I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losingmy way. I went on an excursion recently, but my triptook me longer than I expected. ?' I'm going toWoodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I goton the bus,' but I don't know where it is.'' I'll tell youwhere to get off,' answered the conductor.
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view ofthe countryside. After some time, the bus stopped.Looking round, I realized with a shock that Iwas the only passenger left on the bus.
"You'll have to get off here," the conductor said. "This is as far as we go." "Is thisWoodford Green ?" I asked. "Oh dear," said the conductor suddenly." I forgot to putyou off.""It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.' 'We are going back now,' said theconductor. 'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.
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7. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
我環(huán)視了一下身旁,驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)車(chē)?yán)锞椭皇N乙粋€(gè)乘客了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1 looking round是現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作時(shí)間狀語(yǔ),原句可以改為:When I looked round, realized...
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2 realize with a shock驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)
8. "You'll have to get off here,"the conductor said. "This is as far as we go."
“您得在這里下車(chē),”售票員說(shuō),“我們的車(chē)就到此為止了。”
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) as/sofaras +句子,表示“達(dá)到……的程度/距離”。.
例:I should help you so far as I can.我肯定會(huì)竭盡全力來(lái)幫助你的。
真題測(cè)試測(cè)試語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):as far as的用法
How far apart do they live?I know, they live in the same neighbourhood.
(2003年高考上海卷,第33題) A. As long asB. As far asC. As well asD. As often as
答案:選B
分析:as long as表示“只要”;as well as表示“又,也” ;as far as I know的意思是“據(jù)我所 知”,符合題意,所以選B。
翻譯:他們住的有多遠(yuǎn)呢?據(jù)我所知,他們是真正的街坊。
9. "Oh dear,,said the conductor suddenly. Iforgot to put you off."
“哎呀,”售票員突然說(shuō)我忘了讓您下車(chē)了。”
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) put sb. off讓某人下車(chē)/飛機(jī)/船