2. Let us suppose that Mary hit John right between the eyes, what will he do? It's no doubt John wants to spend all his time with her and get to know about her better.我們假定John對Mary印象很深刻,John會如何呢?還用想嗎?John當然是想花所有的時間進一步了解她。
In this sentence, hit sb right between the eyes means "to have a strong affect on sb". 此句中hit sb right between the eyes意為對......印象深刻。也就是“沒齒難忘”的意思。
注解1:suppose [s??p?uz] 假設(shè), 假定,認為,認定
Eg. What makes you suppose (that) I'm against it? 你根據(jù)什麼認為我反對這件事? (be against sth 發(fā)對、不贊成某事物)
It was widely supposed to have been lost during the war. 普遍認為那東西在戰(zhàn)爭期間丟失了。(It is widely supposed to do sth. 普片認為......)
Everyone supposes him poor, but he is really quite wealthy. 大家都以為他窮, 實際上他很闊。(suppose + 賓語+形容詞 認為......如何 它實際上是省略了動詞不定式中的to be 完整的為suppose him to be poor)
注解3:It's no doubt that +從句(從句是同位語從句,對前面的抽象性名詞作補充說明,這個抽象性名詞稱為同位詞。)
Eg. It's no doubt that we all have bad habits. 毫無疑問,我們都有不好的習慣。
It's no doubt that writing is his bounden duty. When stopped it, he suddenly became a sick man.毫無疑問,寫作是他的天職。一旦停止寫作,他立即成了病人。
There's no doubt that +從句 (從句是同位語從句,對前面的抽象性名詞作補充說明,這個抽象性名詞稱為同位詞。)
Eg. There's no doubt that it will help us to cure all sorts of illnesses. 毫無疑問它會幫助我們治愈各種疾病。
There's no doubt that he's the right person for the job. 毫無疑問,他是這份工作最合適的人選。
注解3:get to 逐漸 know about 了解
3. Mr. Monotone hit me right between the eyes with that shot, but I don't know about the other dozen people in the audience. 我不知道其余12位聽眾如何,但是“乏味先生”的結(jié)束語卻如當頭棒喝,讓我瞬間醒悟。
注解1:the other dozen 其余12位
注解2:dozen [?d?z?n] n.(一)打,十二個audience [??:di?ns] n.聽眾,觀眾,讀者
例句:His speech won the applause of the audience.他的講話贏得了聽眾的掌聲。
He delighted the audience with his performance. 他用他的表演使觀眾喜悅。
The audience was no less than five thousand. 聽眾有五千人之多。(no less than 不下于;不少于)
注解3:此句中的with that shot中的shot是比喻的用法,這里是比喻非常有震撼力的言辭。
課后功課一:請翻譯下面的句子。
1. 當我的妻子告訴我她已經(jīng)懷孕了的時候,我真是驚奇萬分。
2. 他的死亡讓我非常吃驚。
課后功課二:請根據(jù)中文句子完成英文句子。
1. 我敢打賭,我在這些方程式上花了總總十分鐘還沒有得出答案。后來, 我突然想出了正確的答案。
I I around with these equations ten minutes but then all of a the right answer hit me between eyes.
2. 當她知道她的男友在耶誕夜與另一名女子外出時,真是非常驚訝。
She between the when she knew her boyfriend went with another girl Christmas Eve.