当名词后面所接的从句表示与名词同位并为名词的实际内容时,这个从句就是同位语从句。如:
The news that China has joined the WTO excite us all. 中国加入了世界贸易组织这一消息使我们大家兴奋不已。
He told us the truth that he fell down from his bike this afternoon. 他告诉了我们他从单车上摔下来这一真相。
同位语中应注意:
1. 高中所学能带同位语从句的名词不多,常见的有:answer, belief, conclusion, decision, discovery, doubt, explanation, fact, hope, idea, information, knowledge, law, message, news, opinion, order, possibility, problem, promise, proof, proposal, question, report, risk, rumor, story, suggestion, truth, theory, thought, wish, word等。如:
He sent us a message that he won’t come next week. 他送信来告诉我们说,下周他不来了。
There is no doubt that he is fit for this job. 毫无疑问,它适合这一工作。