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问题描述
You should feel happy now compared to when you lived in the countryside.
这个句子很奇怪，compared to 后面接了一个 when 从句，这样的用法也可以吗？
老师答疑
陈老师：
▲你的句子并不奇怪。这里的 when 有的语法学家称之为缩合连接副词，它在意义上相当于 the time when。
你的句子：You should feel happy now compared to when you lived in the countryside.
相当于：You should feel happy now compared to the time when you lived in the countryside.
句意为：与你住在乡下相比，你现在应该感到很幸福了。
▲类似的用法如：
We’ve bought a cottage in the country for when we retire. 为我们退休后打算，我们已经买了一座乡间别墅。（for when…=for the time when…）
Children seem to learn more interesting things compared to / with when we were at school. 与我们上学时相比，孩子现在学到的有趣东西似乎更多一些。（compared to / with when…= compared to / with the time when…）
刘老师：
从语法上分析，介词to 后面跟when 或where 引导的名词性从句，是完全可以的，也是比较常见的语言现象。这时，你把名词性从句理解成一个名词，一切问题就解决了。例如：
1. My life is much improved now, compared to when I was young. （把when I was young 理解成“时间” the time）
比起我年轻的时候，我现在生活有了很大改善。
2. He has changed a great deal compared to when I first saw him.
和我第一次见到他时相比，他改变了很多。
3. I am closer to where I ultimately want to be now, compared to where I was two months ago.（把where I was two months ago. 理解成 “地点”the place）
相比于两个月之前，现在我更接近我最终的目标了。
4. Compared to where I was a few years ago, my life might seem a bit strange these days.
相比几年前，这些天我的生活有一点奇怪。
▲再举几个其他的例句：
5. My thoughts drifted back to when I was young and had gone to war.
我的思绪飘浮到了二战时的情景，那时我还年轻却已上了战场。
6. You never pay attention to when people talk to you.
别人和你讲话时，你从来不注意听。
7. Have you any idea as to when the war will end?
你知道战争什么时候结束。
8. Please carry the chair back to where it was.
请把椅子放回原处。
9. The monkey jumps to where it can swing.
猴子喜欢跳到可以荡秋千的地方。
10. I walk down the hill to where I'd left my car.
我走下山到我停车的地方。
▲英语在向着简洁的方向发展，只要不引起歧义，能省略则省略，能简练则简练。例如：
以下句中的the place完全可以省略，这样，where从句由原来的定语从句变成了名词性从句：
Compared to the place where I grew up, this town is exciting.
Compared to where I grew up, this town is exciting.
与我成长的地方相比，这个镇热闹多了。
高老师：
这个句子一点也不奇怪，在这里 to 是介词，when引导的是一个从句做介词to的宾语。名词性从句做宾语是很常见的语法现象
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