I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there's a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension.
(新教材外研选择性必修一P2)
我穿过一道道门进入候诊区,这里充斥着常见的厌烦和紧张的气氛。
【分析】
句中where引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词the waiting area。
【例句】
By the late 1890s, he had moved to Galveston, where he died in 1899, a year before the hurricane struck.
19世纪90年代后期,他迁居加尔维斯顿,1890年——飓风袭击的那一年,他在那里去世。
Having worked there for 30 years, Haydn moved to London, where he was very successful.
在那里工作了30年后,海顿移居到了伦敦,在伦敦他非常成功。
【总结】
定语从句中用where的两种情况:
1. 当先行词是表示地点的名词,且定语从句中缺少状语
This is the city where I met Mary.
这是我遇到玛丽的城市。
2. 当先行词是situation, case, position, condition等表示抽象地点的名词,且定语从句中缺少状语
He got into a situation where it is hard to decide what is wrong and right.
他陷入一种难辨是非的局面。