同位语用以对先行词进行补充性说明，汉译时可以把先行词和同位语部分组成一个主谓结构。
1. Tom, normally a timid boy, jumped into the river and saved the drowning girl.
汤姆平时是个胆小的孩子，现在却跳到河里，救起了溺水的小姑娘。
2. Shanghai, a city with a population of over thirteen million, is one of the largest cities in the world.
上海有一千三百多万人口，是世界上最大的城市这一。
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Professor Xu, at that time a student, wrote poems and stories for newspapers and magazines.
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