英语并列句的概念与用法　　

■本站特约作者  陈根花

并列句(compound sentence)指的是由两个或两个以上的简单句并列在一起构成的句子。并列句的通常结构是：简单句+并列连词+简单句。其中的简单句通常被叫做分句。并列连词之前可用逗号，也可不用逗号。如：　　

■He drank beer, and it made him fat.  他喝啤酒，因此发胖了。(并列连词是and)　　

■He was ill for a week, and during that week he ate nothing. 他病了一星期，在那一星期里他什么也没吃。(并列连词是and)　　

■Stephen realized his mistake and he apologized at once. 斯蒂芬认识了他的错误，于是马上道歉。(并列连词是and)　　

■Stop the child or he will be falling over. 制止那孩子，要不他会掉下去。(并列连词是or)　　

■He speaks French, or perhaps he understands it. 他会讲法语。或者他懂法语。(并列连词是or)　　

■Would you advise phoning, or shall I wait a bit longer? 你看我打电话好，还是我再等一会儿好? (并列连词是or)　　

■I waited but he never turned up. 我等着，可他根本没有来。(并列连词是but)　　

■Tom is fairly clever, but Peter is rather stupid. 汤姆相当聪明，而彼得就颇笨。(并列连词是but)　　

■Tourists come here but few stay overnight. 有游客到这里来，但很少有人过夜。(并列连词是but)　　

■He gets a lot of letters but she doesn’t get many. 他收到的信很多，可她的信不多。(并列连词是but)　　

■We rarely stay in hotels, for we can’t afford it. 我们很少住旅馆，因为我们住不起。(并列连词是for)　　

■He was busy packing, for he was leaving that night. 他那时正忙着打点行李，因为那天晚上他就要走了。(并列连词是for)