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英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法：前置現(xiàn)象
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一位聽(tīng)眾來(lái)信詢問(wèn)能不能把句中的形容詞前置于句首作狀語(yǔ)？在英語(yǔ)中，這種把形容詞、副詞、副詞短語(yǔ)或其它一般不出現(xiàn)在句首的成分放在句首的做法被稱作 “fronting（前置）”。將這類成分前置的作用是什么？在把副詞和副詞短語(yǔ)前置時(shí)要注意哪些要點(diǎn)？本期節(jié)目介紹有關(guān) “前置” 的知識(shí)點(diǎn)。
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Jiaying
大家好，歡迎收聽(tīng) BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的 “你問(wèn)我答” 節(jié)目。I'm Jiaying.
Phil
And I'm Phil. We have a question from one of our listeners:
Question
“Desperate, people pushed their way out.” 這里的 “desperate” 是什么語(yǔ)法？好像是一個(gè)修飾狀態(tài)的狀語(yǔ)。形容詞可以作狀語(yǔ)單獨(dú)放在句首嗎？
Phil
“Desperate, people pushed their way out.”
Jiaying
“人們不顧一切，拼命往外擠?！?/p>
Phil
So, this sentence starts with the adjective 'desperate', then a comma, and the main clause of the sentence: 'people pushed their way out'.
Jiaying
沒(méi)錯(cuò)，位于這句話句首的是形容詞 “desperate”，它在這里的意思是 “不顧一切的，拼命的”，用來(lái)修飾句子中的名詞 “people（人們，人群）” 的狀態(tài)。
當(dāng)我們?cè)谥v述一件事情發(fā)生的經(jīng)過(guò)或者在講故事的時(shí)候，常常能用到像這樣將形容詞放在句首的結(jié)構(gòu)。我們有時(shí)將這種把形容詞、副詞、副詞短語(yǔ)或其它一般不出現(xiàn)在句首的成分放在句首的做法稱作 “fronting（前置）”，以此來(lái)突出說(shuō)話人想要強(qiáng)調(diào)的重點(diǎn)成分，從而幫助聽(tīng)者更好地想象事情發(fā)生時(shí)的景象。
Phil
Listen to the difference between these pairs of sentences. Think about what sounds most important in each.
Examples
Devastated, she sat on the grass and watched the other team lift the trophy.
The devastated player sat on the grass and watched the other team lift the trophy.
（那個(gè)垂頭喪氣的球員坐在草地上，看著對(duì)方隊(duì)伍舉起獎(jiǎng)杯。）
Tired and hungry, the man pushed open the door and sat down.
The tired and hungry man pushed open the door and sat down.
（這個(gè)又累又餓的男人推開(kāi)門坐了下來(lái)。）
Jiaying
在第一組例句的第一句話中，為了強(qiáng)調(diào)主語(yǔ) “she” 的狀態(tài)是 “非常沮喪的，垂頭喪氣的”，形容詞 “devasted” 被放在了句首。
在第二組例句的第一句話中，為了強(qiáng)調(diào) “the man” 的狀態(tài)是 “又累又餓的”，形容詞 “tired” 和 “hungry” 被放在了句首。
Phil
We've said that it's not just adjectives that can be fronted, so let's look at other parts of speech that work in this way, starting with adverbs. We could change the sentence in the question to say 'Desperately, people pushed their way out'.
Jiaying
將副詞 “desperately” 前置在句首，要比說(shuō) “People desperately pushed their way out.” 更能突出強(qiáng)調(diào)人們 “往外擠” 的動(dòng)作是 “不顧一切地”。我們?cè)賮?lái)聽(tīng)兩個(gè)將副詞前置的例句。
Examples
Calmly, the students walked out of the hall and into class.
The students walked calmly out of the hall and into class.
（學(xué)生們平靜地走出大廳，走進(jìn)教室。）
Angrily, he slammed down his bag and walked off.
He angrily slammed down his bag and walked off.
（他氣憤地扔下書包走了。）
Phil
It's not just adverbs but also adverbial phrases that can work like this. We could change the sentence from the question to 'In a desperate way, people pushed their way out'. Again, consider how the emphasis changes from 'People pushed their way out in a desperate way'.
Jiaying
別忘了，將副詞短語(yǔ)前置在句首時(shí)，副詞短語(yǔ)后同樣也要加逗號(hào)。聽(tīng)兩組例句，仔細(xì)體會(huì)每組例句的第一句話中，副詞短語(yǔ)前置在句首時(shí)，說(shuō)話人想要突出強(qiáng)調(diào)的含義。
Examples
In a panic, she checked to see if the money was still there.
She checked to see if the money was still there in a panic.
（她慌忙檢查錢是否還在。）
With a heavy heart, she handed in her resignation.
She handed in her resignation with a heavy heart.
（她懷著沉重的心情遞交了辭呈。）
Phil
The question asked if adjectives could be used as adverbials. While they can't, we've seen how fronting can be used in a similar way with both adjectives and adverbials to change the emphasis in a sentence.
Jiaying
另外，要記住，我們常常在講述一件事情發(fā)生的經(jīng)過(guò)或者在講故事的時(shí)候，將上面提到的不同詞語(yǔ)或短語(yǔ)前置于句首，從而強(qiáng)調(diào)事情或動(dòng)作發(fā)生時(shí)人或事物的狀態(tài)。
Phil
We hope that we've answered your question. If you have a question that you'd like us to answer, you can email us too at: questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk
Jiaying
你也可以通過(guò)微博私信的方式把問(wèn)題發(fā)送給我們，我們的微博賬號(hào)是 “BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)”。Bye, everyone!
Phil
Bye.
