在the way+從句中, the way 是先行詞, 其后是定語從句.它有三種表達(dá)形式:1) the way+that 2)the way+ in which 3)the way + 從句(省略了that或in which),在通常情況下, 用in which 引導(dǎo)的定語從句最為正式,用that的次之,而省略了關(guān)系代詞that 或 in which 的, 反而顯得更自然,最為常用.如下面三句話所示,其意義相同.

　　I like the way in which he talks.

　　I like the way that he talks.

　　I like the way he talks.

　　另外，在當(dāng)代美國(guó)英語中,the way用作為副詞的對(duì)格,"the way+從句"實(shí)際上相當(dāng)于一個(gè)狀語從句來修飾全句. 關(guān)鍵是看引導(dǎo)詞在從句中做什么成分：如果作主語或賓語，那就是定語從句；如果作狀語，就是方式狀語從句

　　1. the way=as

　　I'm talking to you just the way I'd talk to a boy of my own.

　　我和你說話就象和自己孩子說話一樣.

　　He did not do it the way his friend did.

　　他沒有象他朋友那樣去做此事.

　　2. the way=according to the way/judging from the way

　　The way you answer the questions, you must be an excellent student.

　　從你回答就知道,你是一個(gè)優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生.

　　3. the way=how/how much

　　I know where you are from by the way you pronounce my name.

　　從你叫我名字的音調(diào)中,我知道你哪里人.

　　4. the way=because

　　No wonder that girl looks down upon me, the way you encourage her.

　　難怪那姑娘看不起我, 原來是你慫恿的

　　5. the way =while/when(表示對(duì)比)

　　From that day on, they walked into the classroom carrying defeat on their shoulders the way other students carried textbooks under their arms.

　　從那天起,其他同學(xué)是夾著書本來上課,而他們卻帶著"失敗"的思想負(fù)擔(dān)來上課.

　　6."the way+從句"還常用作主語,賓語,表語,或賓語補(bǔ)足語

　　Words are important, but the way a person stands, folds his or her arms or moves his or her hands can also give us information about his or her feelings.

　　言語固然重要,但人的站姿,抱臂的方式和手勢(shì)也回告訴我們他(她)的情感.

　　7. the way=the manner in which 在句中作主語

　　That was the way minority nationalities were treated in old China.

　　那就是少數(shù)民族在舊中國(guó)如何被對(duì)待的情況.

　　8. the way=how 在句中做表語

　　I hate the way she stared at me .

　　我討厭她盯我看的樣子.

　　9. the way=the manner in which在句中作賓語

　　what made him the way he was?

　　他怎么會(huì)弄成這樣子的?

　　10. the way =that which/those which在句中作賓語補(bǔ)足語

　　"the way+從句"也常作為狀語,相當(dāng)與"in any way(that or in which)+從句或in any manner in which +從句", 其含義是"不管/不論用什么方式".

　　Do it anyway you like .

　　你愛怎么干就怎么干

　　Unit One

　　1. It is wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.

　　2. As tome goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affaires. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.

　　3. We are proud of our accomplishment, and we have reason to be. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.

　　4. Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a small library.

　　5. That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres.

　　6. These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.

　　7. The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.

　　8. Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes, and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.

　　9. Give absolute power to any individuals or any particular group of people, and that person or group is sure to abuse that power because, just as Lord Acton says, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”

　　10. Traditionally in our country, school education was always said to be more important and useful compared with all other pursuits.

　　Unit 2

　　1.You know what? All things considered, it’s not a bad idea to be a teacher. As a matter of fact, I think it is an excellent idea.

　　2.I don’t like it when you take a sarcastic tone the way you just did. You seem to be implying all the time I am a good-for-nothing.

　　3.It is really considerate of my father to leave the final decision to me. I must say I am very luck. Not many people have such a terrific father.

　　4.You said you do not want any money. You may not want money, but you do need money. I don’t see what’s wrong with students earning some money during their spare time.

　　5.Somehow this tune sounds very familiar, but I can’t recall what it is. In any case, it is a Russian folk song.

　　6.Besides the usual weekend housework, I also have a whole pile of homework to do tomorrow. It is really terrible.

　　7.To demonstrate our unhappiness over the recent dispute, we put off our Foreign Minister’s visit indefinitely.

　　8.It’s getting dark. The next town is still two hours’ drive away. We might as well camp in the forest, pitch a tent, build a fire, and have a good sleep before we continue our journey tomorrow.

　　9.I am really shocked to hear people say they do not consider cheating at exams shameful. Isn’t that the most shameful thing that we have been incapable of feeling ashamed?