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新概念英語第三冊課文重點(diǎn)精講解析Lesson19
1 Kidnappers are rarely interested in Animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
rarely = seldom
take interest in= be interested in 一句話中用不同的詞組表達(dá)同樣的意思,是為了避免重復(fù)
take considerable interest in sth. interest之前可以加上寫表示程度的形容詞
take great interest in = take tremendous interest in = take enormous interest in
2 Mrs Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
share sth. with sb.
eg. I share the room with my friend.
for a great many years = for a long time
3 Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
lead an orderly life 過著很規(guī)律的生活
orderly 有秩序的,有順序的,近義詞:disciplined 受過訓(xùn)練的, regular 規(guī)律的
take a walk = go for a stroll = go for a walk 散步
4 Three day after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
after可以和名詞搭配 e.g. three days after arrival
an anonymous letter 匿名信
5 The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs Ramsay paid a ransom of &1000.
state 非常正式的聲明
in safe hands 在可靠的人手中,意指“很安全”
6 Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
be instructed to do sth. 受指示做某事
eg. The journalist was instructed to obtain the so-called important statistics.
7 At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again --the letter had made that quite clear--she changed her mind.
fearing 現(xiàn)在分詞做原因狀語
make it clear to sb. that
eg. The teacher has made it clear to us that we must read English aloud every day.
8 The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
keep his promise= keep his promise 遵守
word 表示諾言時(shí),要采用單數(shù)形式
相關(guān)詞組:
break his word 食言;go back on one's word 食言
give sb. one’s word 向某人保證; as good as one's word 表示守信用,側(cè)重點(diǎn)在于強(qiáng)調(diào)一個(gè)結(jié)果
eg. I give you my word that I will return your money. 我保證我會(huì)把錢還給你。
eg. He promised to return my money and he was as good as his word. 他許諾會(huì)把錢還給我,正如他所言他遵守了。
9 Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
sure enough 果然,無疑
eg. I said it would happen, and sure enough it did happen. 我說過會(huì)發(fā)生的,結(jié)果確實(shí)如此。
10 Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
in more ways than one ( way ) = in many ways
新概念英語第三冊課文重點(diǎn)精講解析Lesson20
1 In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of £1000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
the first man who would fly… = the first man to fly across...
序數(shù)詞和動(dòng)詞不定式to搭配連用可以代替其后的定語從句
eg. She was the only one to survive the plane crash.
offer a prize of sth(指某種獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)) to sb 給予某人……獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)
2 Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
如果before所引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句之前出現(xiàn)段時(shí)間,則佳翻譯方法:
attempt n.&vt. 試圖,嘗試,其語氣比try要強(qiáng)烈
相關(guān)詞組:
(1)in one's attempt
eg. She failed in her attempt to swim the channel. 她橫渡海峽的嘗試失敗了。
(2)make an attempt on 嘗試,試圖
eg. He made an attempt on the mountain. 他試圖翻越那座山。
(3)make an attempt to do 嘗試,試圖
eg. She made any attempt to run away. 她想方設(shè)法逃走。
(4)make no attempt 沒有……企圖,嘗試
eg. She made an attempt to run away. 她沒有想逃走。
3 He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on the sea.
when = at that moment
failed: 這里意思是:break down,失靈,出故障
fail 失敗,忽視; fail to 未能
eg. She failed to win the prize.
eg. When I saw him, my words failed me.
be forced to do 被迫做……
4 The 'Antoinette' floated on the water until Latham was picked up by a ship.
pick up 這里意思是:save, rescue
5 Two days later, Louis Bleriot arrived near Calais with a plane called 'No. XI'.
with a plane: with 具有、帶有
6 It looks as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
It looked as if: 似乎,看起來,其中謂語動(dòng)詞would be 表示與未來的事實(shí)不相符的虛擬結(jié)構(gòu)
eg. It looked as if there would be a heavy storm.
7 Latham, however did not give up easily.
give up 放棄,do not give up easily 不輕易作罷
8 After making a short test flight at 4.15 a.m., Bleriot set off half an hour later.
make a short test flight 作了短暫的試飛后
新概念英語第三冊課文重點(diǎn)精講解析Lesson21
1、In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money.
fought with bare fists 赤手空拳的打斗
2、One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.
One of the most colourful figures = one of the most famous people
3、The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860, when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules.
Introduce(vt.傳入, 引進(jìn))= bring in(介紹引進(jìn))
Potatoes were introduced into Europe from South America.
draw up vt.制定、起草(draw up a plan)
4、In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
In his day = in his full time = in his good day 在他的全盛時(shí)期
He was adored by rich and poor alike.= He was not only adored by the rich but adored by the poor as well.
5、Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old.
rise to fame = become famous
rise to power = become powerful
6、This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.
attract somebody's attention = attract the attention of somebody
7、Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time.
he lost for a second time = he lost again
8、He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as $100 for a single appearance.
as much as 多達(dá)
9、Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.
in debt 欠債, 負(fù)債
in private 私底下