from where 引導(dǎo)的定語從句
1、Soon after getting off his horse,the captain appeared at the second storey windows,from where he could see nothing but trees.下馬不久,上尉就出現(xiàn)在二樓的窗口了.他從那里除了樹木什么也沒看到.(引導(dǎo)定語從句)
劃線部分相當(dāng)于…,and from at the windows…不可變?yōu)閒rom which…,可用where,但不如用from where更具體.
2、She climbed up to the top of the hill,from where she could have a good view of the whole town.她登上山頂,從那里她可以一覽全城風(fēng)光.（引導(dǎo)定語從句）
劃線部分相當(dāng)于…,and from on the top of the hill或from on the top of which…,不可變?yōu)閒rom which,也可直接用where引導(dǎo),但語義較為含糊,不如用from where更加生動、形象、具體.
3、We went up to the roof ,from where we had a good view of the procession.我們爬到屋頂,在那兒我們可以一覽整個行進(jìn)隊伍.（引導(dǎo)定語從句）
劃線部分可理解為and from on the top of the roof或from on the top of which,用from which是不對的,直接用where仍顯不具體,不形象.
4、China is the birth place of kites,from where kiteflying spread to Japan,Korea,Thailand and India.中國是風(fēng)箏的故鄉(xiāng),在那里風(fēng)箏傳到日本、朝鮮、泰國和印度.
這里from正與下文的spread to構(gòu)成一個整體,可理解為from near/around this place,如若把from where換為where顯然是講不通的,改成from which,能夠講得通,但不太符合英語習(xí)慣.
5、The car stopped suddenly only a few inches from where I stood.那輛小汽車就在我站的地方僅幾英寸處忽然停下了.（引導(dǎo)狀語從句）這里的劃線部分中where引導(dǎo)的是賓語從句,與from一起作地點狀語從句.