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1.…she hopes to set up a new world record.……她希望创一项新的世界纪录。
set up 是个固定短语,它的含义之一为“创立”、“建立”,可以指某个具体的事物,如set up a school(创建一所学校),也可以指抽象的,如某个机构、组织等。 a world record 常用于指体育方面的世界纪录。
2.…many people fee that she is sure to succeed.……很多人认为她一定能成功。
(1) feel在此处为及物动词,表示“认为”、“相信”等:
Tom feels that he can pass the examination.
My parents feel that they can believe in you.
我父母认为他们可以信赖你。
(2) sure在这里表示“一定会”、“必定会”,
后面通常跟带to的不定式:
Billy is sure to win the race.
比利一定会赢得这场比赛。
If you don't work hard, you are sure to fail in the next exam.
3.Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England. 明天他将焦急地注视着女儿游过这段漫长的距离到达英国。
这句话中主句的时态为将来进行时(cf.第13课语法),时间状语从句表示的虽然也是将来的动作,但用的是一般现在时,再如:
I'll be meeting her at the station when she arrives tomorrow.
她明天到达时我将在车站接她。
When you come back to the village next year, you'll have a great surprise.
等明年你回村时,你会大吃一惊的。
4.Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours. 黛比计划每两小时休息一下。
(1) rest作“休息”讲时,可以是可数名词,也可以是不可数名词:
Today is my day of rest.
今天是我的休息日。
After a long rest, he went on with his work.
(2) every用在表示时间的名词之前时可译为“每”:
Debbie phones her mother every three days.
1.The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years'time. 4年以后,奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行。
(1)作为专有名词的一部分时 games 的第一个字母要大写。
(2)这句话的语态是被动语态用于一般将来时(will be held)。
(3)in four years' time,4年之后。 in的这种用法在第9课的语法中已经讲过,它通常与将来时连用表示“……时间之后”:
I'll be back in ten minutes or half an hour.
我10分钟或半个小时以后回来。
He will arrive in three hours' time.
他3小时以后到达。
2.As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. 由于将有大批的人到我们国家来,所以政府准备建造一些新的饭店、一个大型体育场和一个新的奥运会标准游泳池。
(1)连词as用于表示原因时通常位于句首,这是因为它所表明的原因对于讲话对象可能是已知的,因此没有必要再予以强调。
连词 because任何时候都可以代替as来说明一种或几种原因,但是as则不一定总能代替 because:
As you can't type the letter yourself, you'll have to ask Susan to do it for you.
既然你自己不能用打字机打这封信,那你就请苏珊替你打吧。
because 一般跟在主句后面,强调讲话对象可能不知道的原因:
Jim's trying to save more money because he wants to buy a car.
吉姆正设法多攒些钱,因为他想买辆车。
(2)building 后面的成分为它的3个并列宾语,每个宾语前面的冠词都不可省略。
(3)Olympic-standard 是个“形容词+名词”形式的复合形容词,作定语。虽然字典中通常不把它作为一个词条,但它的含义是一目了然的。第32课中出现的 well-dressed 也是个复合形容词,其构成为“副词+过去分词”,它已被大家接受,作为固定的词条出现于一般字典中。
3.a special railway line,一条铁路专线。
special 在此处表示“专门的”、“特设的”。line 既可以笼统地指两地间的“铁路线路”,又可以具体地指包括路基、枕木等的“铁路轨线”。
4.by the end of this year,在今年年底前。
by表示“在某时之前”、“并不晚于某时的任何时间”。它不能与表示一段时间的名词连用,只能与表示时间点的名词或词组连用,用于肯定句与用于否定句时有一定区别:
I'll have left by Monday.
I won't have left by Monday.
5.Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up.大家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成。
(1)watch 在此处表示“关注”而不是真的盯着看。
(2)as在这里为连词,相当于while,表示“当”、“正值”,它引导的从句虽然表示将来的动作,但要用一般现在时。
(3)go up 为短语动词,其含义之一为“(建筑物)被兴建起来”:
Many new houses are going up in this district.
1.He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.过去他常幻想退休后到英国,并计划在乡间安顿下来。
(1)dream of 在这里不表示具体的做梦,而是“幻想”、“向往”的意思:
Frank used to dream of having a car of his own.
(2)settle down 是个固定短语,可以表示“定居”、“安身”、“安顿”等含义:
They settled down in Australia in 1988.
他们1988年在澳大利亚定居了。
After two years of travelling, I want to settle down now.
旅行了两年之后,我现在想过安定的日子了。
2.Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. 但紧接着他就开始抱怨那里的天气了。 因为即使那时仍为夏季,但雨总是下个不停,而且常常冷得厉害。
(1)for 在这里为连词,
为所陈述的事说出原因。它与 because不同,不能用于句首。并且在for后面必须重复主语:
I don't have a car, for I can't afford it.
我没有车,因为我买不起。
表示“即使”、“虽然”:
Even though we were very tired, we went on with the work.
3.He acted as if be had never lived in England before.他的举动就好像他从未在英国生活过一样。
连词 as if/ though 引导方式状语从句,通常跟在描述行为举止的动词之后,如act, appear, feel, look, smell, sound等后面:
She acted as if she were mad.
她的举动像疯了一样。
It feels as if/ though it's going to rain.
4.In the end, it was more than he could bear. 最后,他再也忍受不住。
more than在这里表示“超过……的范围”:
This piece of news is more than I can believe.
这种用法与它通常表示“比……更多”的用法稍有不同:
There were more than ten people in the room.
房间里不止10个人。
1.Am I all right?(标题)我是否痊愈?
all right 在不同的上下文中会有不同的含义。当指人的健康状况时,它可以表示“安然无恙的”、“良好的”:
I was not very well last week, but I feel all right now.
我上星期有点不舒服,不过我现在觉得好了。
2.… he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so.……他问医生他的手术是否成功,但医生拒绝告诉他。
whether引导的从句在句中作动词 tell 的直接宾语,是一个间接一般疑问句。(cf.本课语法)
so在这里为代词,代替前面的动词不定式(在 to tell himwhether…)。它一般出现 believe, do, expect, hope, say, tell, think, appear等之后:
Is it true that John has had an operation?
约翰真的动手术了吗?
I am afraid so./I believe so./I think so./It seem so.
恐怕是真的。/我相信是真的。/我想是真的。/看来是真的。
3.The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. 第2天,这位病人要了一部床头电话。
(1)following 在这里相当于next,表示“紧接着的”、“其次的”。
(2)ask for 在这句话中表示“请求”、“要求(得到某个东西)”;在下一句话(…asked for Doctor Millington)中它表示“要求(某人)来(接电话)”。
4.…Mr.Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient ,a Mr.John Gilbert.……
吉尔伯特先生说他想询问一个病人的情况,是一位名叫约翰·吉尔伯特的先生。
(1)certain 在这里没有“肯定的”、“确实的”等含义,而表示“某一”、“某位”,暗指说话者或说话对象可能对这人/这事不大清楚/熟悉,或所指的这个人身份不大清楚:
Many years ago a certain doctor arrived in London.
许多年以前,有某个医生来到了伦敦。
(2)在第6课的语法中,我们提到姓名前不加冠词。但是,a/an有时可以用在称呼(Mr.,Mrs.,Miss等)前面,表示“我不认识的某某人”:
A Mr.Gilbert phoned and left a message for you.
一位姓吉尔伯特的先生给您打来电话并留了言。
这种情况下,a通常与表示“某一”的 certain 连用:
A certain Mrs.Hart is waiting to see you.
有位哈特夫人正等着见您。
5.He then asked when Mr.Gilbert would be allowed to go bome…
然后他又问吉尔伯特先生什么时候可以回家……
would be allowed 为被动语态用于过去将来时。 when引导的从句为间接疑问词疑问句。(cf.本课语法)
6.for another two weeks,又两个星期。
another 作为限定词表示“另一个”、“再一个”的时候,通常与可数的单数名词连用,不和复数形式连用;但是后面可以跟基数词/few+复数名词(它们被当成一个整体):
Do you need another cup of coffee?
你要不要再来一杯咖啡?
I need another three driving lessons before my test.
I need another few hours before I can finish my homework.
1.next to, 挨着。
Who was the man sitting next to you during the meeting?
开会时坐在你旁边的那人是谁?
There's a field/shop next to our house.
我们家房子边上有一片田野/一个商店。
2.Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大、表情严肃的女人,穿一件紧身的黑衣服。
(1)unsmiling的反义词为smiling(微笑的,喜气洋洋的)。有些形容词前面可以加上前缀un-来表示相反的意 义:comfortable (舒服的)/uncomfortable(不舒服的),true(真实的)/untrue(不真实的), interesting(有趣的)/uninteresting(无趣味的,乏味的)。
(2)in在这里表示“穿着”、“戴着”:
A young man in a blue dress is inquiring for you.
有位穿蓝衣服的小伙子在找您。
3.take one's seat, 在指定的位置上就座。
take a seat表示“坐下”,比sit要正式:
Please take a seat.
请坐。
After everyone had taken his seat, the meeting/dinner party began.
4.Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. 她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子,不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。
she fixed a handle on the door.
她在门上安了个把手。
fix on的含义之一为“使(目光、注意力等)集中于”、“盯着”:
He fixed his eyes on the book, but he couldn't understand a word.
他的眼睛盯着那本书,但他一个字儿也没看懂。
(2)busy+ doing sth.表示“忙着做某事”, doing前可以加 in,也可以不加:
They are busy (in) repairing the car.
他们正忙着修车。
We're all busy getting ready for the performance.
我们都在忙着为演出进行准备。
5.If you ate more and talked less…如果你多吃点,少说点……
在并列句中,相同的句子成分(如主语、谓语、状语等)通常由同一词性的单词/词组表示,并且它们的长度也差不多,以保持句子的平衡性。在课文中的这句话中ate与talked对应,more与less对应。再如:
You can either go out or stay here.
你出去也行,呆在这里也行。
He wants to buy a lot of things, but he has little money.
他想买的东西很多,但他的钱很少。
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