-So he ought to have been(scolded yesterday),but I couldn't find him yet.
--他确实应该被批评,但我找不到他。
2.并列句中可省略与前句中相同的成分。
You learn Spanish and I (learn) German.
你学西班牙语,而我学德语。
When the summer comes,the day is getting longer and longer,and the night(is getting) shorter and shorter.夏天来的时候,白天越来越长,而夜晚越来越短。
3.主从复合句中的省略:
(1)主句中有些成分可以省略,特别是句首。
Pity you couldn't come to see their wonderful performance.(=It was a pity that you couldn't come to see their wonderful performance.)很遗憾你没有来看他们精彩的表演。
(2)省略从句中与主句相同的部分。
I have a good opinion of soldiers,but I don't know why (I have a good opinion of soldiers).
我对士兵有好感,但不知道为什么。
(3)省略一个从句或从句的一部分,用so或not(但不可用it或that)代替。
-Will he be able to pass the College Entrance Examination next year?
--他能通过明年的入学考试吗?
-I believe so.(=I believe that he will be able to pass...)
--我相信会的。
-Do you think I will achieve success?
--你认为我能成功吗?
-I'm afraid not.
--恐怕不行。
(4)主句和从句中各有些成分被省略。
The sooner,the better.(=The sooner you do it,the better it will be.)越早越好。
4.其他省略:
(1)连词that的省略:
宾语从句中常可省略连词that,但多个that引导的宾语从句并列时只可以省略第一个that。由it作形式宾语时,引导宾语从句的that也不能省略。
He said (that) he would come and that he would stay here for only an