新概念英语第2册Lesson85~87课文详注
新概念英语第2册Lesson85课文详注
1.Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark the occasion.为了纪念这个日子，学校的学生——无论老同学还是新闻学——将送他一件礼物。
(1)old and new为pupils的非限定性定语，因为有逗号把它与句子的其他成分隔开，并且去掉它对句子的意义影响不大。有时这种两个连用的形容词(或分词)相当于状语，这时它可以位于句子中间，也可以位于句首：
The workers, thirsty and tired, took a rest under the trees.
工人们又渴又累，在树底下休息了一会儿。(thirsty and tired可以换到句首，相当于状语)
The villagers here, young and old, are interested in gardening.
这里的村民们，无论年轻的还是年长的，都对园艺感兴趣。
(2)mark本义为“给……作记号/留痕迹”，在这里表示“纪念”：
He marked all the foods which were forbidden with a red pencil.
他用红笔标出所有禁吃的食物。
2.All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album…所有凑钱买此礼品的人都将把自己的名字签在一本大签名簿上……
(1)contribute通常与to/towards连用，表示“捐给”、“提供给”：
Before his death, he contributed a large sum of money to the church.
他在临死前捐了一大笔钱给教会。
A few of us contributed towards Mary's present on her birthday.
玛丽生日那天，我们当中的几个人凑钱买了份礼物给她。
(2)present与gift都可以表示“礼物”、“赠品”，但gift相对要正式些：
She has just received a beautiful birthday present.
她刚收到一份漂亮的生日礼物。
He made a gift of ￡ 60, 000 to his old school.
他向母校赠送了6万英镑。
3.We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school. 我们不会忘记佩奇先生对我们既有耐心又充满理解，也不会忘记在我们不愿去上学时他给予我们的亲切鼓励。
(1)这个长句子的主要框架是remember sb. for stb.(因某事记住某人)，介词for有3个并列宾语：patience，understanding和encouragement，最后这个宾语又带 有自己的定语从句，定语从句又有自己的时间状语从句。for后面跟的可以是某人的品德、特征等：
Jeremy is remembered for his great sense of humour.
人们不会忘记杰里米那绝妙的幽默感。
(2)kindly在这里为形容词，表示“仁慈的”、“和蔼的”、“亲切的”等，这个词既可以作形容词，也可以作副词：
She gave me a kindly smile.
她对我友好地笑了一下。(形容词)
Dan kindly invited us to lunch yesterday.
丹昨天友好地/好心地邀请我们吃午饭。(副词)
I greeted her and she smiled kindly.
我向她打招呼，她亲切地微微一笑。
(3)so在这里是一种非正式的用法，表示程度，相当于very：
This new cheese is so good!
这新奶酪如此之好!
You are so kind!
你(们)太客气了!
4.a farewell dinner in his honour, 为他举行的告别宴会。
(1)farewell比goodbye要正式，可以单独使用：Farewell!(再见!再会!一路平安!)它也可以作名词或形容词用：
He said farewell to his mother and got on the plane.
他向母亲告别后便登上了飞机。(名词)
When Frank retired, they held a farewell party.
弗兰克退休时，他们开了个欢送会。(形容词)
(2)in sb.'s honour作定语，表示“为向某人表示敬意”、“为纪念某人”等，也可以说in honour of sb.：
Many people attended the party in honour of the new manager.
很多人参加了为新经理举办的晚会。
This is a farewell performance in her honour.
这是一场为她举办的告别演唱/演奏会。
5.a total of，总共。
total在这里是名词，表示“总数”、“总额”、“合计”等：
The money she spent on the dinner party reached a total of ￡200.
她为这次宴会共花了200英镑。
6.devote oneself to，致力于，献身于，专心于。
Mary devotes herself to helping the poor.
玛丽致力于帮助穷苦人。
As a boy, Jim devoted himself to tennis.
吉姆小时候热衷于网球。
新概念英语第2册Lesson86课文详注
1.Out of control，(标题)失控。
介词短语out of可以表示“失去”、“欠缺”等：
We are out of bread.
我们的面包吃完了。
Tony walked so fast that he was soon out of sight.
托尼走得很快，不久就无影无踪了。
He has been out of work for two months.
他失业两个月了。
The plane got out of control and crashed in the mountains.
飞机失控后在山区坠毁。
2.…the steering wheel came away in his hands.……方向盘脱手了。
come away表示“脱落”、“脱离”、“脱开”等：
When I tried to lift the suitcase, the handle came away.当我试图提起手提箱时，把手掉了下来。
3.Both men had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea.他们两个还没来得及意识到究竟发生了什么事情，就被猛地抛入了海里。
hardly…when…表示“几乎未来得及……就……”，hardly用于主句中，并且主句通常用过去完成时。(cf.第38课语法)
4.they swam on as quickly as they could, 他们以最快的速度向前游去。
on在这里是副词，表示“向前”：
Walk on along this road for ten minutes and you'll see the railway station.
沿着这条路向前走10分钟你就会看见火车站。
I think he saw me, but he just marched on.
我觉得他看见了我，但他却径直往前走了。
5.They had just had enough time to swim out of danger when the boat again completed a circle. 他们刚刚来得及游出危险区，快艇就又转究了一圈。
just是个可以和各种完成时连用的时间副词，它与when连用时常用于过去完成时：
Jim had just left when you rang.
你打电话时吉姆刚走。
The patient had just died when the doctor arrived.
医生来时病人刚死。
6.The petrol had nearly all been used up. 汽油几乎已经用光。
use up表了“用完”、“用光”、“耗尽”：
They have just bought a house and a car. They must have used up all their money.
他们刚买了一所房子和一辆车。他们的钱肯定都用光了。
up表示“彻底地”、“完全地”，它也可以与其他一些动词连用：
The child soon ate up the cake.
孩子很快把蛋糕吃完了。
She burned up all his letters.
她把他的信都烧掉了。
Can you read up the book in two hours?
你用两小时就能把这书读完吗?
7.Before long, the noise dropped completely…
没过多久，噪音便彻底消失……
drop在这里为不及物动词，表示“减少”、“变弱”或“消失”：
When he saw that Mary was annoyed, his voice dropped.
他发现玛丽生气时，便降低了嗓门。
We had to stay at home before the wind had dropped.
风力减弱以前，我们不得不呆在家里。
新概念英语第2册Lesson87课文详注
1.A perfect alibi，(标题)极好的不在犯罪现场的证据。
alibi为法律用语，含义是“不在场证明”、“当时不在场的申辩”，是可数名词：
Ian had an alibi/alibis for that morning.
伊恩有那天上午不在场的证据/证明。
与它搭配的动词通常有offer，prove，set up等。
2.…I was there on time.……
我是按时到了那儿的。
on time为固定短语，表示“准时”、“按时”(注意它与in time的区别)：
Can you arrive on time?
你能准时到吗?
Tom is never on time. He always keeps other people waiting.
汤姆从来不准时。他总是让别人等。
3.And you didn't notice anything unusual? 您没有注意到有什么异常情况发生吗?
这是一个陈述疑问句，即它具备与陈述句同样的基本语法结构，但用升调提问。这种句子在英语中不常用：
You're out of work?
你失业了吗?
Yes,I'm afraid I am.
是的，恐怕是这样。
不定代词如anything，something等被形容词修饰时，形容词必须跟在不定代词之后：
This is something special.
这很特别。
This isn't anything important.
这并不重要。
I'd like something cheaper.
我想买点较为便宜的东西。
4.I suggest…that you are not telling the truth. 我提醒您……您讲的不是实话。
I suggest(that)…在这里用于提出质疑，译为“依我看……”、“恐怕……”：
I suggest that he is not so honest as he looks.
依我看他并不像他看上去那么诚实。
I suggest that the car crash was not accidental.
恐怕这起汽车撞车事故不是偶然的。
5.You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all. 您看，在凶杀发生的那天早晨，8点钟的那次车根本没有发。
(1)you see在口语中经常作为插入语出现，句首、句中或句尾均可以，表示“你知道”、“事实上”等含义：
He was not really interested in the film, you see.
事实上，他对那部电影并不是真的感兴趣。
My leg isn't all right yet, you see, so I can't climb the hill with you.
你知道/你看，我的腿还没有完全好，所以我不能和你(们)一起爬山。
(2)run可以指火车、公共汽车、船等“定时/定期行驶”、“(在两地间)往来”：
Buses run every ten minutes here.
这里的公共汽车每10分钟一班。
This ship runs between Dover and Calais.
这条船来往于多佛与加来之间。
