新概念英语第三册Lesson27一30课文注释
1.新概念英语第三册Lesson27课文注释
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1 in the light of,依据,按照
2 in terms of,从……方面(说来)。按照。
3 grudge paying中,grudge作“吝惜”,“不愿”解,后面要接名词或动名词。
这句话中的this service指上文to save our lives。
4 The conditions of society are such that...
such此处为代词,作“这样”解释,that所引起的从句,可视为同位语从句。
5 be free from…‘作“不受...影响”解,后面常接pain(痛苦),trouble(苦恼),danger(危险)一类的词语。
6 By having to sleep in the open,由于不得不在露天过夜,这一介词短语作原因状语。
7 in times of real need,确实需要的时侯。
8 put them in the same class as beggars,把他们归为乞丐一类。the same ... as...,像····一样。
2.新概念英语第三册Lesson28课文注释
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1 I had no sooner got off the ship than I was assailed,我刚刚一下船就被一人纠缠住了。no sooner...than... 作"刚…就..."讲。
2 go to great lengths to do sth.,竭力做某事。
3 get rid of,摆脱。
4 as a special favour,作为一种特殊的优惠。
5 throw up his arms in despair,绝望地举起双手。
3.新概念英语第三册Lesson29课文注释
Notes on the text课文注释
1 whether we find a joke funny or not,这是一个名词性的从句,在句子中作主语。
2 be bound up with,与...联系在一起。
3 you would find it difficult not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films.比如说,你看T查理·卓别林的早期电影很难不发笑。
句中的say是插入语,可译作“比如说”。查理·卓别林是电影最有名的演员之一。他在诸如《淘金记》(1924)这类电影中扮演的流浪汉“小人物”在各种不利的条件下仍获得了成功。
4 stem from,起源于。
5 come into fashion,开始流行。时兴起来。
6 judge for yourself,你自己来判断。
7 take heart,振作精神。
8 the man drank a little more than was good for him.这个人稍微多喝了一点酒。
此句than后面省略了主语what, be good for sb.是“对某人有益”的意思。
4.新概念英语第三册Lesson30课文注释
Notes on the text课文注释
1 every time (= whenever)作“每当...”解释,引导时间状语从句。
2 stay up,熬夜,不睡觉。
3 In time, it became an accepted fact that ...,最后...已成为公认的一个事实。
in time作"终于".“最后”讲。that引导的从句作fact的同位语。
4 none other than ... 不是别人正是...