新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第41課 寧靜田園生活的遐想 (1)

　　The quiet life of the country has never appealedto me. City born and city bred. I have alwaysregarded the country as something you look atthrough a train window, or something youoccasional visit during the weekend. Most of myfriends live in the city, yet they always go intoraptures at the mere mention of the country.

　　1.The quiet life of the country has never appealed to me.

　　寧靜的鄉(xiāng)村生活從來沒有吸引過我。

　　語言點:appeal to sb.意為“吸引某人”。

　　2.City born and city bred. I have always regarded the country as something you lookat through a train window, or something you occasional visit during the weekend.

　　我生在城市，長在城市，總認為鄉(xiāng)村是透過火車車窗看到的那個樣了，或偶爾周末去游玩一下的景象。

　　語言點:City born and city bred為典型的“名詞+動詞的過去分詞”構(gòu)成合成詞的形式。

　　3.Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the meremention of the country.

　　我的許多朋友都住在城市，但他們只要一提起鄉(xiāng)村，馬上就會變得欣喜若狂。

　　語言點:yet為過渡詞，表轉(zhuǎn)折。