Unit 31

范文句型分析:

1.I had intended to take a trip to Paris since my brother went there to study.

自从我哥哥到巴黎念书后，我就一直想到那儿旅行。

解说:

a.intend vt.打算

intend to V 打算……

intend sb to V 打算/计划让某人……

例:She intended to quit the part-time job one month ago.

她原本在一个月前就打算要辞去兼职。

Mr. Green didn't intend his only son to inherit his large fortune.

格林先生不打算让他的独子继承他的大笔财产。

b.trip n.旅行

take a trip to+地方名词 去某地旅行

例:Daniel took a trip to Malaysia to visit his aunt.

丹尼尔到马来西亚去看他的姑妈。

c.since... 自从……

注意:

此处since作副词连接词用，引导过去时的状语从句。修饰时态为现在完成(进行)时或过去完成(进行)时之主句。本文即属后者，表追溯过去一直想去巴黎且已成行:

例:I have been teaching English since I moved here.

自从我搬到这里后，就一直在教英文。

He said he had studied French since he started college.

他说自从他上大学后，他就一直在学法文。

2.During the last summer vacation，I was fortunate enough to make my dream come true.

去年署假期间，我很幸运地实现了我的梦想。

解说:

a.vacation n.假期&vi.度假

on vacation 在度假

例:The Jackson family went on vacation to the Bahamas.

杰克逊一家人到巴哈马群岛度假。

Jamie vacationed in Hawaii two weeks ago.

杰米两周前去夏威夷度假。

b.fortunate a.幸运的

注意:

本文‘'be fortunate enouth to V”中enough是副词，作后位修饰，即置于所修饰的形容词或副词之后，巨其后须接不定式。

例:He was mouth fortunate for passing the entrance exam.(x)

-> He was fortunate enough to pass the entrance exam.(O)

他很幸运地通过了人学考试。

c.come true 实现

=be realized

=materialize

例:His dream of being a painter was realized

他成为画家的梦想实现了。

3.I spent more than one month visiting several magnificent museums and famous architectural sites.

我花了一个多月的时间参观一些宏伟的博物馆和一些名建筑所在地。

解说:

a.spend+时间名词+V-ing 花...(时间)做……

例:Susan spent two hours to learn how to use the computer.(x)

一Susan spent two hours learning how to use the computer.(O)

苏珊花了两个小时的时间学习如何使用电脑。

b.magnificent a.宏伟的

例:That is the most magnificent temple I have ever seen.

那是我见过最宏伟的庙宇。

c.museum n.博物馆

d.architectural n.建筑学的

architecture n.建筑

例:The Taj Mahal is an architectural wonder.

印度的泰姬陵是座建筑奇观。

The architecture in Barcelona is surreal.

巴塞罗那的建筑是超现实风格的。

e.site n.地点

例:This is the construction site for the new ocean park.

这就是新的海洋公园建筑地。

4.What's more.I got acquainted with a Frenchman，Olivier, who shared an apartment with my brother.

而且，我还认识一个法国人奥利维尔，他与我哥哥住同一间公寓。

解说:

a.What's more, S + V 而且，……

=Furthermore, S+V

=Moreover, S+V

例:You're sick;you should take lots of Vitamin C. What's more，you should stay home.

你生病了，应该多吃维生素C。而且，你应该待在家里。

b.acquaint vt.使认识;使熟悉

acquaintance n.相识的人

get acquainted with sb 与某人认识

acquaint oneself with sth 熟悉某事

例:Lydia and I have been acquainted with each other since 1984.

莉迪亚和我自从1984年就相识了.

Karen has acquainted herself with her new car.

卡伦熟悉了她新车的性能.

Peter is just an acquaintace of mine.

彼得和我只是认识而已.

c.Frenchman n，法国(男)人

French a.法国人的

例:Olivier is a Frenchman.(n.)

=Olivier is French.(adj.)

奥利维尔是法国人.

d.share sth with sb 与某人分享某事

例:Melody used to share the joys and sorrows of life with her sister.

梅洛迪以前常和她姐姐分享人生的欢喜写非伤.

5.Unlike what I imagined Frenchmen to be，Olivier wasn't arrogant in the least.

不像我所想象的法国人，奥利维尔一点也不自大。

解说:

a.unlike prep.不像

Unlike…，…不像……，……

例:Not like his father, he neither smokes nor drinks.(x)

- Unlike his father, he neither smokes nor drinks.(O)

不像他父亲，他既不抽烟也不喝酒。

b.imagine vt.想象

imagine sb to be… 想象某人是....

例:Nick always imagines himself to be an actor.

尼克总是想象自己是个演员。

c.arrogant a.自大的，傲慢的

例:No one likes to be with an arrogant person like Jack.

没有人喜欢和杰克那样自大的人在一起。

d.not…in the least一点也不……

=not…at all

例:That comedian was not funny in the least.

那名喜剧演员一点也不滑稽.

6.On the contrary，he was so easygoing and friendly that he volunteered to be our guide.

相反地，他既随和义很友善，所以他自愿当我们的向导。

解说:

a.contrary n.相反

On the contrary ,...相反地,....

=Instead....

例:Everyone thinks Dean is stingy. On the contrary，I think he's quite generous.

每个人都认为迪安吝啬，而我却认为他相当慷慨。

b.easygoing a.随和的

c.volunteer vt.自动，自愿

例:Jeff volunteered to help me paint my house.

杰夫自愿帮我粉刷房子。

d.guide n.导游& vt.引导

例:The light from the lighthouse guided the ship to safety.

灯塔的灯光引领这艘船航行向安全的地方。

7.I remember one day he took us to a chic cafe and told us that the cup which he was holding was the very same that Picasso had used.

我记得有一天他带我们到一家别致的咖啡店，并告诉我们他握着的杯子就是毕加索用过的同一个杯子。

解说:

a.chic a.别致的，时髦的

b.cafe n.咖啡店

c.句型分析:

…that(1)the cup (2)which he was holding(3) was(4) the very same(5)that Picasso had used.

(1)主语

(2)关系代词which引导的定语从句，修饰(1), which可省略。

(3)不完全不及物be动词

(4)代词，作表语，省略了cup, very为副词，作强调用法。而the same之后的关系代词一定要用that，不可用who或which

注意:

the same + N + that从句 就是同一个…

the same + N + as... 和……相同的……

例:Don't make the same mistake that you did last time.

别犯和上次同样的错误。

I have the same watch as he is wearing.

我有一只表和他戴的那只表相同。

(5)关系代词that引导的定语从句，修饰(4)中已省略的cup.

8.Even though we communicated in simple English，I never felt bored being with him.

虽然我们用简单的英文沟通，但是跟他在一起时我从不会觉得乏味。

解说:

a.communicate vi.沟通

communicate in… 用……(语言)沟通

communicate with… 与....沟通

例:The aborigines can only communicate in their native tongue.

这些原住民只能以他们的母语沟通。

*aborigine n.原住民

The reporters communicated with each other by fax.

记者们彼此用传真互相沟通。

b.本文:

…I never felt bored being with him.

=…I never felt bored when I was with him.

9.It was Olivier who made my memories of Paris so vivid and un-forgettable.

就是奥利维尔使我对巴黎的回忆如此的生动而难忘。

a.It is/was+名词/代词+who/whom/which 引导的定语从句 就是.....

此处who, whom, which均可用that取代

例:It was the writer who inspired me to attend the speech.

就是那位作家吸引我去听这场演讲的。

It was this picture that (=which) reminded me of my happy days in Japan.

就是这张相片让我想起在日本的快乐时光.

b.memory n. 记忆

memory of… 以纪念……

例:The musician gave a performance in memory of his deceased fathcr.

那位音乐家办了一场纪念他已故父亲的演出。

*deceased a.已故的，已死亡的

c.vivid a.生动的

例:The storyteller filled the children's minds with vivid descriptions of imaginary places.

那位讲故事的人将一些虚构的地方加以生动的描述，让孩子们大饱耳福.

d.unforgettable a.令人难忘的

例:I will always remember the sound of her unforgettable laugh.

我会永远记得她那难忘的笑声.