新概念英语第二册Lesson55~57逐句精讲
新概念英语第二册Lesson55逐句精讲
1、Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.
最近，找到失踪宝藏的梦想差一点儿变成现实。
语言点 句子的主体实际是Dreams came true.“梦想成真”。of finding...是介词短语作dreams的后置定语。
2、A new machine called "The Revealer" has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.
一种叫“探宝器”的新机器已经发明出来，人们用它来探测埋藏在地下的金子.
语言点 called..在此是过去分词短语作后置定语(见Lesson 29)。
3、The machine was used in a cave near the seashore whereit is said一pirates used to hide gold.
在靠近海边的一个据说过去海盗常在里面藏金子的岩洞里，这种机器被派上了用场。
语言点1 use—词的灵活应用：
1) use作实义动词，意为“使用' 相当于employ。
2) used to do表示“过去常常做，现在不再做了”，注意，此结构加动词原形。
例：I used to swim every day when I was a child.孩提时代，我每天去游泳。 used to没有人称和数的变化，例：
She /1 / They used to do …
3) be used to doing = be accustomed to doing 习惯于做某事
这里的be是系动词，used是形容词，to是介词，后接名词或动名词。
She is used to cooking eggs for dinner.她习惯了 以鸡蛋当晚餐。
be used to doing = get / become / grow used to doing 习惯于
语言点2 it is said据说，据传说;it is reported据报道
4、The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it.
海盗们过去常把金子埋藏在那个洞里，但后来却没能取走。
语言点 fail to collect表示“没能取走”。
5、Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
一支用这种新机器装备起来的探宝队进入了这个岩澜，希望找到埋藏的金子。
语言点 armed with the new machine 是过去分词作伴随状语; hoping to find buried treasure 是现在分词短语作目的状语。
6、The leader of the party wa» examining the .soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there vfm gold under the ground.
当搜索队的队长在检查满口附近的土壤时，那台机器显示出它的下面埋有金子。
语言点 under the ground在地F(正T方);in the ground在地下(不确定的大范围内)
7、Very excited, the party dug a hole two feel deep.
队员们异常激动，就地挖了一个两英尺深的坑。
语言点1 very excited 为过去分词作状语，补充完整是：They were very excited, and the party dug a hole two feet deep.
语言点2 two feet deep为“数词+量词+形容词”结构，在句中既可以作定语(一般用连字符连接)，也可以作表语。例：
There is a five-metre-wide street.这里有一条五米宽的大街。
The street is five-metres-wide.这条街有五米宽。
8、They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.
但最后找到的是一枚几乎一文不值的小金币。
语言点 which was almost worthless为定语从句，修饰coin。
9、The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.
队员们接着又把整个洞彻底搜寻了一遍，但除了一只空铁皮箱外什么也没找到。
语言点 excqpt an empty tin trunk除了一只空铁皮箱外
10、In spite this, many people are confident that ‘The Revealer’ may reveal something of value fairly soon.
尽管如此，很多人仍然相信“探宝器”很快就会探出值钱的东西来。
语言点 something of value复合不定代词的定语后置:“of +名词”相当于该名词对应的形容词， 如：
something important = something of importance 重要的东西 someone patient = someone of patience 有耐心的某人
新概念英语第二册Lesson56逐句精讲
1、Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
每年都举行一次旧式汽车的比赛。
语言点 old car旧式汽车;second-hand car 二手车
2、A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began.
去年有很多汽车参加了这项比赛。比赛开始之前，人们异常激动。
语言点 a great deal of后应接不可数名词。
3、One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.
最漂亮的汽车之一是罗尔斯-罗伊斯公司生产的银鬼汽车。
语言点 辨析：pretty, nice, lovely, good-looking, smart, cute, handsome
pretty“美丽的”，多用于修饰女子或小孩;nice “可爱的”，多用于修饰小孩;lovely"可爱 的”，多指长得乖巧;good-looking “好看的”，可用来形容任何人和物;smart “聪明的”一般形容物小巧而美丽的，人时髦而美丽的;cute “漂亮的，可爱的”，常用来形容小孩 或物品;handsome“帅气的”，多用于赞美男子。
4、The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.
而最不寻常的一辆则要属只有3只轮子的奔驰汽车了。
语言点 由which引导的定语从句修饰Benz。
5、Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.
这辆车造于1885年，是参赛车中最老的一辆。
语言点 built in 1885是过去分词短语，在此作状语，将本句补充完整应为：It was built in1885，and it was the oldest car taking part.
6、Afler a great many loud explosions, the race began.
在好一阵喧闹的爆炸声之后，比赛斤始了。
语言点 a great many后加可数名词(见Lesson 4)。
7、Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them!
很多汽车在途中就抛了锚，而有些驾驶员修车的时间比坐在汽车里面的时间还要长。
语言点1 broke down “抛锚”，汽车制造商丰田公司的经典广告词：
Have you ever seen a broke-down TOYOTA on the way?
你见过一辆在路上抛锚的丰田汽车吗?(言下之意，丰田车的质量一流。)
语言点2 in the car表示开车、坐车;under the car表面意思为“在车子下面”，这里指“修车”。
8、A few cars, however, completed the race.
然而，还是有几辆汽车跑完了全程。
语言点 a few cars指为数不多的几辆车。
9、The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hourmuch faster than any of its rivals.
获胜的邺辆车达到了时速40英里——远远超过其他对手。
语言点 reach /go up a speed of +数量，表示“达到……速度”
新概念英语第二册Lesson57逐句精讲
1、A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop.
一位穿牛仔裤的妇女站在一家高档商店的橱窗前。
真题测试 测试语言点：介词的灵活应用
You can’t wear a bluejacket that shirt. It，ll look terrible.
(2004年高考湖南卷，第32题) A. on B. above C. up D. over
答案：选D
分析：on表示“在……上面，与……表面接触”;above表示“凌空的上方”;up表示“高 高在上”;over表示“在某物的上面”。所以选D。
翻译：你别在那件衬衣外套一件蓝色夹克，很难看。
2、Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window.
她虽然犹豫了片刻，但终于还是走进了商店，要求把陈列在橱窗里的一件衣服拿给她看。 真题测试测试语言点：that定语从句
Do you still remember the chicken farm we visited three months ago?
(2005年北京春季高考，第26题) A. wbere B. when C. that D. what
答案：选C
分析：we visited three months ago为定语从句，修饰the chicken farm,关联同使用关系 代词还是关系副词主要取决于从句的句子结构，这里visited后需要的是宾语， 所以选C,另外还可以用which。
翻译：你还记得我们三个月前去过的那个养鸡场吗?
3、The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.
接待她的那个售货员不喜欢她的那副打扮。
真题测试测试语言点：who在定语从句中一般作主语
Women drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having
heart disease than those don’t ____. (2006 年高考北M 卷，第 31 题)
A. who,不填 B.不填，who C. who, who D.不填，不填
答案：选C
分析：由句意可知，是将喝咖啡与不喝咖啡的女性作比较，所以women和those后各 带一个定语从句，根据关系代词在从句中作主语不能省略这一规则，不难判断C为正确答案。
翻译：每天喝两杯以上咖啡的女性比不喝咖啡的女性更易患上心脏病。
4、Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.
售货员轻蔑地看了她一眼后，便告诉她那件衣服已经卖出去了。 真题测试测试语言点：现在分词作伴随状语
This programme will examine the writers books in detail, an introduction to her life.
(1994 年 1 月 CET>4，第 70 题)
A. following B. having followed C. being followed D. to be followed
答案：选A
分析：本题是一个分词短语作伴随状语的情况,根据句意，应填现在分词的一般形式。
翻译：这个项目将仔细研究这位作家的著作，随后介绍他的生平。
5、The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day.
这位妇女满脸怒气地走出了商店，她决定第二天教训一下那个售货员。
6、She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other.
第二天上午，她又来到这家商店，穿了一件裘皮大衣，一只手拎着一只手提包，另一只手拿着一把长柄伞。
7、After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress.
我到那个无礼的售货员后，她还要看昨天的那件衣服.
真题测试 测试语言点：非谓语动词
their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of thought.
A. To have reviewed B. Having reviewed C. Reviewing D. Being reviewed
答案：选C
分析：本题考查非谓语动词。
Their work部分是本句的主语，空缺部分应为非谓语。To have reviewed与本句时态相矛盾;Having reviewed一般做状语，表时间的先后;Being reviewed把两者之间的逻辑关系误作被动关系;因此，只有 Reviewing 为正确答案。
8、Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time.
那个售货员没有认出她是谁，这一回非常热情地接待了他。
真题测试 测试语言点：分词作原因状语
the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks.
(2004年高考广东卷，第32题) A. Not completing B. Not completed
C. Not having completed D. Having not completed
答案：选C
分析：分词的两定形式是在分词前面加not。Not having completed相当于Because they haven’t completed the programme.
翻译：他们没完成那项计划，只好在那里再待两个星期。
9、With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress.
费了好大劲儿，他才爬进橱窗去取那件衣服。
10、As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it.
这位妇女只看了一眼那件衣服，就说不喜欢。
11、She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.
她开心地让那位售货员把橱窗里几乎所有的衣服都拿了出来，最后才买下了她最先要看的那一件。
语言点 enjoy oneself doing喜欢做某事，享乐其中;make sb. do使役动词动何原形作宾语。
翻译：重新回顾他们的作品，可以使我们对这两个流派思想上的巨大不同之处有更好的理解。
