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最常用的关系代词主要有which，that，who和whom，这些都是大家很熟悉的，在此不再赘述，仅举几例予以说明。
26 In the Europe, as elsewhere, multi-media groups have been increasingly successful groups which bring together television, radio, newspapers, magazines and publishing houses that work in relation to one another.
妙语点睛 如本句所示，先行词指物，关系词可以用which或that。
精品译文 在欧洲，就像在其他地方一样，多媒体集团越来越成功了，这些集团把相互间有密切联系的电视台、电台、报纸、杂志、出版社组合到了一起。
27 The method of scientific investigation is nothing but the expression of the necessary mode of working of the human mind; it is simply the mode by which all phenomena are reasoned about and given precise and exact explanation.
妙语点睛 在that前面不能接介词，所以本句用了by which，而不是by that。
精品译文 科学研究的方法不过是人类思维活动的必要表达方式，也就是对一切现象进行思索并给予精确而严谨解释的表达方式。
28 Some companies are limiting the risk by conducting online transactions only with established business partners who are given access to the company's private intranet.（1999年阅读第二篇）
妙语点睛 这里先行词是business partners，表示人，所以用who来引导定语从句。
精品译文 一些公司只与那些获得进入公司内部网的固定交易伙伴进行在线交易，通过这种方式来降低风险。
下面我们主要探讨其他关系词，如whose，what，as和than的用法。