Whereas的用法详解：与while的区别及实战练习

Whereas的用法详解：与while的区别及实战练习

在英语学习中，掌握正确的语法结构对于提高语言表达能力至关重要。本文将详细介绍"whereas"这一从属连词的用法及其与"while"的区别，帮助读者更好地理解和运用这两个词。

一、Whereas 作连词

Whereas 作连词时，一般引导让步状语从句，当置于句首时，需要用逗号与主句隔开，例如：

• He loves foreign holidays, whereas his wife prefers to stay at home.
  他喜欢在国外度假，但是他的妻子则喜欢呆在家里。

• All of my sisters are doctors, whereas I am a teacher.
  我的姐妹都是医生，而我是老师。

• Both of my parents went to college, whereas I only finished high school.
  我父母都上过大学，而我只完成了高中学业。

• Whereas I am a vegetarian, my whole family eats meat.
  我们全家都吃肉，而我是素食主义者。

• Whereas I am a world traveler, my brother hates flying.
  哥哥讨厌坐飞机，而我是一个世界旅行者。

• My husband is allergic to dogs, whereas I'm a dog lover.
  我丈夫对狗过敏，而我是个爱狗的人。

二、whereas 和 while

1. 当 whereas 和 while 都引导让步状语从句时，用法是一样的，例如：

• The south has a hot, dry climate, whereas/while the north has a milder, wetter climate.
  南方气候炎热干燥，而北方气候温和湿润。

• Whereas/while most new PCs have several USB slots, older ones often only had one.
  大多数新电脑都有几个USB插槽，而旧电脑通常只有一个。

2. while 主要引导时间状语从句，此时的 while 不能用 whereas 代替，例如：

• The secretary took care of my appointments while I was away from the office. (正确)
  我不在办公室时，秘书负责我的约会。

• The secretary took care of my appointments whereas I was away from the office. (错误)

三、 习题

1. 请用 while 或 whereas 完成下列的句子

a. Dad would like to have a holiday in Spain _____ Mom would prefer Italy.

b. In India, August is quite a cool month _____ it can be quite scorching in Chicago.

c. My secretary will answer my phone calls _____ I’m away abroad.

d. He choked _____ he was eating and then had to be taken to hospital for an X-ray.

四、答案、参考翻译及解析

a. whereas
爸爸想去西班牙度假，而妈妈想去意大利。

b. whereas
在印度，八月是一个相当凉爽的月份，而芝加哥则是一个相当炎热的月份。

c. while
我在国外的时候，我的秘书会接我的电话。

d. while
他在吃东西时噎住了，然后被送到医院做X光检查。