that1 /ðæt/ ●●● S1 W1 determiner , pronoun 1 (plural those /ðəʊz $ ðoʊz/)XX used to refer to a person, thing, idea etc that has already been mentioned or is already known about 那,那个〔指已经提到或已经知道的人、事物、想法等〕 ‘You never cared about me.’ ‘That’s not true.’ “你从不关心我。”“那不是事实。”
I wish you wouldn’t say things like that. 我希望你不要那么说。
What did you do with those sandwiches? 那些三明治你怎么处理了?
Victoria Street? That’s where my sister lives. 维多利亚街?我的姐姐就住在那儿。
Do you remember that nice Mr Hoskins who came to dinner? 你还记得那位来这儿吃过晚饭的好人霍斯金斯先生吗?
I’ve got that pain in my back again. 我的背又疼起来了。
He killed a man once and that’s why he had to leave Ireland. 他曾杀死过一个人,这就是他不得不离开爱尔兰的原因。
‘We’ve been cheated, ’ she said. Those were her exact words. “我们被骗了。”她说。这是她的原话。
‘I have to go, ’ she said, and with that (=after saying that) she hung up the phone. “我得走了。”说完她就把电话挂了。
2 /ðət/ used after a noun as a relative pronoun like ‘who’, ‘whom’, or ‘which’ to introduce a clause 〔用于名词后,相当于who,whom 或 which 一类的关系代词,以引出从句〕 There are lots of things that I need to buy before the trip. 去旅行之前我需要买很多东西。
the people that live next door 住在隔壁的人
They’ve got a machine that prints names on badges. 他们有一台机器,可以在徽章上印上名字。
the greatest boxer that ever lived 有史以来最伟大的拳击手
Who was it that said ‘The Law’s an Ass’? “法律是狗屁”这句话是谁说的?
The day that my father died, I was on holiday in Greece. 我父亲去世的那天,我正在希腊度假。
5 GRAMMAR 语法That is often left out when it is the object of the verb in the relative clause. 关系从句中,that用作动词宾语时,常省略
They have not kept the promises they made (= that they made ).他们没能践行诺言。
That can only be used as a relative pronoun to specify a person or thing, not to add extra information. When adding extra information, use who or which . that用作关系代词时,只特指人或事物,不是补充内容。补充内容用who或which
She had to look after her husband, who was ill.她得照顾生病的丈夫。
n GrammarIn everyday English, that is often omitted when it is the object of the relative clause: 关系从句中,that用作动词宾语时,常省略I like the clothes that she wears.
I like the clothes she wears.
You do not omit that when it is the subject of the clause: The family that lives downstairs is Polish.
✗Don’t say: The family lives downstairs is Polish. 3 (plural those /ðəʊz $ ðoʊz/) formalXX used to refer to a particular person or thing of the general type that has just been mentioned 那,那个,那种〔用于指某类人或事物所属的大类〕 In my opinion, the finest wines are those from France. 我认为,最好的葡萄酒产自法国。
that of His own experience was different from that of his friends. 他自己的体会和他朋友的体会不同。
4 those who people who …的人,那些…的人 There are those who disapprove of all forms of gambling. 有些人反对任何形式的赌博。
Those who saw the performance thought it memorable. 看过的人都认为这场表演令人难忘。
5 at that ADDused after adding a piece of information which emphasizes and increases what you have just said 此外,而且〔用于强调并增加内容〕 You should be able to answer the question in a single sentence, and a short one at that. 你应该能用一个句子,而且是一个简短的句子来回答这个问题。
at that• Party managers arrived at that conclusion because that is the way they had treated their own party for the past eight years.• That would mean they've taken something like ten miles at that point.• None of these four and five-year-olds could read at that stage.• It contained at that time 23 houses.• This was not so easy at that time as the crewing arrangements were very much of a closed shop.• An intelligent computer-based agent will have determined that you will be on that flight at that time, in that seat.• Lifeguards at that time reported that the whale appeared lethargic and did not attempt to swim away once freed from the kelp.• So personal growth at that time was in high leaps forward rather than in little trickles.
6 that is (to say) MEANINGused to give more exact information about something or to correct a statement 亦即,那就是说,换句话说 One solution would be to change the shape of the screen, that is, to make it wider. 有一个方法,就是改变屏幕的形状,或者说,把屏幕加宽。
Languages are taught by the direct method, that is to say, without using the student’s own language. 语言教学使用直接教学法,也就是说,不用学生的母语。
I loved him – that is, I thought I did. 我当时是爱他的——或者说,我以为我是爱他的。
7 (plural those)FARPAST used to refer to a person or thing that is not near you 那,那个〔指较远的人或物〕 Is that my pen you’ve got there? 你那儿的那支笔是我的吗?
That’s Eileen’s house across the road. 路对面就是艾琳的房子。
Look at those men in that car. What on earth are they doing? 你看那辆车上的那些男人。他们究竟在干些什么?
Our tomatoes never get as big as that. 我们的番茄从来没有那么大。
8 that’s life/men/politics etc (for you) TYPICALused to say that something is typical of a particular group of people, situation etc 那便是生活/男人/政治等 I don’t think I was fairly treated, but then that’s life, isn’t it? 我认为我受到的待遇是不公平的,但那就是生活,对不对?
We go out for a romantic meal and all he wants to do is talk about football. That’s men for you. 我们很浪漫地出去吃饭,可是在饭桌上他只想谈论足球。男人就这样。
9 that’s it REJECT/NOT ACCEPT a) used to say that something is completely finished or that a situation cannot be changed 就这样〔指某事彻底结束或形势不能更改〕 That’s it, then. There’s nothing more we can do. 那就这样吧,我们再没有别的办法。
b) used to tell someone that they are doing something correctly 就这样〔用于告诉某人某事做得没错〕 Slowly ... slowly. Yeah, that’s it. 慢点……慢点。对了,就是这样。
c) (also that does it) used when you are angry about a situation and you do not want it to continue 够了,好了〔表示愤怒〕 That’s it. I’m leaving. 够了,我要走了。
10 that’s that EMPHASIZEused to emphasize that a situation or a decision cannot be changed 就是那样,就这样定了〔表示情况、决定等不能更改〕 I refuse to go and that’s that! 我不去,就这么定了!
There’s no money left, so that’s that. 没钱了,就那样。
that’s that• We're offering $2700, and that's that.• And Mr Schofield's dead, Henry thought sadly, and that's that.• As a medium of exchange it no longer works, and that's that.• He is what he is and that's that.• It's just Barry, and that's that.• Many seem to be content to say that fashions change and that's that.• When Leeds sold him I thought bollocks, that's that then.• If you don't turn up, that's that, they don't do anything more about it.• Sign the document, pay the fee and that's that until the next time. 11 used when you are not sure who is answering the telephone 〔用于不确定电话接听者是谁时〕 Hello, is that Joan Murphy? 喂!是琼•墨菲吗?
12 and (all) that British EnglishBrELIKE/SIMILAR and similar things 等等;以及诸如此类的事物 I knew he was interested in computers and all that. 我知道他喜欢电脑什么的。
and (all) that• Waugh is indeed aware of it, and that is the piercing tragedy at the heart of Brideshead.• They were the things we always did, and that night we took a darling nap and did them all again.• A small part of law work, and that of a very low status, is concerned with the working class.• We have learned only that he told the news, and that the people cried out in anguish.• In this way, the student can gain confidence by knowing that he made the decisions and that they were sensible ones. 13. that’s a good girl/that’s a clever dog etc PRAISEused to praise a child or animal 这才是好姑娘/这才是聪明的狗狗等 14. that is not an option used when you want to emphasize that something that has just been suggested is not acceptable to you 那不是办法 n You use
that as a relative pronoun when saying which person or thing you are talking about:
This is the friend that I told you about.
They didn't have the book that I wanted.
That can be omitted:
This is the friend I told you about.
They didn't have the book I wanted.
You use
who or
which when adding extra information about the person or thing:
She looked after her husband, who was ill. 她得照顾生病的丈夫。
I did it myself, which was difficult.
In clauses like this, who or which can not be omitted. ✗Don’t say: She looked after her husband, that was ill.
You use
who when talking about a person:
There's the man who I saw yesterday.
Don't use
which about people.
✗Don’t say:
She looked after her husband, which was ill.You can also use
that when talking about a person.
That is used about both people and things:
There's the man that I saw yesterday.
In clauses like this, both
that and
who can be omitted:
There's the man I saw yesterday.