Unit 18 LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND中有这样一句:New Zealand, with its natural beauty, mountains, rivers and national parks, also attracts tourists from all over the world. 句中with构成的介词短语作插入语。在高一英语(下)课本中涉及到的插入语很多。插入语在句中的作用,主要是用来表示说话人对某事物的看法、态度和推测。有时起到解释、说明的作用,有时表示总结,有时可以用来引起对方的注意和思考。总之,插入语用法很多,在句子中的位置比较灵活,在学习中应当认真去体会。大体而言,插入语可以分为以下几类:

　　1. 用简短的句子结构作插入语。这类短语有:I think, I hope, I guess, I believe, I suppose, I wonder, I tell you, I say, I'm afraid, I'm sure, you see, you know, as you know, that is, that is to say, what's more等等,它们可以置于句中或句尾。如:

　　I suggest you choose someone who you think is kind and friendly.

　　This diet, I think, will do good to your health.

　　It won't be raining long, I hope.

　　You will have to work harder, you know, if you want to succeed.

　　2. 副词或副词短语用作插入语,这类插入语一般放在句首或句尾。如:

　　Happily for him, his father's second wife was kind to him too.

　　You'll be able to pass the coming exam, surely.

　　Luckily for him, he didn't hurt in the accident.

　　Honestly, I don't need it at the moment.

　　3. 介词或介词短语作插入语,这类插入语一般放在句首,有时也可放在句中。如:

　　Like most of my schoolmates, I have neither brothers nor sisters-in other words, I'm an only child.

　　By the way, Bob sends his best wishes.

　　On the other hand, I didn't know you were there.

　　In short, things have begun to improve since schools were called on to reduce learning load.

　　4. 分词短语作插入语。如:

　　Judging from your accent, you must be from England.

　　Generally speaking, he is the best student in our class.

　　Compared with China, the USA is smaller.

　　5. 不定式短语作插入语。如:

　　To put it mildly, he was not up to the mark.

　　To tell you the truth, I don't want to see her.

　　To be sure, Jim is a faster skater, but he is not good at doing figures.

　　To conclude, it was a great success.

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