The weather of Guangzhou is better than that of Beijing.廣州的天氣比北京的天氣好。
The books here are more interesting than those on the desk.這邊的這些書比桌上的那些書更有趣。
2. that和those可作定語(yǔ)從句的先行詞,但this和 these不能;其中those可指人,但that不能。如:
He admired that which looked beautiful.他贊賞那件外表漂亮的東西。
He admired those which looked beautiful.他贊賞那些外表漂亮的東西。
He admired those who looked beautiful他贊賞那些外表漂亮的人(from www.yygrammar)?! ?/span>
3. this, these是時(shí)間或空間上的“近指”,可與here連用;that, those是時(shí)間或空間上的“遠(yuǎn)指”,可與there連用。
4. 指上文提到的事一般用that,有時(shí)也用this,指下文的事只能用this。如:
How to deal with it, that/this is the question.如何處理此事,這就是問題所在。
This is the question, how to deal with it.這是個(gè)問題:如何處理此事。(不能用that)
5. 打電話時(shí),用this來(lái)介紹自己,用that來(lái)問對(duì)方是誰(shuí),不用I或you。如:
-Who’s that?-This is Mary speaking.―你是哪位?―我是瑪麗。