2016-04-08 00:00:00伟杰 新概念英语
课文详注六 Further notes on the text
1.I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. 我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子。
move常用的意义是“动”、“移动”。在这句话里它的意思是“搬家”、“迁移”,为不及物动词。在表达“搬家”这个意思时move可以单独使用,也可以组成短语move to, move into, move in, move out等:
Jack has moved out. John will move in the day after tomorrow.
杰克已经搬走了。约翰后天搬进来。
2.He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. (他问)我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
在表示请求时,可以用ask+sb.+for+sth.,也可以直接用ask for:
Don't always ask others for help.
别总向他人求助。
He never asks his parents for money.
他从来不向父母要钱。
3.in return for this 作为报答,作为交换
in return可以单独使用,也可以加介词for说明原因:
You lent me this interesting book last month. In return (for it), I'll show you some picture books.
你上个月把这本有趣的书借给了我。作为报答,我将给你看一些画册。
In return for your help, I invite you to spend the weekend with my family.
你帮了我的忙。作为回报,我邀请你与我的家人一起过这个周末。
4.Later a neighbour told me about him. 后来,一位邻居告诉了我他的情况。
介词about可以和一些动词连用,以表示“关于……(的)”、“涉及……(的)”:
Please tell me about the accident.
请告诉我这次事故的一些情况。
He spoke to me about his dog.
他和我讲了讲他的狗。
I have read about him.
关于他的情况我曾经读到过。
5.once a month 每月一次
once表示频率时后面直接加表示时间的名词:
Jane wrote to her parents once a week.
简每星期给父母写封信。
He goes back to the South once a year.
他每年回一次南方。
The postman calls once a day.
邮递员每天来一次。
课文详注七 Further notes on the text
1.…detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. ……侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。
all 一般直接加表示时间的单数名词构成副词短语,如:all day (整整一天),all night(整夜),all week(整星期),all winter(整个冬天),all year(整年)等。但不说all hour。
whole在表达同样的意思时一般要加冠词或数词,如:a whole day/ year(一整天/年),two whole weeks(整整两星期)。
2.…someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. ……有人向警方报告,说有人企图偷走这些钻石。
that后面的部分为动词tell的宾语从句。从句中的时态为过去将来时(would)。
3.When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. 当飞机到达时,一些侦探等候在主楼内,另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。
(1)这个长句子由3个部分组成:when引导的是整个句子的时间状语从句;some of…building为主句;while 引导的是动作与主句的动作同时进行的时间状语从句。while作为连词表示“和……同时”、“当……时候”时常常引导一个过去进行时从句。(cf. 本课语法)
(2)地点状语 on the airfield 与第一句中的 at the airport 意义相近。注意介词on和at的不同搭配。
(3)代词others常常和some连用,表示“有些(人)……,也有些(人)……”或者“有的……,其余的……”:
Some students are very hard-working, others are not.
有些学生非常用功,有些则不然。
Some of the novels are interesting, (the) others are not.
在这些小说中,有些很有趣,其他的则不然。
4.keep guard 守望,警戒
与 stand guard(站岗,放哨)意思相近:
Two thieves kept guard around the house while the others entered it.
两个小偷在屋子外面守着,其他的则进了屋。
They kept a close guard over the thieves.
他们对小偷们严加看管。
5.to their surprise 令他们吃惊的是
这个短语中的所有格形容词their也可以换成其他所有格形容词:(much) to my/ his surprise, to our surprise 等。一般不说 to your surprise。
课文详注八 Further notes on the text
1.Nearly everybody enters for 'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time. 几乎每个人都参加每年举办的“最佳花园竞赛”,而每次都是乔获胜。
(1)nearly和almost 意义相似,表示“几乎”、“差不多”、“差点儿”的意思:
I'm nearly/ almost ready.
我快准备好了。
I have nearly forgotten his name.
我差点把他的名字忘了。
He nearly missed the train.
他差点没赶上火车。
(2)each和every均可译为“每一个”,二者常常可以互相代替使用:
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