新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第2課 Thirteen equals one (1)

　　Thirteen equals one

　　十三等于一

　　Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

　　One night, however, our vicar work up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

　　1.Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.

　　我們教區(qū)的牧師總是為各種各樣的事籌集資金，但始終未能籌組資金把教堂的鐘修好。

　　vicar ['vik?]

　　n. 教區(qū)牧師，教堂牧師;傳教牧師;代理人

　　例句:

　　Whatever are doing up here, Bill?'asked the vicar in surprise.

　　“你究竟在這上面干什么，比爾?”牧師驚訝地問。

　　raising ['reizi?]

　　n. 高地;提高;舉;浮雕裝飾

　　v. 飼養(yǎng);升起;舉起(raise的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　But population growth is raising demand.

　　但人口增長是提高的需求。

　　managed

　　adj. 托管的;與中央化計劃及管制有關的

　　v. 管理;負責;設法完成(manage的過去分詞)

　　例句:

　　We finally managed to get there in time.

　　最后，我們設法及時趕到了那里。

　　church [t??:t?]

　　n. 教堂;禮拜;教派

　　adj. 教會的;禮拜的

　　vt. 領…到教堂接受宗教儀式

　　例句:

　　They always go to church at Easter.

　　他們在復活節(jié)時總是去教堂。

　　repaired

　　adj. 修好的

　　v. 修理(repair的過去式)

　　例句:

　　My bicycle has to be repaired.

　　我的自行車需要修一修。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:but連接兩個轉(zhuǎn)折關系的并列句，轉(zhuǎn)折的目的一般為否定前一個分句的意思，多為閱讀中的考點。to have the church clock repaired作目的狀語。

　　語言點2:for one reason or another表示說不清楚的原因或者不想一一說明的原因。

　　語言點3:manage to do sth是“設法做某事”的意思。

　　語言點4:在have the church clock repaired中，have sth done表示“讓別人做某事”。

　　2.The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

　　教堂的鐘很大，以前不分晝夜打點報時，但在很多年前遭到毀壞，從此便無聲無息了。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:which引導定語從句，修飾clock。第二個and連接兩個并列的分句，說明大鐘前后兩種截然不同的情況。

　　語言點2:在used to strike the hours中，used to do sth表示過去常常做某事而現(xiàn)在不再做了。

　　語言點3:day and night表示“日日夜夜地”。

　　3.One night, however, our vicar work up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!

　　一天夜里，我們的牧師突然被驚醒了，大鐘又在“打點”報時了!

　　striking ['straiki?]

　　adj. 顯著的，突出的，驚人的;打擊的;罷工的

　　v. 打(strike的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　But possibly most striking of all, it would also take India from out of China's shadow.

　　但或許最引人注目的是：這種增長速度還將使印度擺脫中國的陰影。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:however表示轉(zhuǎn)折。With a start接冒號及一個解釋性的從句，說明牧師被驚醒的原因。

　　語言點2:由strike the hours還可以引申學習以下短語:

　　Strike the clock 敲鐘

　　Beat/play a drum 打鼓

　　Ring the bell 搖鈴

　　Alarm clock 鬧鐘

　　4.Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.

　　他一看表，才1點鐘，可是那鐘一連敲了13下才停。

　　bell [bel]

　　n. 鈴，鐘;鐘聲，鈴聲;鐘狀物

　　vt. 裝鐘于，系鈴于

　　vi. 鳴鐘;成鐘狀鼓起

　　例句:

　　1. Belling out the end of the tube will permit a freer passage of air.

　　把管端做成鐘口狀可使氣流更暢通。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:that引導賓語從句，說明saw的內(nèi)容。But連接兩個轉(zhuǎn)折關系的句子，后面接before引導的時間狀語從句，looking at his watch是現(xiàn)在分詞短語，作伴隨狀語，其邏輯主語與主語一致，且動作是被動的。

　　語言點2:but引導的分詞可以轉(zhuǎn)換成一個強調(diào)句式:It was not until the thirteenth stroke that the bell stopped.

　　5.Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.

　　牧師拿著一支手電筒走上鐘樓想去看看究竟發(fā)生了什么事情。

　　armed [ɑ:md]

　　adj. 武裝的;有扶手的;有防衛(wèi)器官的(指動物)

　　例句:

　　Have you ever been involved in an armed conflict either as a participant or a victim?

　　你曾經(jīng)被卷入過一個擁有武裝的沖突或者作為一個參加者或受害者?

　　torch [t?:t?]

　　n. 火把，火炬;手電筒;啟發(fā)之物

　　vi. 像火炬一樣燃燒

　　vt. 用火炬點燃

　　例句:

　　He took the torch and disappeared into the dark.

　　他拿過手電筒隨即消失在黑暗中。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:armed with a torch是過去分詞短語作伴隨狀語，其邏輯主語與主句主語一致，且動作是被動的。To see what was going on是動詞不定式短語作目的狀語，what was going on為賓語從句，說明see的內(nèi)容。

　　語言點2:armed with sth意思是“拿著/帶著某物”。另外，arm oneself/sb with sth的意思是“某人用某物武裝自己”。

　　例句支持:

　　He armed himself with a big stick while going out.

　　他出門時帶了一根大手杖防身。

　　語言點3:go on表示“發(fā)生”，多用于進行時態(tài)。另外，日?？谡Z中我們也可以用這個結構“打招呼”，例如:What's going on?(最近過得如何啊?)

　　除此之外，我們還可以這樣說:

　　(1)How is everything with you/going? 你一切都好嗎?

　　(2)How is the world around you? 你周圍的情況怎樣?

　　(3)What is happening? 最近在忙些什么?

　　(4)How is life treating you? 你過得怎樣?

　　6.In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

　　借著電筒光，他看見一個人，馬上認出那是本地雜貨店店主比爾威爾金斯。

　　torchlight ['t?:t?lait]

　　n. 火炬之光;手電筒的光

　　例句:

　　Your festivals were held at night by torchlight.

　　在夜晚的火炬下舉行您的祭奠。

　　figure ['fiɡ?]

　　n. 數(shù)字;人物;圖形;價格;(人的)體形;畫像

　　vi. 計算;出現(xiàn);扮演角色

　　vt. 計算;認為;描繪;象征

　　例句:

　　The sculptor figured the girl in clay.

　　雕塑家用粘土塑造了這個女孩子的形象。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:in the torchlight作狀語。Whom引導定語從句，修飾figure。Our local grocer作Bill Wilkins的同位語。

　　語言點2:由短語in the torchlight補充學習以下短語:

　　In the sunshine/sunlight 在太陽光下

　　In the moonlight 在月光下

　　In the candlelight 在燭光下

　　語言點3:catch sight of表示“看見”。

　　語言點4:recognise as表示“認出是”，recognise是個瞬間動詞，不能用于進行時態(tài)。

　　例句支持:

　　The policeman recognised her as a pickpocket.警察認出她是個小偷。