Question

新概念英语第三册：Lesson2重点句型解析

Answer 1

　　1、Was the vicar pleased that the clock was striking? Why?

　　Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.

　　现在进行时和 always 等频度副词搭配时：表示说话人带有某种的情感色彩

　　Tom is always doing homework. 汤姆总是做家庭作业，怎么也做不完。

　　Tom always does his homework. 汤姆总是做家庭作业，不拖欠作业。

　　He is always making noises. 他总是吵吵闹闹，真烦人。

　　one or another：表示这样或那样

　　-- for one reason or another 处于这样或那样的原因

　　-- at one time or another 在这样或那样的时间

　　-- in one way or another 用这样或那样的方法

　　get enough money to do sth 募集足够的资金做某事

　　-- I have to get enough money to have my house repaired.

　　have something done

　　1>找某人来做某事 -- have the church clock repaired

　　-- have the plane repaired / -- have hair cut

　　2>某人所遭受到的意外某种情况(主语必须是发出动作的人)

　　-- His wallet was stolen. → He had his wallet stolen.

　　 2、The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

　　used to：过去常常做，而现在不再发生的事情了

　　-- He used to smoke every day.

　　3、One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!

　　However -- 在口语中, 主要用于句首;在作文中, 好用在句中、句尾。 要用逗号分隔开来

　　-- He said that it was so, he was mistaken, however.

　　He said that it was so, however, he was mistaken.

　　他说这件事就是如此，然而他弄错了。

　　-- I know his story, however, I wouldn't like to tell you.

　　I know his story, I, however, wouldn't like to tell you.

　　However = Nevertheless (adv. conj.) = Nonetheless (adv.)

　　Start n.vt.惊跳, 惊起

　　-- The noise made him started(v.).

　　-- What a start(n.) you give me. / -- he stood up with a start(n.).

　　4、Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck
thirteen times before it stopped.

　　before：...才

　　-- Nearly a week passed before she could explain what had happened to her.

　　 5、Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was
going on.

　　Armed with a torch... 过去分词

　　Looking at his watch… 现在分词 分词做状语/定语的时候，一定要注意它和逻辑主语要呼应一致