. 定语从句讲析(The attributive clause)
介词 + which／whom引导的定语从句。
关系代词在从句中作介词宾语时，介词可提至关系代词前，构成“介词+which／whom从句”结构。此时应注意以下几个方面的内容：
(1)介词提前时，关系代词不可省略。
(2)介词提前时只能使用“介词十which(指事物)”以及“介词+whom(指人)”结构，既不能使用that也不能使用who。
(3)当关系代词作look after，look for，take care of等不能拆开使用的短语动词的宾语时。介词不可以提前。
①This is the question about which we've had so much discussion.
②He is the man about whom I told you yesterday.
③The woman to whom I spoke is a teacher.
＝The woman(who/whom/that)I spoke to is a teacher.
④Is this the house in which he was born?＝Is this the house(which/that)he was born in?
⑤This is the book which/that I'm looking for．
相关高考试题(2004上海)
American women usually identify their best friend as someone ____ they can talk frequently.
A. who B. as C. about which D. with whom
解析：根据句意“美国妇女通常把她们最好的朋友看作是她们可以经常与之谈心的人。”可知修饰someone的定语从句中句型结构应为they can talk frequently with someone.答案：D.
II. Language points
1. I still wish we could go and see a film tomorrow though! (p31)
不过我仍然希望我们明天能去看电影。
wish+that常表示无法实现的愿望，从句须用虚拟语气。
1)表示现在愿望，从句谓语用一般过去式。
2)表示将来愿望，从句谓语用 would/could/should + v.
3)表示与过去事实相反的愿望，从句谓语用had done。
①I wish I remembered his name.
②I wish that it were morning. (若是系动词be，皆可使用were)
③I wish it would rain tomorrow.
④I wish she had not left.
⑤I wish we could have gone to the seaside yesterday.
⑥I wish I could fly to the moon one day.
[c.f.] hope, wish
1)hope接从句时，表达的是可以实现的愿望，从句中不用虚拟语气。
2)hope与wish后均可接不定式，即：hope/wish to do sth.。
3)wish可用于wish sb to do sth.结构，而hope 则不可。
4)wish表示良好的“祝愿”，用于"wish + sb. +n./pron.”结构，而hope 则不可。
①I hope you can help me.
②I hope/wish to see you again.
③I wish him to pass the exam.
④I wish you a happy New Year.
⑤I wish you happy.
though通常作从属连词，引导让步状语从句，但该句中用作副词，置于句末，意为“不过，但是，还是”。
①He is looking fit, though.
②It was hard work. I enjoyed it though.
③I’ve a bit of cold. It’s nothing much, though.
