倒装结构倒装结构

倒装 倒装 InversionInversion

完全倒装： complete/full inversion 部分倒装： partial inversion

完全倒装完全倒装 方位、地点状语位于句首，谓语动词为不

及物动词 come, go, etc. ，并且主语是较长的名词而不是代词时。

Next came the chairman. By his side sat his faithful dog. In the house are living two girls. From the window came sound of musi

c.

为了强调，将表语放在句首。 Hot is the water. Present at the meeting were Professor

Smith, Professor Brown and many other celebrities.

Gone are the days when they could do what they liked to the Chinese people.

there + be 结构 There lived an old peasant in that hous

e. C.f. In that house lived an old peasant. There seems to be some misunderstan

ding about the matter.

部分倒装部分倒装 带否定意义的词在句首。 no, not, neither, nor, few, hardly, se

ldom, rarely, scarcely, not a single, etc. Hardly could I hear the speaker. No longer these days is it necessary fo

r women to wear veils. When I was at school, on no account w

ere we allowed to answer the masters back.

Not only did he complain about the food, he also refused to pay for it.

Not until he sent a message did he know he was coming.

No sooner had he finished his work than the telephone rang.

only + 状语在句首 Only yesterday did he find out that his

watch was missing. Only in this way can we solve the prob

lem. Only because there were some cancell

ed bookings did he get some tickets in the end.

c.f. Only you can understand me.

so/nor/neither/no more 表示与前面的情况一致。

I can play rock and roll, so can John. He didn’t see the film last night, neither

did she. She can’t understand his lecture, no mo

re can I.

if 引导的虚拟条件句省略掉 if. Were I to go, I would be late.

so/such...that 中的 so/such 在句首。 So loudly did he speak that everyone c

ould hear him. So severe was the storm that the pilot

couldn’t fly through it. Such was the force of explosion that al

l the windows were broken.

让步状语从句中的倒装 Much as I like you, I can't do it for you. Be he rich or poor, he shall be treated

equally. Change your mind as you will, you will

gain no additional support. Disabled though Paul was, he tried his

best to serve the people.

频度状语及方式状语 “ thus” 引起的部分倒装

often, always, once, many a time, now and again, every other day, every two hours, well

Thus was the customer deceived. Many a time has he helped me with my

experiment. Well do I remember the day I saw her t

he first time.

不引起倒装的前置不引起倒装的前置 为表示强调，使上下文紧密衔接，宾语、

主语补语和宾语补语可以前置。 A horrible mess you've made of it. A scandal I call it. I knew you were careless, but dishone

st I never thought you. Mr. White fried two small pieces of fish.

One of these he fed to his cat. The other he ate himself.

有时前置是为了意义的对比和结构的对称。 Fool Joe may be, but thief he is not. Tactless she may be, but ungrateful yo

u should not think her.

PracticePractice

____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.

a) Only if, will b) If only, would c) Should, will d) Unless, would

Here ____ notebook and the report that I promised you last week.

A) is the B) are the C) was the D) has been a

No matter what measures they took, in no sense ____.

A) the out-flowing tide could be controlled B) could the out-flowing tide be controlled C) could be the out flowing tide D) could control the out-flowing tide

On the other side of the street ____. A) the broken car was B) the car was broken C) was the broken car D) was the car broken

So earnestly ____ that their father gave his permission.

A) did the boys talk B) were the boys asking C) did the boys beg D) could the boys require

_____ will Michael accept it. A) Only if it is a high-paying job B) If only it is a high-paying job C) Only it is a high-paying job D) Only when it is a high-paying job

John can hardly do it; ____. A) nor can Mary B) so can Mary C) neither can’t Mary D) Mary can, too