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定语从句主要用来修饰名词、代词或分句。但有一些定语从句，尤其是一些非限制性定语从句，却在意义上相当于一个状语从句，表示目的、结果、条件、原因或让步，或者相当于一个由并列连词连接的分句，表示转折、连接、对比等。要想把定语从句准确地译出来，就不能不对这种现象有所了解。
一、表示目的
1.They wish to film the novel,which will attract public atte-ntion to education.他们想把这部小说拍成电影，以便引起公众对教育问题的注意。(which will attract public attention to educati-on=so that it will attract public attention to education)
2.Some people arrived early,who might not miss anything.有些人到得很早，以免错过什么东西得不到。(who might not miss anyth-ing=in order that they might not miss anything)
二、表示结果
1.The heavy rain washed away the bridge,which prevented peop-le form going across the river.这场大雨冲垮了桥梁，因而人们无法过河了。(which prevented people from going across the river=so that it prevented people from going across the river)
3.They are all wonderful players whom no one can beat.他们都是出色的运动员，没有人能战胜他们的。(whom no one can beat=so that no one can beat them)
三、表示条件
1.In China anyone who is over the age of eighteen can join the army.在中国，只要年满十八岁，都可以参军。(who is over the age of eighteen=if he is over the age of eighteen)
2.A girl who would do such a thing would be laughed at.女孩如此行事会被人耻笑的。(who would do such a thing=if she would do such a thing)
四、表示原因
1.In learning a foreign language,one should first pay attent-ion to speaking,which is the base of reading and writing.学习外语，首先要注意说，因为说是读和写的基础。(which is the base of reading and writing=as it is the base of reading and writi-ng)
2.We don't like the room,which is very dark.我们不喜欢那个房间，因为它很暗。(which is very dark=since it is very dark)
3.I need him,who knows some English.我需要他，因为他懂得一些英语。(who knows some English=for he knows some English)
五、表示让步
1.The problem.which is very difficult,has been solved.这个问题虽然很难，但还是解决了。(which is very difficult=though it is very difficult)
2.Mr Green,who is from Canada,knows a lot about China.格林先生虽然是个加拿大人，却对中国的事情知道得非常多。(who is from Canada=though he is from Canada)
3.Teachers,whose work is very hard,are paid less than others.虽然教师的工作很辛苦，但他们的待遇却比其他行业低。(whose work is very hard=though their work is very hard)
六、表示转折
He said he was busy,which was untrue.他说他很忙，其实不然。(which was untrue=but what he said was untrue)
七、表示连接
I made a knock at the door,which was opened at once.我敲了一下门，马上就有人开门了。(which was opened at once=and it was opened at once)
八、表示对比
1.Mr Green is an Englishman,whose wife is a Frenchwoman.格林先生是个英国人，而他的妻子却是个法国人。(whose wife is a Fren-chwoman=while his wife is a Frenchwoman)
2.others argue that children's ear is especially sensitive.But then the ear also needs training,since at first it can ha-rdly detect difference in sounds which grown-ups hear most cl-early.另一些人争辩说，小孩的耳朵特别敏感。但是小孩的听力也需要训练，因为最初时小孩几乎难以辨别声音的差异，而这差异成年人能完全清楚地听出来。(which grown-ups hear most clearly=while grow-n-up shear most clearly difference in sounds)