Notes on the Text 课文 Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most countries in the world. ---This practice is accepted and it is acceptable. insuring 动名词做主语,具名词地功能也具动词的特点。 If, however,you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself in the event of bad weather. eqully=alike,in the same way in the event of=in case of ---In the event of being sick,you'd better not go to the party.为防生病,你最好不要去参加那个party了。 in the event that ---You must work harder and harder in the event that you get the frustration. ---In the event that you will get the frustration you must work harder and harder. Needless to say,the bigger the risk an insurance company takes,the higher the premium you will have to pay. needless to say,插入语 the more……the more…… ---The older you get,the more belongings you will accumulate.年龄越大你积攒的东西就越多。 take the risk冒险,承担 It is not uncommon to hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship. it is not uncommon to hear=it is quite common,双重否定用于强调语气 1、not+否定adj is not unreasonable 2、not+without I can't live without you. 3、no+not/no +no 两个no都是用来修饰限定名词 ---There is no cat that doesn't like fish. ---There is nothing he can't do. ---He does't have any meals without meat. ---There is no rule that has no exception/that doesn't have exception. make a claim提出索赔要求 But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunker jpie dish must surely be unique. unique=very much particular独一无二 recover=make up for弥补 Slef-discipline required a sedulous work.需要作出艰苦努力的自我约束。 句中to做claim的定语,不能in order to用替换。 But the .claim was made by a local authority in order to recover the cost of …… ---From finding a right place to put the lastest edition. ---From finding the right place for us to put the latest edition. 这是一项可以使你学好英语的计划。 ---This is a good plan for you in order to learn English well.(×) ---This is a good plan for you to learn English well. The pie committee dicided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal the best way to do sth.做某事的最好办法 Dancing proved to be more than the dish coule bear,for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water. 动名词+prove(to be) more than…… The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who arrived in a recovery to salvage the pie dish. 此处to 可用in order to 替换 They had little difficulty in finding it,but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem. difficulty 不可数名词,费力;可数名词,各种困难的事情 have little difficulty in h毫不费力 have much difficulty 很费力 haul 从下往上拖;drag 平行的拖拉,接触面的拖拉 The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attcach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it. it was almost impossible…… attach to attach=tie 栓,系 rim=the sides of the dish Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation. eventually=at last 语气比at last 强烈的多,重点强调经过努力而终于如何 终于:强调失败的结果用in the end 表示成功用at last ,eventually finally只表示顺序的最后 put into operation=use For one agonizing monent,the dish was perched precariously on the bank of the canal,but it suddenly overvalanced and slid back into the water. precariously=unsteady,unfirmly slide back into 回复老样子 The men were now obliged to try once more. be obliged to do=be forced to do The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal. lift 提起,吊起,由低到高的动作 rest against 依靠,紧靠 There was a danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again. that the wave ……为同位语从句修饰danger rebound off 弹回 send 造成,使得+ving(做宾语补足语) ---What send you doing so?什么使得你怎么做呢? ---If the huge wave had rebounded off the other side of the bank,the pie dishi would have been sent to water.如果当时大浪从对岸折回来的话,这个盘子就会重新落入水中。 ---If the huge wave had rebounded off the other side of the bank,it would have sent dish plunging into the water again. By workong at tremendous speed ,the men managed to get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned. manage to do =be able to to,succeed in doing --The ship capsized because of the rough wave. Shiver v.打颤,发抖=tremble 整体的颤抖用shiver,部分的用tremble --His hands are trembling. --his trembling voive betrayed his secret. --He is shivering with cold. shudder 因为寒冷害怕等因素导致的全身抖动,可替换shiver Haul v.拖曳=pull with effort our force强调用力拉 --The pauled the boat pu the beach. pull应用范围最广,连续不断的拉 Drag 拖拉,强调二者有摩擦力 The stone was so heavy that I had to drag it into the room. After a day’s hard work,I dragged myself home. drag oneself to 拖着疲惫的身躯去 tug 飞快地拖拉,强调幅度大,动作快 --Look,a thief tug the bicycle. |