Unit 9 When was it invented?
短語(yǔ)鏈語(yǔ)
mistake ... for “錯(cuò)把……當(dāng)作……”
5. george crum cooked them for a long time until they were crispy. (p71)george crum將它們做了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間,直到它們變脆了。
until常用作介詞或連詞,用來(lái)引導(dǎo)介詞短語(yǔ)或從句在句子中作時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)。
◎在肯定句中,until與延續(xù)性、持續(xù)性動(dòng)詞連用,表示“直到……為止”。
i worked until late in the afternoon. 我一直干到下午很晚的時(shí)候。
◎在否定句中,until常與瞬間動(dòng)詞、短暫性動(dòng)詞連用,表示“直到……才……”,“不到……不……”。
the rain didn’t stop until midnight. 雨直到半夜才停。
i won’t leave until you promise to help me. 你不答應(yīng)幫助我,我不會(huì)離開(kāi)。
6. and he sprinkled lots of salt on them so they were salty. (p71) 然后,他在上面撒很多鹽,這樣它們就咸了。
(1)sprinkle 是“撒、灑”的意思,常構(gòu)成sprinkle a on/over b 或sprinkle b with a表示“撒(某物)于(某物的表面)”。
she sprinkled sand along the icy path. 她往結(jié)冰的路上撒了些沙子。
he sprinkled vinegar on his fish and chips. 他往魚(yú)和土豆上灑了些醋。
(2)salt是不可數(shù)名詞,其形容詞是salty。在英語(yǔ)中,很多名詞后加-y可以構(gòu)成形容詞,表示“充滿/包含……”,其意思與原來(lái)詞匯的意思相同,只是詞性不同,如cloud—cloudy, hair—hairy, rose—rosy, sleep—sleepy等。
7. some leaves from a nearby bush fell into the water and remained there for some time. (p72)附近叢林里的一些樹(shù)葉掉進(jìn)了水里,并留在那里很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。
(1) fall into在這里是“落入、陷入”的意思。
some ash fell into my cup. 一些灰掉進(jìn)我的杯子里了。
a ripe fruit happened to fall into his hand. 一個(gè)熟了的果子碰巧掉在他手里。
(2)fall into有時(shí)也可以作“開(kāi)始”解。
he fell into conversation with me. 他開(kāi)始和我談起話來(lái)。
(3)remain 表示“繼續(xù)、依然、停留”,后面接名詞,動(dòng)詞不定式。
he remained a prisoner for the rest of his life. 他的余生都在牢中度過(guò)。
it sounds a good idea, but it remains to be seen whether it will succeed.聽(tīng)起來(lái)這是個(gè)好注意,可是它能否成功,要等以后才能知曉。
(4)remain后面也可以接副詞或介詞短語(yǔ)。
she remains in the house all these days. 她這些天一直呆在那棟房子里。
three out of four of them remained single. 他們四個(gè)人中有三個(gè)人還是單身。
特別提示
remain還有“剩下、殘余”的意思。
i can’t go to the cinema because i have a lot of homework remained undone.
我不能去看電影,因?yàn)槲疫有很多作業(yè)未做。
8. and in this way, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented. (p72)就這樣,世界上最受歡迎的一種飲料產(chǎn)生了。
本句中的in the way意為“就這樣”,“以這種方式”。
the song was composed in this way. 這首歌就這樣被創(chuàng)作出來(lái)了。
in this way, you will find the answer to this question.
用這種方法,你可以找到這個(gè)問(wèn)題的答案。
知識(shí)拓展
way主要有以下幾種用法: