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新概念英語第三冊重點(diǎn)句型解析Lesson23
1、People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
come to 涉及, 談及(常和 when 連用) When it come to sth When it come to doing sth
-- When it comes to politics I know nothing. 談到政治, 我一無所知。
-- He never complains when it comes to helping his wife with the house work. 當(dāng)談及到幫妻子做家務(wù)活這件事的時(shí)候, 他從來不抱怨。
2、If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
for instance = for example adv.例如
consider sth (to be) sth
3、You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.
4、On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal Fat-- --the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.
On the other hand 在另一方面(轉(zhuǎn)折連詞)
一些 at 介詞短語表示：當(dāng)…就… 一…就…
at the idea of = at the thought of 一想到就…
at the sight of 一看到就…,
at the mention of 一提到就…,
at the news of 一聽到什么的消息就
at the touch of 一碰到就…,
at the sound of 一聽到什么的聲音就…
-- I was glad at thought of getting something to eat.
-- I always love at the mention of ghost story.
Practice n.組織或個人的慣例性的做法、辦事方式
-- It is now quite common practice for married women not to take their husband’s second name.
已婚女子不用跟丈夫姓在現(xiàn)在是常見的做法了。
-- the practice of closing shops on Sunday
-- My practice to studying English is to read every day.
Habit n.個人的習(xí)慣、習(xí)性
-- Early to bed and early to rise is a good habit. 早睡早起是個好習(xí)慣。
Custom n.社會的習(xí)慣、風(fēng)俗
-- the custom of giving present at Christmas
-- Social custom vary greatly form country to country. 不同的國家有不同的社會習(xí)俗。
5、The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
That 引導(dǎo)表語從句, 說明 truth 的內(nèi)容。
bring up v.撫養(yǎng), 教育, 培養(yǎng)(常用被動語態(tài), 表示自小到大)
-- Joe is born in England, but brought up in France.
-- She was brought up to believe that money is the most/great important thing in life.
-- I’ve been brought up to eat fish, just because my mother is fond of fish as well.
-- He has been brought up to eat frying potatoes just because his parents are fond of that.
-- He gave much attention to bring up his children. Stick to = keep to = not give up stick to the decision / stick to the idea / stick to the plan
-- We decided to stick to our previous plan.
-- I made my decision and I am going to stick to it. Insist on doing sth. = Persist in doing sth. 堅(jiān)持做某事
6、No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.
= The common garden snail often receives more praise and abuse than other creature. 比較級表達(dá)高級：
-- Nobody is more beautiful than you.
-- He is more intelligent than anyone else in my class.
7、Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
cooked 過去分詞做定語, 與 snail 構(gòu)成被動關(guān)系。
8、There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
Countless(adj.無數(shù)的, 數(shù)不盡的)= numerous(adj.眾多的, 許多的, 無數(shù)的)
Associate sth with sth 把某物和某物聯(lián)系在一起
9、My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.
People there don’t consider snails to be a great delicacy
10、As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
Has no garden of his own 沒有自己的庭院
11、For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.
12、The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
The idea never appealed to me very much. = The idea never interested me very much.
happen to do 偶然, 碰巧
-- I happened to out when he called.
-- We both happened to be traveling on the same plane. happen / chance
-- It happened that I was out when he called. = It happened that I was out when he called.
When 表示正在這時(shí)突然(常與過去進(jìn)行時(shí)、過去完成時(shí)連用, 位于句中)
-- He was having a bath when the telephone suddenly rang.
-- We were about to start when it rained. taking a stroll 現(xiàn)在分詞做定語修飾 snail snails taking a stroll = snails that were taking a stroll
13、Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.
on a sudden impulse 一時(shí)的沖動
-- Acting on a sudden impulse, she went shopping to buy several dresses.
14、Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.
= Robert was not only delighted to see me but also pleased with my little gift.
Be delighted to do
Be pleased with sth
15、I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.
I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish.
16、I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.
Fancy(vt.愛好)= like
Reluctant(adj.不愿意的, 勉強(qiáng)的)= unwillingly(adv.不愿意地, 不情愿地)
To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall!
Dismay n.灰心, 沮喪; 驚愕
to our dismay 使我們驚愕的是
take possession of v.占有, 占領(lǐng)
-- The solider take possession of enemies’ fort.(fort n.堡壘, 要塞)
-- terrorist(n.恐怖分子)
embassy(n.大使館人員, 大使館)
-- The terrorists took possession of the embassy.
17、I have never been able to look at a snail since then.
新概念英語第三冊重點(diǎn)句型解析Lesson24
1、We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
How 引導(dǎo)賓語從句
has some terrible secret = has a skeleton in the cupboard = has a skeleton in the closet 家丑 which 引導(dǎo)的定語從句修飾
secret seemingly adv.表面上地(= from appearance)
-- a seemingly respectable person 表面上受人尊敬的人
2、The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.
Possess = own = have got
to describe this sort of situation 來描述這種場景(做定語用來修飾 saying)
-- The English language possesses a vivid word to describe her beauty.
3、The terrible secret is called‘a(chǎn) skeleton in the cupboard’.
4、At some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.
Some 某一個(修飾單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞)= a certain Ruin vt.毀壞, 毀滅(泛指概念, 表示毀壞的過程不是一下完成的) = spoil vt.搞糟, 寵壞 v.擾亂
-- The rain ruined my holiday. = The rain spoiled my holiday.
Destroy vt.破壞, 毀壞 v.消滅, 摧毀(完全摧毀, 不可修復(fù))
-- To tell the patient the truth is to risk destroying his hope.
-- The earthquake destroyed almost the entire city.
Damage vt.損害, 損壞, 使受損失(可以被修復(fù))
-- The car is damaged and it is be repairing now.
5、The reader's hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.
one’s hair stands on end 某人感到毛骨悚然 = sb feel horrified (adj.帶有恐怖感的, 驚駭?shù)?
-- My hair stands on end. 我感到毛骨悚然
set/make one’s hair stands on end 使某人感到毛骨悚然
-- horrid adj.恐怖的, 令人討厭的, 可怕的
-- The horrid film really make my hair stands on end.
in her youth 在她年輕的時(shí)候
everyone (單獨(dú)用 every 和 one 連在一起)
every one of (與 of 搭配 every 和 one 要分開)
6、It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction.
It is all very well…but… 好到是好, 但是…
-- It is all very well for you to suggest taking a few days’ rest, but how can finish our work in time?
-- It is all very well for them to ask me to do it, but I am too busy.
Occur vi.發(fā)生, 出現(xiàn)(某個事件出乎意料的、偶然的發(fā)生)
-- 比 happen 更正式
-- When did the accident occur? It occurred to me to do… / It occurred to me that…
-- It occurred to me to open the window.
Happen vi.發(fā)生, 碰巧, 偶然(某個事件出乎意料的、偶然的發(fā)生)
-- When did the accident happen?
Take place v.發(fā)生, 舉行(事件根據(jù)安排而發(fā)生、舉行)
-- When will the wedding take place?
7、To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.
To varying degrees 從不同的角度來講…
Which 引導(dǎo)定語從句, 修飾 secret。
Learn 得知、了解某個事實(shí) / 學(xué)習(xí)某種知識、技能
-- She is learning computers. 她正在學(xué)習(xí)電腦。(動態(tài)動詞)
Know 知道某個事實(shí) / 具有某種知識、技能 / 了解某個人(狀態(tài)動詞, 不能用進(jìn)行時(shí))
-- She knows about computers. 她懂電腦。
The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact. George studied medicine in his youth.
8、Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories.
Instead of doing… 表示相反、沒有、取而代之的是…
-- Instead of sleeping at home, he went shopping.
9、I once spent an uncomfortable weekend which I shall never forget at his house.
Which 指代 uncomfortable weekend
Shall 的用法：
1> (過去時(shí) should)(shall 可縮寫為 'll , shall not 常縮寫為 shan't [FB:nt], 美國人常用 will 代 替)
2> [用于主語為第一人稱單復(fù)數(shù), 表示單純將來] 將要, 會
-- I shall be forty on my next birthday. 到下次生日, 我就滿四十歲。
-- We shall be on holiday at this time next week. 我們將于下星期這個時(shí)候度假。
-- I shall ring you up as soon as I arrive. 我一到就給你打電話。
3> [用于陳述句第二、三人稱, 表示說話者的意圖、警告、命令、決心等, 主語的行動受講話者支配] 必須, 應(yīng), 可
-- He shall go. 他可以去。
-- You shall have an answer by tomorrow. 到明天你可以得到答復(fù)。
-- He shall have a bicycle for his birthday. 他可以得到一架自行車作為生日禮物。
-- She shall not enter my house again. 她不得再進(jìn)我家。
4> [在問句中, 征 詢對方對于主語行動的意見(提供幫助, 提出建議、要求給予指示和征求意 見), 主要用于第一、三人稱]... 好嗎? 要不要...?
-- Shall I carry your bag ? 我?guī)湍隳檬痔岚? 好嗎?
-- Shall he come to see you ? 要不要他來看你?
5> [用于第三人稱, 在條約、規(guī)定、法令等文件中表示義務(wù)或規(guī)定]應(yīng), 必須
-- No reader shall remove a book from the library without consent of the librarian. 非經(jīng)管理員同意, 讀者不準(zhǔn)把書帶出圖書館。
-- The National Party Congress shall be convened every five years . 黨的全國代表大會每五年舉行一次。
6> [在表示意圖、要求等的從句中] 應(yīng)該, 要
-- I wish that you shall stay at home tonight. 我希望今晚你留在家里。
-- You say you will not do it, but I say you shall do it. 你說你不做這事, 但是我說, 你非做不可。
7> [用于將來時(shí)態(tài)的間接引語, 與直接引語中的 shall 相應(yīng)]將
-- He says that he shall [will] be glad to see you. (=He says, “I shall be glad to see you.”) 他說他將樂意來看你。
10、George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used.
Show/lead sb to… 帶領(lǐng)某人進(jìn)入…
Which 指代 guestroom was rarely used = was little used
rarely adv.很少地, 罕有地
little adv.很少 n.少許 adj.很少的
11、He told me to unpack my things and then come down to dinner. After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard.
12、I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified.
stand in front of sth petrified 站在…前, 目瞪口呆
-- We stood petrified as we felt the earthquake began.
Frighten vt.使驚嚇(在某個特定的場合受到驚嚇)
-- I was frighten by a large dog.
Terrified adj.恐懼的, 受驚嚇的(表示驚嚇的程度非常強(qiáng)烈)
-- I was terrified when the tiger went towards me.
Afraid adj.害怕, 擔(dān)心(表示一種狀態(tài), 永久性的恐懼)
-- The girl is afraid of mouse.
13、A skeleton was dangling before my eyes.
14、The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.
gave me the impression that… 給某人以…的印象
that 引導(dǎo)同位語從句, 進(jìn)一步說明 impression 的內(nèi)涵。
-- He gave me the impression that he will help me every day. Be about to do sth 表示即將、就要(暗示動作即將發(fā)生)
-- I was about to go to bed when there was a knock at the door.
-- We were just about to leave when you telephoned.(多與 when 連用)
leap out at sb 跳出來撲向某人
15、Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George.
This was worse than‘a(chǎn) terrible secret’; this was a real skeleton!
But George was unsympathetic.
16、‘Oh, that, ’he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend.
As if 引導(dǎo)虛擬語氣
17、That's Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.’
Sebastian n.塞巴斯蒂安(古羅馬的殉道者, 一般被刻畫為*青年)
新概念英語第三冊重點(diǎn)句型解析Lesson25
1、One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at Greenwich.
One of the most famous… 的…之一
2、She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.
Dry land 陸地 Each year = every year = per year
-- The aeroplane stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year.
3、She serves as an impressive reminder of the great ships of the past.
Serve as = act as 擔(dān)任, 充當(dāng), 起...作用
impressive reminder of… 給人留下深刻的印象, 并使人回憶起…
4、Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia.
Replace (vt.) = take place of Steamship n.汽船, 輪船 sailship = sailing ship = sailing vessel n.帆船
5、The Cutty Sark was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built.
6、The only other ship to match her was the Thermopylae.
Match = be equal to 與…相匹敵, 相比
Match in/for
-- No form of transport can match aeroplane for speed and comfortable.
-- Transport n.交通工具, 運(yùn)輸系統(tǒng), 運(yùn)輸, 運(yùn)送
-- The hotel can't be matched for service and food. 這家旅館服務(wù)和食物是無與倫比的。
-- No clothing can match your dress for beauty. 沒有哪件衣服能和你的這條裙子相比。
To match her 做定語修飾 ship
7、Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.
-- The two planes set out form New York on an unforgettable race.
Forgettable adj.容易被忘的, 可忘記的
Unforgettable adj.忘不了的, 令人難忘的
8、This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind.
Which 指代 this race, 引導(dǎo)非限定性定語從句。
-- The operation, which lasted two weeks, proved to be very difficult.
9、It marked the end of the great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.
Ships with sails = sailing ship = sailing vessel n.帆船
Mark the end of… 標(biāo)志著…的結(jié)束
10、The first of the two ships to reach Java after the race had begun was the Thermopylae, but on the Indian Ocean, the Cutty Sark took the lead.
= After the race had begun, the first of the two ships to reach Java was the Thermopylae,…
take the lead 處于地位 / lose the lead 失去地位
in the lead 處于地位(表示狀態(tài))
take over the lead 取得地位
11、It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
It seem certain that…
She had a lot of bad luck = she was unlucky
12、In August, she was struck by a very heavy storm during which her rudder was torn away.
Be struck by a very heavy rain/storm 嚴(yán)重的遇到了雨/雪
Be caught in the rain/snow 遇到了雨/雪
During(介詞)用于關(guān)系代詞 which 之前
Tear away = destroyed = pull down (摧毀, *)
13、The Cutty Sark rolled from side to side and it became impossible to steer her.
It became impossible (for captain) to steer her
14、A temporary rudder was made on board from spare planks and it was fitted with great difficulty.
It = the temporary rudder Fit = equip(vt.裝備)
15、This greatly reduced the speed of the ship, for there was a danger that if she travelled too quickly, this rudder would be torn away as well.
There was a danger that + 同位語從句
16、Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead.
Lost her lead 失去地位
17、After crossing the Equator, the captain called in at a port to have a new rudder fitted, but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
Call in at = (船)停靠, (人)拜訪
-- He calls in at his friend’s home every week.
To… = in order to… = so as to… 目的是…
Have sth done Be now 到如今 = so far 到目前為止
18、Though the new rudder was fitted at tremendous speed, it was impossible for the Cutty Sark to win.
At tremendous speed = at fantastic speed = at enormous speed
19、She arrived in England a week after the Thermopylae.
20、Even this was remarkable, considering that she had had so many delays.
-- We should forgive him considering that he was ill badly
Remarkable adj.不平常的, 非凡的, 值得注意的, 顯著的
Unusual adj.不平常的, 與眾不同的, 不尋常的
Uncommon adj.不平常的, 不平凡的, 罕有的, 難得的
Extraordinary adj.非常的, 特別的, 非凡的
Considering(連接詞)用來引導(dǎo)完整的語句
-- forgive vt.原諒, 饒恕
-- Considering his age, the little boy reads very well. 就他的年齡來說, 這小孩讀得算挺好的。
21、There is no doubt that if she had not lost her rudder she would have won the race easily.
There is no doubt that… = without any doubt
-- There is now doubt that he is guilty. 毫無疑問他是有罪的。
There is some doubt wh-…
-- There is some doubt whether he is guilty. 難以肯定他是否有罪。
與過去事實(shí)的相反的虛擬語氣
-- If the houses of parliament had not been burned down, the Big Ben would never have been erected.(vt.使豎立, 使直立, 樹立, 建立)
與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)的相反的虛擬語氣
-- If you talked less and ate more we would both enjoy our dinner.