(注：這句原文里有些詞語還可以進ー步省略。大家不妨試ー試，看看能省略到什么地歩，依然不影響原義的完整性。）

例5 He glanced at his watch； it was 7：15.

他看了看手表：（……）七點一刻了。

例 6 It was on March 15th that we received the market report which was anticipated by our manufacturer.

(……）我們是在3月15日才收到我方制造商期待的市場報告。

3. 省略關(guān)系代詞

英語中用來連接定語從句的關(guān)系代詞一般可用三種方法來處理：重復(fù)其指代的先行名詞、替換和省略。在把定語從句譯作漢語前置修飾語(如例7)或分譯成并列子句(如例 8)時，關(guān)系代詞應(yīng)該省略。 

例7 Few people do business well who do nothing else.

(……）除了生意之外什么事也不做的人是做不好生意的。

例8 Good people relationships between partners are the rudders which steer joint ventures through troubled waters.

合資伙伴之間的和諧關(guān)系猶如船舵，（……）能引導(dǎo)合資企業(yè)穿過驚濤駭浪。