类型:英语语法                  
                时间:2023-08-16                  
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                                                                                        在英语学习中,插入语是一个比较重要的知识点。由于插入语是一种独立成分,通常与句中其他成分没有语法上的关系,许多同学在学习过程中会有一定的困难。其实,插入语大都是对一句话进行附加说明或解释,通常由一个词、一个短语或一个句子构成,常置于句首、句中或句末,一般用逗号或破折号与句子隔开。下面举例归纳插入语的几种用法。 
例1. _____the more 
expensive the 
camera, the 
better its 
quality. 
   A.
General speaking
   B.
Speaking general
   C.
Generally speaking
   D.Speaking 
generally 
  解析:本题答案为C.generally 
speaking为分词短语,意思是“一般来说”,在句中用作插入语。 
  小结:许多分词短语可以用作插入语,这样的分词短语有:
strictly speaking(严格地说),generally 
considering(一般认为), 
judging from……(根据……判断)等。 
例2. Two 
middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. ____,
neither of them 
could swim. 
  A.In fact        B.
Luckily   C.
Unfortunately       D.
Naturally 
  解析:本题答案为C.
unfortunately为副词,意思是“令人遗憾地,不巧,可惜”,在句中用作插入语。 
  小结:常用作插入语的副词或副词短语有:
indeed(的确),
surely(无疑),
however(然而),
frankly(坦率地说),
obviously(显然),
naturally(天然地),
luckily (
happily) for sb.(算某人幸运),
fortunately(幸好),
strangely(奇怪),
briefly(简单地说)等。 
例3. Your 
performance in the 
driving test didn’t 
reach the 
required standard, _____, you 
failed. 
  A.in the end      B.
after all  C.in 
other words       D.at the same time 
  解析:本题答案为C.in other words为介词短语,意思是“换句话说”,在句中用作插入语。 
  小结:常用作插入语的介词短语有:in 
conclusion(总之),in a word(简而言之),in 
short(简而言之),in 
general(一般说来),in a 
sense(在某种意义上),in my view(在我看来),in his 
opinion(按照他的看法),in fact(事实上),at 
first(首先), in 
addition(此外),of 
course(当然),to my 
surprise(使我惊奇的),to her 
regret(使她遗憾的),for 
example(例如)等。 
例4. It is so nice to hear from her._____,we last met more than 
thirty years ago. 
  A.What‘s more       B.That is to say   C.In other words       D.
Believe it or not 
  解析:本题答案为D.
believe it or not为一分句,意思是“信不信由你”,在句中作插入语。 
  小结:用简短的句子结构作插入语,它们常置于句中或句末。这类简短的句子有:I am sure(我可以肯定地说),I believe(我相信),do you know(你知道吗),you see(你明白),I’m 
afraid(恐怕),it is said(据说),I 
suppose(我想),what’s more(而且),what’s 
worse(更糟糕的是),that is(也就是说),what is 
important(重要的是)等。 
例5. _____ with you,I have no 
money to 
spare. 
  A.To be 
frank     B.What’s more   C.In addition       D.
However 
  解析:本题答案为A.to be frank为不定式短语,意思是“坦率地说”,在句中用作插入语。 
  小结:常用作插入语的不定式短语有:to be sure(无疑地),to sum up(概括地说),to tell the 
truth(老实说)等。 
例6. ___ , he 
should have done such a 
thing. 
  A.Speaking general      B.
Strange to say  C.Luckily       D.Of course 
  解析:本题答案为B.
strange to say为形容词短语,意思是“说也奇怪”,在句中用作插入语。 
  小结:常用作插入语的形容词或其短语有:true(真的),
funny(真可笑),
needless to say(不用说),most important of all(最为重要),worse 
still(更糟糕的),even better(更好)等。                                                                                      
            
                
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