结果状语从句

结果状语从句告诉我们结果，一般 ‘so…that’, 和 ‘such…that’开头。

我们在so和that之间放一个形容词或副词（或者一个名词），来引出结果。

• I was so tired that I couldn’t stay awake.
• The meal was so delicious that made it again the next day.
• Uma is such a good runner that nobody can catch her.
• He runs so fast that nobody can catch up with him.
• There were so many books on the subject that Cindy didn’t know where to begin.
• There was such a lot of material to cover that Ivan found it difficult to keep up with his studies.

结果状语的产生是由于主句的原因，所产生从句的后果。

• The famine was so severe that thousands perished .
• They fought so bravely that the enemy fled .
• He is such a good man that all respect him .
• He spoke in such a low voice that few people could hear him.

有时候that可以省略。

• She was so weak that she could hardly stand.
• OR She was so weak she could hardly stand.
• It was so hot we didn’t go out.
• OR It was so hot that we didn’t go out.
• She was so weak she could barely stand.
• It was so hot I couldn’t go out.

来看更多的例句：

• So…that
• So can be followed directly by that-clauses .
• It was so hot that we didn’t go out.
• She was so weak that she couldn’t walk.
• It was so cold that we stopped playing.
• Such…that
• Such can be followed by a that-clause.
• She spoke in such a low voice that nobody could hear her.
• It was such a hot afternoon that we stopped playing.
• Such were his words and gestures that the audiences were mesmerized.
• His rudeness was such that his parents were shocked.

注意so that 之间没有词时候引导的是目的状语从句，如下列句子。详细地见另一篇。

• Speak clearly so that we can all hear you.
• He remained still so that people thought he had died.
• We started in the morning so that we would reach our destination in time.

有时候，单独so也可以引出结果状语从句。

• The lecture was boring and irrelevant, so some of the students began to fall asleep.
• Peter was having problems with mathematics, so he went to see his tutor to ask for advice.

练习：用 so, such, 和 that完成下列句子：

• The Robinsons are a very popular dance group. They get _____ a positive reception ______ they always get invited to come back at every party they join.
• It is very hard to reach the party on time. That’s only because the snow is ______ deep ______ no vehicle can move through it.
• The performances are _______ enjoyable ______ everyone in the audience is soon tapping their feet or clapping with the music.
• Everyone had _____ a good time _____ they didn’t want the show to end.

答案：1. such, that

2. so, that

3. so, that

4. such, that