定语从句中的分割现象
第一类：插入（分隔）成分出现在先行词和关系词之间。有三种表现
1. 先行词 + 插入语 + 关系词 + 从句
The girl arranged to have piano lessons at the training centre with her sister where she would stay for an hour.
句中介词短语with her sister分割了先行词training center和where引出的定语从句。
译：那女孩计划和她姐姐一起去训练中心上钢琴课，在那里她会待一个小时。
Dried foods are invaluable to climbers, explorers and soldiers in battle, who have little storage space.
句中介词短语in battle分割了先行词climbers, explorers and soldiers和who引出的定语从句。
译：压缩食物对于没有多少储存空间的登山者、探险者和士兵们来说至关重要。
He is the only one of the students who has been a winner of scholarship for three years.
句中介词短语of the students分割了先行词the only one和who引出的定语从句。
译：他是学生中唯一一个连续三年获得奖学金的人。
You’ll find taxis waiting at the bus station that/which you can hire to reach your host family.
句中分词短语waiting at the busstation分割了先行词taxis和that引出的定语从句（注意此处关系词可以省略）。
译：你会发现等候在公交站的出租车，你可以租一辆去你的寄宿家庭。
2. 先行词 + 同位语 + 关系词 + 从句
The board finally picked Bruce Benson, a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist who is likely to do well in the main task of modern university presidents: Fund-raising.
句中同位语a 69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist分割了先行词Bruce Benson和who引出的定语从句。
译：董事会最终挑选了Bruce Benson，一位69岁的科罗拉多商人和政治活动家，相信他会干好当代大学校长的主要工作：筹资。
When next year's high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in the fall of 2009, they'll be joined by a new face: Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old provost （教务长）of Yale, who has become Oxford's vice-chancellor—a position equivalent to university president in
句中同位语the 55-year-old provost （教务长）of Yale分割了先行词Andrew Hamilton和who引出的定语从句。
译：等2009年秋天，下届高中毕业生来到牛津大学，他们会见到一张新面孔：Andrew Hamilton，这位55岁的前耶鲁教务长，他将成为牛津的副校长——这个职位相当于美国的大学校长。
3. 先行词 + 谓语部分 + 关系词 + 从句
A new eight-kilometer road is under construction that links the port area with motorway system.
句中先行词road和that之间被主句谓语部分is under construction分隔。
译：一条八公里长的新路正在修建中，它连接了港口区和高速路。
In
句中先行词skiing（也可视为sport——注）和where之间被主句谓语部分is a sport popular among people分隔。
译：在加拿大，越野滑雪是一种受人们欢迎的运动，在其中人们尽可享受刺激和惊险。
In
句中先行词China和whose之间被主句the number of cities is increasing 分隔。
译：在中国，城市数量正在上升，中国的发展在全世界得到了承认。
第二种：插入（分隔）成分出现在关系词和剩余从句之间。有两种情况：
1. 先行词 + 关系词 + 插入语 + 从句
I suggest you choose someone who you think is kind and friendly.
句中关系词who和从句其余部分之间，插入了一个句子you think。
译：我建议你们选一个你们觉得善良友好的人。
He made another great discovery, which I think is very important to science.
句中关系词which和从句其余部分之间，插入了一个句子I think。
译：他又有了一个新发现，这个发现我觉得对于科学非常重要。
Ellen was a painter of birds and of nature, who, for some reason, had withdrawn from all human society.
句中关系词who和从句其余部分之间，插入了一个词组for some reason。
译：Ellen是一个鸟类与大自然的画家，她由于某种原因逃离了整个人类社会。
--Is that the small town you often refer to?--Right, just the one where, you know, I used to work for years.
句中关系词where和从句其余部分之间，插入了一个句子you know。
译：——你指的就是那个小镇吗？——是的。正是那个—你知道的—我在那里工作了好多年。
2. 先行词 + 关系词 + 从句 + 先行词 + 关系词 + 从句
更准确说，这是一种重叠从句现象——也就是说在从句中包含了另一个从句。
No records that are dangerous to the person who is attempting it or to others are allowed.
本句中先行词records后面有个that引出的定语从句；而这个从句中的宾语名词the person又有一个who引出的定语从句。
译：任何对于尝试者或者对其他人有危险的记录，都是不允许的。
He wants you to know that anyone who chooses the path he has chosen is sure to have periodic holidays in jail.
本句中先行词anyone后面有个who引出的定语从句；而这个从句中的宾语名词the path又有一个省略了关系词that的定语从句he has chosen。
译：他想让你知道，凡是选择了他所选择的那条道路的人，肯定少不了牢狱之苦。
3. 先行词 + 关系词 + 从句 + 关系词 + 从句
即：同一个先行词后紧随两个定语从句。
I am the infamous creature you have heard of that lives among the thieves.
本句中先行词creature后面有个省略了关系词who的定语从句；随后又是一个that引出的定语从句。
译：我就是你们听说过的那个声名狼藉，跟盗贼为伍的女人。
The only system I know that will help you to remember what you have heard at a lecture is the system of keeping notes.
本句中先行词system后面有个定语从句I know；随后又是一个that引出的定语从句。
译：我所知道的、唯一能帮助你记住讲座知识的套路，就是做笔记的方法。