资源简介

95 A fantasy fantasy [ f nt si] n. 幻想故事，幻想 fantastic adj. 空想的；极好的
1. When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
ambassador [ m b s d ] n. 大使 Escallop [esk l p ] n. 艾斯卡罗比亚（虚构的国名） frightful [ fra tful] adj. 可怕的，令人吃惊的 frightful & frightening frightful:指严重程度使人吃惊的，或糟糕的、使人不愉快的 frightening: 指事物、情境等令人害怕的
3. ‘What has happened ’ she asked. ‘How did your clothes get into such a mess ’
get into such a mess 弄得一团糟
4. ‘A fire-extinguisher, my dear,’ answered the Ambassador drily. ‘University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.’
fire extinguisher [ fa - k st ɡw ] 灭火器 drily [ dra li] adv. 冷淡地，枯燥无味地 embassy [ emb si] n. 大使馆 set...on fire 使......燃烧,放火烧......
5. ‘Good heavens!’ exclaimed his wife. ‘And where were you at the time ’
heaven [ hevn] n. 天，天堂 Good Heavens! （表示惊奇或气恼）天哪，我的天 Heaven knows （强调不知道）谁知道，天晓得
6. ‘I was in my office as usual,’ answered the Ambassador. ‘The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.’
of course为插入语，修饰第一个分句 break out 指火灾、战争等突然发生、爆发 basement [ be sm nt] n. 地下室 aim sth. at... 拿某物朝.......瞄准 definitely [ def n tli] adv. 肯定地 post [p st] v. 派任 ；邮寄 n.邮件，职位 post sb. to ... 将某人派往......
7. The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. ‘And how can you explain that ’ she asked.
go on doing sth. 常指继续或不间断地做同一件事 go on to do sth. 指做完一件事后转而继续做另一件事。
8. ‘Oh, that,’ said the Ambassador. ‘Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.’
If I had been后面省略了wearing my hat fire v.发射（枪、弹等 shot [ t] n. 子弹，射击
省略 ---- 句子成分的省略 请找出课文中含有省略成分的句子。 If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch. （省略了wearing my hat） <1> 省略主语 一般情况下，主语是不能省略的，但在祈使句和其他不容易引起歧义的情况下，特别是在口语中，主语常常被省略。 (You) Look out! There’s a car coming. 小心点，来了一辆汽车。 <2> 省略谓语 有些句子为了避免与前面的动词重复，常省略谓语或谓语的一部分。 The sun lights up the world; knowledge (lights up ) the hearts and souls of people. 太阳照亮了世界，知识照亮了人的心灵。 <3> 省略表语 表语的省略主要是答语中或在下文中省略与上文结构相似的表语。 He said he was sleepy, but he wasn’t (sleepy). 他说他想睡觉，其实不然。 <4> 省略宾语 当同一个主语的并列谓语动词有相同的宾语，但动作不同时发生时，省略除最后一个动词宾语之外的所有宾语。 She washed (the shirt), ironed (the shirt) , and folded the shirt. 她洗完了衬衫，并且把它熨好、叠好。 <5> 省略定语 前置定语一般用“承前”的省略形式；后置定语用“启后”的省略形式。 Old man and (old) women are respected in China. 在中国，老年人都很受尊重。

展开更多......

收起↑