Unit 2 I used to be afraid of dark.
this dog is dying. 這條狗快要死了。
◎death是die的名詞,意為“死亡”。
it makes me very sad when i think of my little dog’s death.
當(dāng)我想起我小狗的死亡時(shí),我很難過。
11. . . . but to his surprise, this phone call changed his life. (p16)……但是,令他驚奇的是,這次通話改變了他的人生。
本句中的to one’s surprise意為“令某人驚奇的是”,常常置于句首。其中to是“致使”的意思,后面接表示情感的名詞,指一個(gè)事件使某人心中產(chǎn)生了某種情感。
to my surprise, he failed in the examination. 使我奇怪的是,他考試不及格。
to everyone’s surprise, mr king refused. 使每個(gè)人感到驚奇的是,金先生拒絕了。
類似短語
to one’s joy/horror/satisfaction“使人高興/驚恐/滿意的是”。
特別提示
in surprise意為“驚奇地”。
the two men looked at each other in surprise. 那兩個(gè)人驚奇地互相看著。
“how did you come to know it?” i asked in surprise.
“你是怎么知道這件事的?”我吃驚地問。
12. she also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me, and would always take pride in everything good i do. (p16)她也告訴我,盡管我父親不再和我們?cè)谝黄鹆耍是在關(guān)注著我們,并對(duì)我所做的一切好的事情感到驕傲。
(1)even though意為“即使,縱然,盡管”,用來引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句,可以與even if替換。
he won’t tell me about it even though (even if)he knows the news.
即使他知道這個(gè)消息,他也不會(huì)告訴我。
even though (even if)you aren’t lifting anything, your muscle gets tired.
即使沒有舉著什么東西,你的肌肉也會(huì)感到疲勞。
(2)本句中的no longer可以與not. . . any longer替換,主要用來表示時(shí)間或距離的“不再”,意在對(duì)現(xiàn)在的情況和過去的情況加以比較,故多用于現(xiàn)在時(shí)。
you are no longer a child. (=y(tǒng)ou aren’t a child any longer. )
你已不再是個(gè)孩子了。
特別提示
◎no longer一般修飾延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞,表示某個(gè)動(dòng)作或狀態(tài)不再延續(xù)下去。
he no longer lives here. (=he doesn’t live here any longer. )
他不再住在這里了。
◎no more相當(dāng)于not. . . any more,主要用來表示數(shù)量和程度,常常修飾短暫性動(dòng)詞,表示某動(dòng)作不再重復(fù)發(fā)生。
the baby no more cried. (=the baby didn’t cry any more. )
這個(gè)小孩不再哭了。
he is no more a student. (=he isn’t a student any more. )
他不再是個(gè)學(xué)生了。
(3)take pride in意為“對(duì)……感到自豪”,往往強(qiáng)調(diào)一時(shí)的行為,動(dòng)作性較強(qiáng)。其中in是介詞,后面接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)詞的-ing形式作賓語。
the young man took pride in his work. 這年輕人以他的工作而自豪。
特別提示
該短語中的pride是抽象名詞,意為“驕傲,自豪”。
13. and didn’t give up trying to help him (p17)沒有放棄努力幫他
本句中的give up意為“放棄,停止”,相當(dāng)于stop doing sth.,其后可接名詞或動(dòng)詞的-ing形式。
don’t give up halfway. 不要半途而廢。
you mustn’t give up studying foreign languages for even a day.