Tips on How to Translate
Noun Clauses
----by mengjianghong
Four Types of Noun Clauses
1
Subject Clause 主语从句
2
Object Clause 宾语从句
3
Predictive Clause 表语从句
4
Appositive Clause 同位语从句
Tell the Types of Noun Clauses

What he wants to tell us is not clear.
Subject Clause

He has told me that he will go to Shanghai
tomorrow.
Object Clause

The fact is that we have lost the game.
Predictive Clause

The news that we won the game is exciting.
Appositive Clause
Tips on translating subject clause
Task One Correct the mistakes
Whether
 If the sports meeting will be held next
Friday is still unknown yet.
That The sports meeting will be held next
Friday has been known to us all.
 No Whatever
matter what the weather will be like
next Friday will not prevent us from
holding the sports meeting.
It is known to us all that the sports
 This
meeting will be held next Friday.
Tips on translating subject clause
Task Two Translation

学生在学校里吸烟是一种耻辱。
That a studentn.smokes in the school is a shame.
It is a shame that a student smokes in the school.

下次考试他是否能通过还不确定。
adj.
Whether he will
pass the exam next time is uncertain.
It is uncertain whether he will pass the exam next time.

不管是谁考试作弊都将受到惩罚。
Whoever cheats in the exam will be punished.
据说大团中学是原南汇地区最好的学校之
看起来大团中学是原南汇地区最好的学校之一。
done
is一。
said that DaTuan Senior High school is one of the
It seems

best schools in Original Nanhui Area.
Two tips on Translating Subject Clause
Conjunctions
 Whether / If
 “That” can not be omitted
at the beginning of a
sentence.
 Don’t use “no matter”
to introduce a subject
clause
It used as
formal Subject
It + be + n. + clause
It + be + adj. + clause
It + be + done + clause
It seems that…/It appears
that…
Tips on translating object clause
One
or False
Pay Attention to theTask
order
ofTrue
words!

I don’t know what’s your name.
F
what your name is

The doctor asked me what’s wrong with me.
T

He asked how many English-speaking
countries are there in the world.
there are

F
She hurried up and asked what was the matter.
T
Tips on translating object clause
formal object
subjec
t

I
feel
it
verb
an honour
n.
that I can stand here to give you a speech.
object clause

Sentence Pattern:
Subject +verb + it+ n./adj. + object clause
Tips on translating object clause
Task Two Combine Sentences

it, find, the foreigners, pleasant, that they
work with Chinese
The foreigners find it pleasant that they work with Chinese.

don’t take, that others are willing to
help you, for granted, it
Don’t take it for granted that others are willing to help you.
Tips on translating object clause
Task Three Translation

我们发现掌握至少一门外语是重要的。(it 作形式宾语)
We find it important that we should master at least
one foreign language.
v.+object
clause
 我以前觉得他不会独立完成作业的。
I didn’t think he would finish the homework by himself.

我们打算谈论一下什么时候开运动会。
We are going to talk about when the sports meeting
will be held.
prep.+object
clause
 我很高兴你这次获得了好成绩。
I’m glad that you got good marks this time.
adj. +object clause
Tips on translating object clause
Three Patterns of Object Clause
v. + object clause
order of words
prep. +object clause
adj. +object clause
it as formal
object
Tips on translating predictive clause
Basic Sentence Pattern:
Subject + link verb +predictive clause
why he cried
That is _______________________(他为什么哭了）.
 The question is
how
I can persuade him to join the party
_____________________________（我该怎样说服
他来参加派对。）
 他的建议是我们应该保持冷静。
His
suggestion is that we (should) keep
___________________________________
calm.

_______________
Tips on translating appositive clause
Typical signs appear in the appositive clause:
即；就是…；冒号“：” 破折号“
”
 Common words before an appositive clause:
fact, doubt, idea, news, hope, decision, view
possibility, suggestion, question, opinion

Tips on translating appositive clause
Task: Translation
teachers in DaTuan Senior High
I hold the view that
_______________________
School
are responsible （大团中学的老师是负责的）
_______________.
 We all have a doubt
whether he is worth trusting
____________________(他是否值得信任).
 我们得出这样的结论：熟能生巧。

We can draw the conclusion that
practice makes perfect.
Tips on How to Translate Noun Clauses
Subject clause
Conjunctions
It as formal subject
Object Clause
Order of words
It as formal object
Predictive Clause
Subject +l.v +clause
Appositive Clause
Common signs appear
in translation
Better School, Better Life
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在初中的时候我就听说大团中学是原南汇区
最大的学校之一。当我进入这所学校时，令我印
象最深的就是漂亮的教学楼和师生甜美的微笑，
这种感觉正是我向往已久的。明年我就要离开这
所学校了，我希望能实现我的梦想——进入复旦
大学学习！
Better School, Better Life
O.C.
When I was in middle school, I have heard that
DaTuan Senior High School is one of the biggest
schools in Original Nanhui Area. When I first S.C
entered the school, what impressed me most was
its magnificent buildings and sweet similes on the
P.C. faces of teachers and students, and that feeling is
just what I have been looking forward to for long. I
will leave school next year. I hope I can realize my
dream that I will enter Fudan University for further
study.

A.C.
Assignment

Translate the following sentences:
1.我坚持认为他做的其实是为了我们好。
2.凡是来过团中的人都对团中留下了深刻的印象。
3.他准备怎么做这个事情是个迷。
4.谁能赢得这场比赛还不得而知。
5.有消息传来他得了英语比赛的第一名。