问
Yet the fact is we know very little about gorillas. (New Concept English, Book 4, L. 5)
... we know ... gorillas 是什么从句？为什么没有连词？
答
... we know ... gorillas 是个表语从句。这里省略了连词 that。表语从句中的 that 能否省略呢？让我们引用权威英语语法著作 CGEL 的说法作为回答：
"When the that-clause is direct object or complement, the conjunction that is frequently omitted except in formal use, leaving zero that-clause ..." (p. 1049)
“当 that 从句充当直接宾语或表语(主语补语)时,连词 that 常常省略,结果形成零 that 的从句,但是正式用法除外……”
- All I can tell you is [ ] he gives me the creeps every time I pass him. (NCE) 我能告诉你