专门替中国人写的英语语法11-2：以that开始的名词子句

　　11-2 以that开始的名词子句

　　现在我们先试着翻译以下的句子：

　　地球是圆的是众所周知的事。

　　一种直接了当的翻译是：

　　*The earth is round is known to everyone.

　　遗憾的是，以上的句子是不对，我们必须加一个that到名词子句里去，以下的翻译是正确的：

　　That the earth is round is known to everyone.

　　我们再来翻译一个中文句子：

　　我要求他一定要用功念书。

　　直接了当的翻译可能像下面的：

　　*I demand he must work hard.

　　这是错的，我们应该加一个that在这个名词子句的前面。以下的翻译才是正确的：

　　I demand that he must work hard.

　　虽然我们常看到这种that被省略的情形，我们仍希望大家知道，为保险起见，最好不要省掉that。以下是一些例子：

　　That the sun rises from the west is wrong.(太阳从西方升起是错的)

　　That a lot of Jews were killed during the Second World War is now a historical fact.(大批犹太人在第二次大战中被杀是历史上的事实)

　　I didn't know that he is such a diligent student.(我不知道他是如此勤快的学生)

　　I demand that you go away.(我要求你离开)

　　I suggest that you go swimming every morning.(我建议你每天早上游泳)

　　That we should all respect our parents should be taught to our kids.(我们该教孩子们尊敬父母)

　　I don't think that he is a good athlete.(我不认为他是一个好运动员)

　　Do you think that she is a good actress?(你认为她是一个好的演员吗?)

　　That he can speak good English helps him.(他能说很好的文，这点对他很有帮助)

　　I propose that we get married.(我建议我们结婚)

　　Let us always remember that there are a lot of poor people in the world.(我们永远记住世界上有很多穷人)

　　Never forget that we should always love one another.(不要忘记我们应该互相友爱)

　　I am surprised to find out that he is a Catholic.(我很惊讶地发现他是个天主教徒)

　　That we lost the game made all of us frustrated.(我们输了，这件事令我们大感沮丧)

　　I can hardly believe that his English is so good.(我不能相信他的英文如此之好)