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6. he even made a tv show which ran for eight years. 他甚至還做了電視節(jié)目，該節(jié)目上演了8年。
① 該句也是一個(gè)復(fù)合句，其中包含一個(gè)由which引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句：which ran for eight years，用來(lái)修飾名詞a tv show.
② 該句中的ran（run的過(guò)去時(shí)）意思是"上演、繼續(xù)"。
eg. the insurance runs for another month. 保險(xiǎn)有效期還有一個(gè)月。
7. as a boy, cousteau loved the coral reefs in the sea by his home. 小的時(shí)侯，庫(kù)克斯熱愛(ài)家附近的海里的珊瑚礁。
① as在該句中用作介詞（prep），指處于某段時(shí)期之中，等于when he was a boy.
② as用作介詞時(shí)，也能用來(lái)指處于某種狀態(tài)、性質(zhì)、情況、工作等之中。
eg. he works as a driver. 他以開汽車為業(yè)。
the kitten uses that box as a bed. 小貓把那盒子當(dāng)作床。
③ 句中的by意思是"在近處；在旁邊"。
eg. a nurse is standing by the window. 一位護(hù)士站在窗戶旁邊。
he put the tape on a table by the bed他把磁帶放在了床邊的桌子上。
8. he was amazed at all the colours, and all the beautiful fish. 他對(duì)海洋中的五彩斑斕的顏色和漂亮的魚群感到驚嘆不已。
be amazed at：對(duì)…感到驚訝。
eg. visitors were amazed at the achievements in the car manufacture of the city during the past decade. 參觀者對(duì)這城市過(guò)去十年中汽車制造工業(yè)的成就感到驚奇。
i was amazed by the news of george's sudden death.聽(tīng)到喬治突然去逝的消息,我感到驚愕。
9. since water covers most of the earth, cousteau knew we should keep the seas clean. 庫(kù)克斯意識(shí)到我們應(yīng)該保持海洋的清潔，因?yàn)樗采w了地球的大部分。
句中的since意思是"因?yàn)椤⒓热弧?br> eg. since you ask, i will tell you. 你既然問(wèn)，我就告訴你。
since many of the customers work during the day, billy has to collect the money at night.
因?yàn)樵S多顧客白天上班,所以畢利只好晚上去收錢。
10. as water is very important to our environment, he encourage everyone to take part in protecting our lakes, rivers, seas and oceans.
① as在該句中的意思"由于"。
② encourage sb to do sth：鼓勵(lì)某人做某事。
eg. i encouraged her to work hard and to try for the examinations.
我鼓勵(lì)她用功并為這次考試做努力。
the headmaster encouraged the candidates for the national math competition to strive for the best results.
校長(zhǎng)鼓勵(lì)參加全國(guó)數(shù)學(xué)競(jìng)賽的選手們爭(zhēng)取最好的成績(jī)。
③ take part in：參與、參加
eg. he took part in the game and won the first place. 他參加了比賽并獲得了冠軍。
lesson 23
1. i've been down as long as two hours.我在水下長(zhǎng)達(dá)兩小時(shí)。
as… as：用來(lái)表示強(qiáng)調(diào)。
eg. they walked as far as the foot of the mountain. 他們一直走到那座山的山腳下。
the girl owns a bag as big as a small tent. 這個(gè)女孩有一個(gè)像小帳篷那么大的包。
2. that's a deal!就這樣說(shuō)定了！
deal在這里是指"口頭協(xié)議"，表示某人同意做某事或某事成交了。