Unit 31
范文句型分析:
1.I had intended to take a trip to Paris since my brother went there to study.
自从我哥哥到巴黎念书后,我就一直想到那儿旅行。
解说:
a.intend vt.打算
intend to V 打算……
intend sb to V 打算/计划让某人……
例:She intended to quit the part-time job one month ago.
她原本在一个月前就打算要辞去兼职。
Mr. Green didn't intend his only son to inherit his large fortune.
格林先生不打算让他的独子继承他的大笔财产。
b.trip n.旅行
take a trip to+地方名词 去某地旅行
例:Daniel took a trip to Malaysia to visit his aunt.
丹尼尔到马来西亚去看他的姑妈。
c.since... 自从……
注意:
此处since作副词连接词用,引导过去时的状语从句。修饰时态为现在完成(进行)时或过去完成(进行)时之主句。本文即属后者,表追溯过去一直想去巴黎且已成行:
例:I have been teaching English since I moved here.
自从我搬到这里后,就一直在教英文。
He said he had studied French since he started college.
他说自从他上大学后,他就一直在学法文。
2.During the last summer vacation,I was fortunate enough to make my dream come true.
去年署假期间,我很幸运地实现了我的梦想。
解说:
a.vacation n.假期&vi.度假
on vacation 在度假
例:The Jackson family went on vacation to the Bahamas.
杰克逊一家人到巴哈马群岛度假。
Jamie vacationed in Hawaii two weeks ago.
杰米两周前去夏威夷度假。
b.fortunate a.幸运的
注意:
本文‘'be fortunate enouth to V”中enough是副词,作后位修饰,即置于所修饰的形容词或副词之后,巨其后须接不定式。
例:He was mouth fortunate for passing the entrance exam.(x)
-> He was fortunate enough to pass the entrance exam.(O)
他很幸运地通过了人学考试。
c.come true 实现
=be realized
=materialize
例:His dream of being a painter was realized
他成为画家的梦想实现了。
3.I spent more than one month visiting several magnificent museums and famous architectural sites.
我花了一个多月的时间参观一些宏伟的博物馆和一些名建筑所在地。
解说:
a.spend+时间名词+V-ing 花...(时间)做……
例:Susan spent two hours to learn how to use the computer.(x)
一Susan spent two hours learning how to use the computer.(O)
苏珊花了两个小时的时间学习如何使用电脑。
b.magnificent a.宏伟的
例:That is the most magnificent temple I have ever seen.
那是我见过最宏伟的庙宇。
c.museum n.博物馆
d.architectural n.建筑学的
architecture n.建筑
例:The Taj Mahal is an architectural wonder.
印度的泰姬陵是座建筑奇观。
The architecture in Barcelona is surreal.
巴塞罗那的建筑是超现实风格的。
e.site n.地点
例:This is the construction site for the new ocean park.
这就是新的海洋公园建筑地。
4.What's more.I got acquainted with a Frenchman,Olivier, who shared an apartment with my brother.
而且,我还认识一个法国人奥利维尔,他与我哥哥住同一间公寓。
解说:
a.What's more, S + V 而且,……
=Furthermore, S+V
=Moreover, S+V
例:You're sick;you should take lots of Vitamin C. What's more,you should stay home.
你生病了,应该多吃维生素C。而且,你应该待在家里。
b.acquaint vt.使认识;使熟悉
acquaintance n.相识的人
get acquainted with sb 与某人认识
acquaint oneself with sth 熟悉某事
例:Lydia and I have been acquainted with each other since 1984.
莉迪亚和我自从1984年就相识了.
Karen has acquainted herself with her new car.
卡伦熟悉了她新车的性能.
Peter is just an acquaintace of mine.
彼得和我只是认识而已.
c.Frenchman n,法国(男)人
French a.法国人的
例:Olivier is a Frenchman.(n.)
=Olivier is French.(adj.)
奥利维尔是法国人.
d.share sth with sb 与某人分享某事
例:Melody used to share the joys and sorrows of life with her sister.
梅洛迪以前常和她姐姐分享人生的欢喜写非伤.
5.Unlike what I imagined Frenchmen to be,Olivier wasn't arrogant in the least.
不像我所想象的法国人,奥利维尔一点也不自大。
解说:
a.unlike prep.不像
Unlike…,…不像……,……
例:Not like his father, he neither smokes nor drinks.(x)
- Unlike his father, he neither smokes nor drinks.(O)
不像他父亲,他既不抽烟也不喝酒。
b.imagine vt.想象
imagine sb to be… 想象某人是....
例:Nick always imagines himself to be an actor.
尼克总是想象自己是个演员。
c.arrogant a.自大的,傲慢的
例:No one likes to be with an arrogant person like Jack.
没有人喜欢和杰克那样自大的人在一起。
d.not…in the least一点也不……
=not…at all
例:That comedian was not funny in the least.
那名喜剧演员一点也不滑稽.
6.On the contrary,he was so easygoing and friendly that he volunteered to be our guide.
相反地,他既随和义很友善,所以他自愿当我们的向导。
解说:
a.contrary n.相反
On the contrary ,...相反地,....
=Instead....
例:Everyone thinks Dean is stingy. On the contrary,I think he's quite generous.
每个人都认为迪安吝啬,而我却认为他相当慷慨。
b.easygoing a.随和的
c.volunteer vt.自动,自愿
例:Jeff volunteered to help me paint my house.
杰夫自愿帮我粉刷房子。
d.guide n.导游& vt.引导
例:The light from the lighthouse guided the ship to safety.
灯塔的灯光引领这艘船航行向安全的地方。
7.I remember one day he took us to a chic cafe and told us that the cup which he was holding was the very same that Picasso had used.
我记得有一天他带我们到一家别致的咖啡店,并告诉我们他握着的杯子就是毕加索用过的同一个杯子。
解说:
a.chic a.别致的,时髦的
b.cafe n.咖啡店
c.句型分析:
…that(1)the cup (2)which he was holding(3) was(4) the very same(5)that Picasso had used.
(1)主语
(2)关系代词which引导的定语从句,修饰(1), which可省略。
(3)不完全不及物be动词
(4)代词,作表语,省略了cup, very为副词,作强调用法。而the same之后的关系代词一定要用that,不可用who或which
注意:
the same + N + that从句 就是同一个…
the same + N + as... 和……相同的……
例:Don't make the same mistake that you did last time.
别犯和上次同样的错误。
I have the same watch as he is wearing.
我有一只表和他戴的那只表相同。
(5)关系代词that引导的定语从句,修饰(4)中已省略的cup.
8.Even though we communicated in simple English,I never felt bored being with him.
虽然我们用简单的英文沟通,但是跟他在一起时我从不会觉得乏味。
解说:
a.communicate vi.沟通
communicate in… 用……(语言)沟通
communicate with… 与....沟通
例:The aborigines can only communicate in their native tongue.
这些原住民只能以他们的母语沟通。
*aborigine n.原住民
The reporters communicated with each other by fax.
记者们彼此用传真互相沟通。
b.本文:
…I never felt bored being with him.
=…I never felt bored when I was with him.
9.It was Olivier who made my memories of Paris so vivid and un-forgettable.
就是奥利维尔使我对巴黎的回忆如此的生动而难忘。
a.It is/was+名词/代词+who/whom/which 引导的定语从句 就是.....
此处who, whom, which均可用that取代
例:It was the writer who inspired me to attend the speech.
就是那位作家吸引我去听这场演讲的。
It was this picture that (=which) reminded me of my happy days in Japan.
就是这张相片让我想起在日本的快乐时光.
b.memory n. 记忆
memory of… 以纪念……
例:The musician gave a performance in memory of his deceased fathcr.
那位音乐家办了一场纪念他已故父亲的演出。
*deceased a.已故的,已死亡的
c.vivid a.生动的
例:The storyteller filled the children's minds with vivid descriptions of imaginary places.
那位讲故事的人将一些虚构的地方加以生动的描述,让孩子们大饱耳福.
d.unforgettable a.令人难忘的
例:I will always remember the sound of her unforgettable laugh.
我会永远记得她那难忘的笑声.