②Having lived in the city many years(=Since I had lived in the city many years), I knew it well.
因为在这个城市住了多年,所以我对它很了解。
3.条件状语
可以与if/unless等引导的条件状语从句转换。
①Working hard at your lessons(=If you work hard at your lessons), you will succeed.
如果你努力学习,就一定能成功。
②Not making good use of the time(= If you don't make good use of the time), you'll regret.
如果不好好利用时间,你会后悔的。
4.方式或伴随状语
不可以转换成从句,但可以转换成并列句。
①The girls came into the classroom, singing and dancing(=and they sang and danced).
女孩子们唱着跳着进了教室。
②He lay on the grass, staring at the sky for a long time(=and stared at the sky for a long time).
他躺在草地上,长时间地望着天空。
5.结果状语
表示必然的结果,它常常位于句末,可扩展为一个含有并列谓语的简单句,有时也可以转换成非限制性定语从句。
His father died, leaving him a lot of money(=and left him a lot of money/which left him a lot of money).
他父亲死了,留给他许多钱。
6.让步状语
可以与although/though引导的让步状语从句转换。
①Knowing all this(=Although they knew all this), they made me pay for the damage.
尽管知道了一切情况,他们还是要我赔偿损失。
②Having made up my mind(=Though I had made up my mind), I still wanted to play.
尽管我已下定决心,我仍然想玩。
[即时演练2] 句型转换
①When she saw those pictures, she remembered her childhood.
→Seeingthosepictures,_she remembered her childhood.
②Because I don't know his address, I can't send this book to him.
→Notknowinghisaddress,_I can't send this book to him.