇的名人是流行歌
手。

3. 任何工作壓力大的人都該找
時間休息。

關係代名詞子句=形容詞子句 (人:主格、受格、所有格)

1. 患臉盲症的人無法辨識人
臉。

2. 我昨天巧遇的名人是流行歌
手。

3. 任何工作壓力大的人都該找
時間休息。

1. People who suffer from face blindness
cannot recognize faces.

2. The celebrity who I bumped into yesterday
is a pop singer. = The celebrity into whom I
bumped yesterday is a pop singer.

3. Anyone whose job is stressful should spare
some time to take a rest.

關係代名詞子句=形容詞子句 (事物:translation)

1. 這則吸引來數百留言的
Instagram 貼文是Jason 發布的。

2. 健康照護是Amanda想進入的產
業。

comment

關係代名詞子句=形容詞子句 (事物:主格、受格)

1. 這則吸引來數百留言的
Instagram 貼文是Jason 發布的。

2. 健康照護是Amanda想進入的產
業。

1. The Instagram post which has
attracted hundreds of comments was
posted by Jason.

2. Healthcare is the industry which
Amanda wishes to go into.

關係副詞子句:Find the repeated time or place

1. 我曾祖父生於1912年，那年鐵達
尼號撞到冰山。

2. 五月將有一場簽書會，那個月常
下雨。

3. 這條街兩旁有咖啡館，大學生可
以在那裡碰面聊天。

4. 颱風侵襲我成長的那個小鎮。

關係副詞子句:時間(when)、地方(where) translate

1. 我曾祖父生於1912年，那年鐵達
尼號撞到冰山。

2. 五月將有一場簽書會，那個月常
下雨。

3. 這條街兩旁有咖啡館，大學生可
以在那裡碰面聊天。

4. 颱風侵襲我成長的那個小鎮。

Titanic

iceberg

book signing event

be lined with

關係副詞子句:時間、地方

1. 我曾祖父生於1912年，那年鐵達
尼號撞到冰山。

2. 五月將有一場簽書會，那個月常
下雨。

3. 這條街兩旁有咖啡館，大學生可
以在那裡碰面聊天。

4. 颱風侵襲我成長的那個小鎮。

1. My great-gramdfather was born in
1912, when the Titanic hit an iceberg.

2. There will be a book signing event in
May, when it rains a lot.

3. The street is lined with cafes where
college students can meet and chat.

4. A typhoon hit the small town where I
grew up.

非限定用法:加，用來補充說明；不翻成[的]

1. Kazuo Ishiguro在英國受教育，
他贏得2017年諾貝爾文學獎。

2. 台北101大樓位於台灣，它是世
界最高的綠建築。

*find the repeated infomation

Nobel Prize in Literature

be located in

green building

非限定用法:加，用來補充說明；不翻成[的]

1. Kazuo Ishiguro在英國受教育，
他贏得2017年諾貝爾文學獎。

2. 台北101大樓位於台灣，它是世
界最高的綠建築。

1. Kazuo Ishiguro, who was
educated in the UK, won the 2017
Nobel Prize in Literature.

2. Taipei 101, which is located in
Taiwan, is the tallest green
building in the world.

用which代替前面整件事，要有，

1.

一間公司宣稱已發現癌症療法
，此事引起懷疑。

2.

Carter上學常遲到，這讓他的
導師很不高興。

claim

用which代替前面整件事，要有，

1.

一間公司宣稱已發現癌症療法
，此事引起懷疑。

2.

Carter上學常遲到，這讓他的
導師很不高興。

1. A company claimed that they
have found the cure for cancer,
which raises doubt.

2. Carter is often late for school,
which makes his homeroom
teacher upset.

形容詞子句: translation

1.

研究肺癌的研究員已得到肯定
的成果。

2.

正在靜坐示威的抗議者覺得疲
倦。

positive

researcher

achieve

sit in

feel exhausted

形容詞子句的簡化--> 分詞片語 (主動Ving)

1.

研究肺癌的研究員已得到肯定
的成果。

2.

正在靜坐示威的抗議者覺得疲
倦。

1. The researchers who study lung
cancer have achieved positive results.

2. The protesters who are sitting in feel
exhausted.

形容詞子句的簡化--> 分詞片語 (主動Ving)

1.

研究肺癌的研究員已得到肯定
的成果。

2.

正在靜坐示威的抗議者覺得疲
倦。

1. The researchers who study lung
cancer have achieved positive results.
→ The researchers studying lung cancer
have achieved positive results.

2. The protesters who are sitting in feel
exhausted. → The protesters sitting in
feel exhausted.

形容詞子句的簡化--> 分詞片語 (主動Ving)

1.

研究肺癌的研究員已得到肯定
的成果。

2.

正在靜坐示威的抗議者覺得疲
倦。

1. The researchers who study lung
cancer have achieved positive results.
→ The researchers studying lung cancer
have achieved positive results.

2. The protesters who are sitting in feel
exhausted. → The protesters sitting in
feel exhausted.

形容詞子句的簡化--> 分詞片語(被動p.p.)

1.

警方正在查看今天早上上傳的
那短影片。

2.

上週上映的這部電影很受青少
年歡迎。

video clip

release

be popular with/ among

形容詞子句: 被動p.p.

1.

警方正在查看今天早上上傳的
那短影片。

2.

上週上映的這部電影很受青少
年歡迎。

1.The police are watching the video clip
which was uploaded this morning.

2. The movie which was released last
week is popular with/among teenagers.

形容詞子句的簡化--> 分詞片語(被動p.p.)

1.

警方正在查看今天早上上傳的
那短影片。

2.

上週上映的這部電影很受青少
年歡迎。

1.

The police are watching the video
clip uploaded this morning.

2.

The movie released last week is
popular with/among teenagers.

複合關係代名詞: what= the things that

1.

我們今日視為理所當然的事物
，也許是前人努力爭取的事
物。

2.

做過的事後悔也沒用。

複合關係代名詞: what= the things that

1.

我們今日視為理所當然的事物
，也許是前人努力爭取的事
物。

2.

做過的事後悔也沒用。

1. What we take for granted today
might be what people fought hard
for before.

2. There is no use regretting what
you have done.

凡是...的人；那些...的人: those/people who

1.

未來屬於那些相信自己的人。

2.

從未嘗試的人絕不會成功。

凡是...的人；那些...的人: those/people who

1.

未來屬於那些相信自己的人。

2.

從未嘗試的人絕不會成功。

1. The future belongs to those
who believe in themselves.

2. Those who never try will never
succeed.

Translation Practice

1.

分數低於平均的學生必須補
考。

2.

遭受雷擊的那名工程師活了下
來。

Translation Practice

1.

分數低於平均的學生必須補
考。

2.

遭受雷擊的那名工程師活了下
來。

1. Students whose grades are below
average need to take a makeup test.

2. The engineer who was hit by
lightning survived.

Translation_advanced

1.

英文老師盡力使課程生動有趣
，這一點我們都非常感激。

2.

這個街區的居民被附近工廠傳
來的一聲爆炸巨響吵醒。

3.

語言中心提供的暑期課程已張
貼在校網上。

make every effort to

dynamic/engaging/lively

be awaken by

post

Translation_advanced

1.

英文老師盡力使課程生動有趣
，這一點我們都非常感激。

2.

這個街區的居民被附近工廠傳
來的一聲爆炸巨響吵醒。

3.

語言中心提供的暑期課程已張
貼在校網上。

1.The English teacher makes every
effort to make the class dynamic/lively
and fun/engaging, which we appreciate
a lot.

2. Residents in the neighborhood were
awaken by a loud explosion occurring in
the factory nearby.

3. The summer course that the langage
center provides has been posted on the
school websit.

Translation_advanced

4. 對於渴望實現夢想的人來說，最
重要的事是信心、耐心和努力。

5. 這間電子產品店正在放受最新館
手機，人們在店外大排長龍。

6. 新生嬰兒第一次嚎啕大哭的那一
刻令他的父母感動落淚。

crave to

electronics store

burst out crying

move …to tears

Translation_advanced

4. 對於渴望實現夢想的人來說，最
重要的事是信心、耐心和努力。

5. 這間電子產品店正在放受最新館
手機，人們在店外大排長龍。

6. 新生嬰兒第一次嚎啕大哭的那一
刻令他的父母感動落淚。

4. For those who crave to realize their
dream, what matters the most is
confidence, patience, and great effort.

5. A long line of people are standing
outside the electronics store where the
latest model of the cell phone is on sale.

6. The moment when the new born baby
burst out crying for the first time moved its
parents to tears.