case, condition, situation, position, point, stage 等名词后接where 引出的定语从句小议 不久前,下面这道题引发了我们对stage 作先行词之后的定语从句引导词的问题以及其它类似定于从句的探讨, 先看一道题: the conflict had developed into a stage ______ the two countries were gathering big troops on the border
(2009 学年第二学期浙东北(zdb)三校期中联考高二英语试卷(2010
05)) a
where b
when c
which d
that 本题到底是选a 还是选b
关键问题在于对先行词stage 的理解,根据《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》(第七版)简作(oald)的解析:stage: a period of state that sb
passes through while developing or making progress
既可以理解为事件“(进展或进展的)阶段, 状态”; 又可以理解为“时期”
而上题中作“阶段”或“时期”都理解的通
再看stage 的用法; *stage 名词 n
舞台 some girls are dancing on the stage
一些女孩在舞台上跳舞
注意中心,活动舞台,场所 3
(进展的)阶段;时期 a caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly
表示这些意思时,当stage 作先行词后有定语从句时,
表地点: the stage where the girls are going to dance is i