Growing pains
你現(xiàn)在能向我解釋為什么家里亂成一團(tuán),而你又把我們留下的錢拿去干什么了嗎?
be (in) a mess表示“亂成一團(tuán)”; do with 表示“處理、處置”常和what 連用,它和deal with 不同,deal with 表示“處理、應(yīng)付” we left 雖然只有兩個(gè)單詞,卻是一個(gè)定語從句,它前面省略了作賓語的關(guān)系代詞that或which。
【語法】定語從句(3)
一、.“介詞+關(guān)系代詞”結(jié)構(gòu)
(1) “介詞+關(guān)系代詞“可以引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句,也可以引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句。“介詞+關(guān)系代詞“結(jié)構(gòu)中的介詞可以是 in, on, about, from, for, with, to at, of, without 等,關(guān)系代詞只可用whom或 which,不可用 that 。這類結(jié)構(gòu)的定語從句通常可以和帶關(guān)系副詞的定語從句互相轉(zhuǎn)換,例如:
this is a free country where everyone enjoys freedom of speech.
this is a free country in which everyone enjoys freedom of speech.
(2) from where為“介詞+關(guān)系副詞“結(jié)構(gòu),但也可以引導(dǎo)定語從句。例如:
we stood at the top of the hill, from where we can see the town..
(3) 像listen to, look at, depend on, pay attention to, take care of等固定短語動(dòng)詞,在定語從句中一般不宜將介詞與動(dòng)詞分開。例如:
this is the boy whom she has taken care of.
二、關(guān)系代詞在定語從句中作主語的補(bǔ)語
能在定語從句中作主語的補(bǔ)語的關(guān)系代詞只有that, 這時(shí)的that既能指人也能指物,但往往省略。例如:
when laura was born, bettie decided her daughter would be the singer (that)she always wanted to be.
mr. lee still talks like the man that he was ten years ago.
三、關(guān)系代詞as和which 作主語,都可以代表前面整個(gè)句子。但由as引導(dǎo)的定語從句可以前置。例如:
he saw the girl, as/which he hoped he would.
as he hoped he would, he saw the girl.
as 還可用于the same…..as, such…..as, as……as 等結(jié)構(gòu)中。例如:
such opinions as he holds sound strange to ordinary people.
we are facing the same problem as we did years ago.
【英語俗語】
英語俗語,也和其他語言一樣,有許多都是由身體各個(gè)部份的名稱組成的。例如:to follow your nose是指"一直走"。另外還有:to play by ear,意思是看著辦。其他還有用hand 和foot這些字組成的習(xí)慣用語。
這里我們要向大家介紹由腿,也就是leg這個(gè)字組成的習(xí)慣用語:
to pull one's leg。to pull one's leg 初看起來好像和中文里的"拉后腿"的意思差不多。但是,千萬不要被表面現(xiàn)象所迷惑。to pull one's leg的真正意思是逗別人,開別人玩笑的意思。有時(shí)候,有的朋友故意講一些話來騙我們,后來才發(fā)現(xiàn)他是在開玩笑。
例如,一個(gè)大學(xué)生上了同學(xué)的當(dāng),事后他說:
例句-3: "my roommate said this girl had told him she wouldn't mind going out with me. but when i invited her to a movie, i learned he was just pulling my leg."
這個(gè)大學(xué)生說:"我的同房間同學(xué)說,那個(gè)女孩愿意和我一起出去玩。可是,當(dāng)我請(qǐng)她去看電影的時(shí)候,我才發(fā)現(xiàn)我那同學(xué)是逗我,開我的玩笑。"