关系副词主要有when, where, why等,在定语从句中作状语,分别表示时间、在点和原因。
when主要放在time, day, years, season, age, occasion等时间的名词后;
where主要放在place, city, town, village, house等地点名词后;
Wednesday is the day when the shops are not open in the afternoon. 星期三下午商店不开门。
Give me one reason why we should help you. 给我举出一个我们应当帮助你的理由。
要特别注意,activity, case, point, even, situation, job, organization, position等抽象名词后接where引导定语从句的用法(这是近几年高考的一个新热点)。
如:
I don’t want a job where I’m chained to a desk all day. 我不想找一份整天坐办公桌前的工作。
Today, we’ll discuss a number of cases where beginners of English fail to use the language properly. 今天,我们将讨论一些英语初学者对英语使用不当的问题。
The treatment will continue until the patient reaches the point where he can walk correctly and safely. 治疗将会持续到病人可以正常且安全地行走。
If you risk something important, you cause it to be in a dangerous situation where you might lose it. 你如果拿重要的东西去冒险,那你就是将它置于一种可能会失去它的危险境地。