1.新概念英語第三冊Lesson16課文注釋
1 it would not prove difficult, 是不難做到的。prove是連系動詞,作“證明是”講,本句子與it would not be difficult相同。
2 accuse sb. of (doing) sth. 作“指責、指控某人做某事”解。
3 he had better return it, 他好把羔羊還給迪米特里。
had better用來表達一種建議,建議在將來某一具體場合采取的動作。這個短語比should和ought to的語氣更強烈,常帶有威脅、告誡或催促的意思。
4 denied taking it…,deny后面可接動名詞作賓語,也可接賓語從句。
5 apologize to sb. for (doing)sth. , 是“因(做)某事向某人道歉”的意思。
2.新概念英語第三冊Lesson17課文注釋
1 describe…as…作“把……描繪成……”、“認為……”講。
2 located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river, 位于兩座小山之間,一條大河滔滔流過。
located…是過去分詞短語作定語,修飾situation;in the midst of which引導一個定語從句,which指two small hills。in the midst of, 在……之中。
3 by no means, 無論如何,決不。
4 be named after sb. , 以某人的名字命名。
5 be taken into account, 被考慮到。
6 It has been estimated…, 據(jù)估計,……。
7 be packed with…作“擠滿……”、“裝滿……”解。
3.新概念英語第三冊Lesson18課文注釋
1 The idea that… is mistaken.此處that引導的從句作idea的同位語。
2 take no interest in…,作“對……不感興趣”解。
3 cannot have failed to notice, 不至于沒注意到。“cannot+have+過去分詞”表示對于過去的事所作的不肯定的推測。
4 move in response to a gust of wind,隨風飄蕩。
in response(to)作“回答’、“響應”、“作出反應”講。此處是“(展品)隨風而動”的意思。
5 be familiar to…是“為……所熟悉”的意思。
6 Lined up against the wall, 靠墻排列著。
7 like traffic lights which have gone mad, 就像失去控制的紅綠燈一樣。go mad作“發(fā)瘋”、“發(fā)狂”講。
8 on and off(亦作 off and on)作“斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地”、“有時”講。
9 These peculiar forms not only seemed designed…,其中seemed是系動詞,seemed designed 作用與were designed是一樣的。
4.新概念英語第三冊Lesson19課文注釋
1 share...with…,作"與...分享、合用"解釋。
2 be in safe hands,在可靠的人那里。
3 she changed her mind,她改變了主意。
4 keep one's word,遵守諾言。
5 sure enough,無疑,果然。
6 Considering... he was dear in more ways than one!
considering…是介詞短語,作“考慮到...”、“就...而言”解釋,此處作原因狀語。
dear不僅作為“可愛”講,還可作“昂貴”講。此處有一語雙關之意。
in more ways than one (way)作"在更多方面"解釋。