Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk shewas taking when she ran through a forest aftertwo men. They had rushed up to her while shewas having a picnic at the edge of a forest withher children and triedto steal her handbag. Inthe struggle, the strap broke and, with the bagin their possession, both men started runningthrough the trees. Mrs. Sterling got so angry thatshe ran after them. She was soon out of breath, butshe continued to run. When she caught up withthem, she saw that they had sat down and were going through the contents of the bag, so sheran straight atthem. The men got such a fright that they dropped the bag and ran away. 'Thestrap needs mending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'
語法歸納:結(jié)果狀語從句
一句話總結(jié):從句的內(nèi)容作結(jié)果狀語。主要形式有:
1) so +形容詞/副詞+ that如此……以至于……
2) such (十a(chǎn)/an) +名詞+ that如此……以至于
特別注意:such表達(dá)原因,that引出結(jié)果,此處如果such跟單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞必須在名詞前用冠詞a或an, that后必須跟一個完整的句子。
I was so tired that I fell fast asleep at once.
我太累了,以至于立到就睡著了。
You walked so fast that I could not catch up with you.
你走得太快了,以至于我都趕不上你。
left in such a hurry that I forgot to close the window.
我走得太匆忙,以至于忘了關(guān)窗戶。
精講筆記:
1. Mrs. Anne Sterling did not think of the risk she was taking when she ran through aforest after two men.
當(dāng)安·斯特林夫人在穿過森林追趕兩個男人時,她并沒有想到所冒的風(fēng)險。
語言點(diǎn)1 “不及物動詞+ of”結(jié)構(gòu)表示“……到”,如:
think of想到
read of 讀到
hear of 聽到
speak of 說到
smell of 聞到
語言點(diǎn)2 run after追趕;追隨;追求;run behind在某人后面跑;run to跑向
2. They had rushed up to her while she was haying a picnic at the edge of a forest withher children and tried to steal her handbag.
當(dāng)她和孩子們在森林邊上野餐時,這兩個男人沖到她跟前,企圖搶她的手提包。
語言點(diǎn) 句中while引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。注意:while必須用于引導(dǎo)延續(xù)性動作的句子,而when/ as則可以用于延續(xù)性和非延續(xù)性動作的句子。
3. In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession, both menstarted running through the trees.
在爭搶中,手提包的帶斷了,包落入了這兩個人手里,他們就跑進(jìn)了樹林。
語言點(diǎn) 部分動詞短語的特殊用法總結(jié):
后常加動名詞帶to的短語有:look forward to期待
be accustomed to習(xí)慣于
lead to 導(dǎo)致
be used to習(xí)慣于
prefer to更喜歡
object to反對
stick to堅持
admit to承認(rèn)
pay attention to 注意到
2)常加動名詞作賓語的動詞有:enjoy享受;persist堅持;practise練習(xí);finish完成;delay推遲;avoid避免;mind介意;suggest建議;consider考慮;risk冒險;appreciate欣賞;tolerate 忍受
3)后常跟不定式作賓語的動詞有:agree同意;beg請求;hesitate猶豫;appear似乎;fail失敗;pretend假裝;refuse拒絕;prepare準(zhǔn)備;decide決定;happen碰巧;intend打算;try努力;promise許諾;mean意欲;expect期待;hope希望;wish但愿;want想要
4)跟不定式或動名詞意思幾乎相同的動詞有:love喜歡;like愛好;dislike不喜歡;hate憎恨;prefer更喜歡;begin開始;start開始;continue繼續(xù)
5)跟不定式和動名詞意思不同的動詞有:regret后悔,遺憾;remember記得;forget忘記;mean想要,介意;try嘗試,努力;stop停止