* Every object, larqe or small, has a tendency to move toward every other object.

每ー個(gè)物體，不論大小，都有向其他物體移動(dòng)的傾向。（并列連詞or轉(zhuǎn)譯成"不論 表示讓步）

* The atmosphere, therefore，is heated by contact with the surface and vertical motion thereby ensures.

這樣，大氣由干與地面接觸而被加熱，從而引起了垂直対流。（并列連詞and轉(zhuǎn)譯 成"從而' 表示結(jié)果）

* Materials which have magnetic properties similar to iron are ferromagnetic.

如果某物質(zhì)具有類似于鐵的磁性，該物質(zhì)就是鐵磁物質(zhì)。（引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句的關(guān)系代詞 which轉(zhuǎn)譯成“如果”表示條件）

* Birds and animals which hunt at night have eyes which contain few or no cones at all, so they cannot see colors.

凡是夜間覓食的飛禽走獸，因?yàn)檠劬χ械囊曞F細(xì)胞數(shù)量極少或根本沒(méi)有，所以不能辨別顏色。（第二個(gè)引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句的關(guān)系代詞which轉(zhuǎn)譯成“因?yàn)椤北硎驹颍?/p>

有些連接賓語(yǔ)從句，表語(yǔ)從句，主語(yǔ)從句的連接副詞和連接代詞（主要是why, what, how)有時(shí)可以轉(zhuǎn)譯為名詞。如：

* Our primary purpose in studying fatigue is to understand why failures occur so that we can guard against them in an optimum manner.

我們研究疲勞的主要目的在于了解產(chǎn)生失效的原因，以便能以最佳的方式加以預(yù)防。 

* What we commonly call metals are in fact not metals but alloys.?

我們通常稱作金屬的東西，實(shí)際上并不是金屬，而是合金。

* How energy and matter behave, how they interact one with the other, and how we control them make up the substance of two basic physical sciences, physics and chemistry.

能量和物質(zhì)具有什么特性，他們?cè)鯓酉嗷プ饔靡约拔覀內(nèi)绾慰刂扑鼈?，這就構(gòu)成了物 理和化學(xué)這兩門基礎(chǔ)科學(xué)的內(nèi)容。