四、指示代词的替代作用

1.that，those的替代用法

（1）that代替不可数名词和单数可数名词，特指时相当于the one。

The climate in China is much warmer than that in Russia.

中国的气候比俄罗斯的气候要温暖得多。（that代替climate）

The price of wheat is higher than that of rice.

小麦的价格比大米高。（that代替the price）

The population of China is larger than that of Japan.

中国的人口比日本多。（that代替the population）

This painting is not so good as that I saw in the gallery yesterday.

这幅油画不及我昨天在美术馆看到的那幅好。（that=the one代替painting）

（2）those代替复数名词，相当于the ones。

The TV sets made in Shanghai are better than those made in Beijing.

上海生产的电视机比北京生产的好。（those=the ones代替television sets）

The students in our class work harder than those in their class.

我们班的同学比他们班的同学学习更刻苦。（those代替the students）

2.其他替代词用法

Radios are useful for me to learn English.I’d like to buy one.

收音机对我学英语很有用，我想买一台。（one替代a radio，是泛指收音机）

We still have shortcomings，and they are very big ones too.

我们还有缺点，而且是很大的缺点。（ones替代shortcomings）

I don’t want the book on the self，I want the one on the desk.

我不想要书架上的那本书，我想要课桌上那本。（the one替代the book）

The houses of the rich are generally larger than the ones of the poor.

富人的房子一般比穷人的房子大。（the ones=those替代the houses）