E.g. Give me your promise that you will come to our party this evening.

　　答应我，你今天晚上要来参加我们的晚会。

　　E.g. Word came that China launched its first manned spaceship on Oct 15，2003.

　　消息传来，中国于2003年10月15日首次成功发射了载人飞船。

四、同位语从句连接词的选用

引导同位语从句的词有连词that，whether、连接代词who, which, what和连接副词where, when, why, how等

　1.由that, whether引导的同位语从句。此时的引导词只起引导作用，不在从句中作任何成分

　　E.g. We heard the news that our team had won. 我们听到消息说我们队赢了。

　　E.g. They were worried over the fact that you were sick. 他们为你生病发愁。

　　E.g. The news that we are having a holiday tomorrow is not true. 明天放假的消息不实。

　　E.g. I've come to the conclusion that it was unwise to do that. 我得出结论这样做是不明智的。

　　E.g. He referred to Copernicus' statement that the earth moves round the sun.

　　他提到了哥白尼关于地球绕太阳转的说法。

　　E.g. There is some doubt whether he will come. 他是否会来还不一定。

　　E.g. The question whether it is right or wrong depends on the result. 这个是对还是错要看结果。

E.g. We are not investigating the question whether he is trustworthy.

我们不是在调查他是否可以信任的问题。

【注意1】若被同位语从句修饰的名词是下列名词时，同位语从句要用虚拟语气即"should+do",should常常省略常常可省略。这些词有：advice，announcement，argument，belief，claim，conclusion，decision，evidence，explanation，fact，feeling，hope，idea，impression，information，knowledge，message，news，opinion，order，probability，promise，proposal，remark，reply，report，saying，statement，suggestion，thought，treat，warning，wish，word等。

E.g. They were faced with the demand that this tax be abolished. 他们面对废除这个税的要求。

　　E.g. They expressed the wish that she accept the award. 他们表示希望她接受这笔奖金。

　E.g. The suggestion that the new rule be adopted came from the chairman.

　采纳新规则的建议是主席提出的。

E.g. The resolution that women be allowed to join the society was carried. 允许妇女参加这个协会的决议通过了。

　　【注意2】引导同位语从句的连词that通常不省略，但在非正式文体中也可以省去。

　　E.g. He grabbed his suitcase and gave the impression he was boarding the Tokyo plane.

他拿起了手提箱，给人的印象是他要登上飞往东京的飞机了。

　　【注意3】表达"是否"的概念时，要用whether 而不用if引导同位语从句。

　　E.g. I have no idea whether you are interested in working for her.

　我不知道你是否有兴趣为她工作。

E.g. We haven't yet settled the question where we are going to spend our summer vacation.