I was not surprised to find that the machine stillrefused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left withseveral curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I gave up indespair. The weeks passed and the grass grew.
28.When my wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I wouldhave to buy a new mower or let the grass grow.
妻子喋喋不休讓我想點(diǎn)辦法。我告訴她,要么買一臺(tái)新割草機(jī),要么讓草長下去。
語言點(diǎn):nag sb.to do sth.的意思是“喋喋不休地讓某人做某事。”
29.Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle.
不用說,我家現(xiàn)在已被叢林包圍。
語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:用jungle來形容“草”的繁茂高大,為夸張修辭格。
30.Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn-mower which I havepromised to repair one day.
深草叢中的某個(gè)地方有一臺(tái)正在生銹的割草機(jī),那就是我曾答應(yīng)某日要修理的割草機(jī)。