一、定语从句前置法(短从句)从句放到先行词前用中文 “的” 连接Furthermore, humans have the ability to modify the environmentin which they live, thus subjecting all other life forms to their own peculiar ideas and fancies.而且人类有能力改造他们所居住的环境进而让所有其他生命形态服从于人类自己独特的想法与想象。后置法(长从句)从句放在先行词后独立翻译成并列分句重复先行词This alone demonstrates that the television business is not an easy world to survive in, a fact underlined by statisticsthat showthat out of eighty European television networks, no less than 50% took a loss in 1989.仅此一点就足以证明电视行业并非容易立足之地统计数据印证了这一事实这些数据显示在 80 家欧洲电视网中不少于一半在 1989 年亏损。二、状语从句灵活前后置1、时间状语从句引导词when / while / as / before / after / since / until / as soon asThe Greeks assumed that the structure of language had some connection with the process of thought, which took root in Europe longbeforepeople realized how diverse languages could be.译文希腊人认为语言结构和思维过程存在关联这种观点早在人们意识到语言有多么多样之前就已经在欧洲扎根。2、原因状语从句引导词because / since / as / in that / now thatThe behavioral sciences have been slow to change partlybecausethe explanatory items often seem to be directly observed and partly because other kinds of explanations have been hard to find.译文行为科学一直发展缓慢一部分原因是解释依据往往看起来能直接观察另一部分原因是很难找到其他类型的解释。3、让步状语从句引导词though /although/while /even if /no matter whatWhile comment and reaction from lawyers may enhance stories, it is preferable for journalists to rely on their own notions of significance and make their own judgments.译文尽管律师的意见与反馈能丰富报道内容但记者更应该依靠自身对重要性的理解做出独立判断。4、条件状语从句引导词if /unless/so long as /provided that /in caseScientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.译文科学家急忙拿出明显站不住脚的证据试图解围观点是如果鸟类不能控制昆虫昆虫将会吞噬人类。5、目的状语从句引导词so that/in order that /lest/for fear that /in caseWhat has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar.译文如今人们无法像过去那样坦然公开地承认梦想唯恐别人认为他们咄咄逼人、贪求无度、庸俗不堪。6、结果状语从句引导词so…that/such…that /so that否定结构 but thatHe made a wrong decision, so that half of his lifetime was wasted.译文他做出了错误的决定结果半生光阴付诸东流