的主语---人做比较。 7. Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good.孟子认为人之所以不同于动物的原因在于人是善良的。
名词reason作主语时，后面的表语从句表示原因时要用that引导，不宜用because。 The reason why I was sad was that he didn’t understand me. 我难过的原因是他没有理解我。 The reason why he was late was that he had taken a wrong bus.
The reason why she didn’t get the job was that her English was not very good. The reason I didn’t tell you was that I wanted it to be a surprise. The reason he is late is that he met an accident.
8. Born in 476 BC, he came from a family which was very poor. 公元前476年，他出生在一个很贫穷的家庭。
此句中，过去分词Born in 476 BC作时间状语。 过去分词(短语)做状语时，一般与句子的主语构成被动关系。过去分词做状语可以表示伴随情况(即主句的谓语动作与状语同时发生)、表示原因、表示条件、也可以表示时间。 Written in a hurry, this article was not so good! 因为写得匆忙，这篇文章不是很好。 Lost / Absorbed in deep thought, he didn’t hear the sound. 因为沉溺于思考之中，所以他没听到那个声音。
Born in this beautiful town, he hates to leave it. 出生于这个美丽的小镇，他不愿离开它。 Given another hour, I can also work out this problem. 再给我一个小时，我也能解这道题。 Seen from the top of the hill, the city looks more beautiful to us. 从山顶看城市，城市显得更漂亮。
Caught in a heavy rain, he was all wet. 因为淋了一场大雨，所以他全身湿透了。 高考链接 1. Faced with a bill for $10，000，___________.(2006陕西) A. John has taken an extra job B. the boss has given john an extra job C. an extra job has been taken D. an extra job has been given to John 2. _________with so much trouble，we failed to complete the task on time. (2006四川) A. Faced B. Face C. Facing D. To face 3. ______for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits. (2006福建) A. Blaming B. Blamed C. To blame D. To be blamed 4. ___into use in April 2000, the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns. (2005上海) A. Put B. Putting C. Having put D. Being put 5. ____in a white uniform, he looks more like a cook than a doctor. (2005湖南) A. Dressed B. To dress D. Dressing D. Having dressed 答案：1-5 AABAA