Question

英语语法问题-请从语法成分和时态方面帮我解析下这句话 ？？

Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.

Answer 1

Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.逗号之后是由for引导的原因状语从句，补充说明的作用。前面句子是由and连接的两个并列句，分别用过去进行时（表将来）和一般过去时。后面句子由not only ，but（also）连接两个谓语动词would wash ...和would cause...，这里的would do表示过去习惯性的动作，但与现在无关（注意与used to do的区别）。所以这句话的意思是：冬天要来了，一座座山会因带来毁坏而威胁着周围的村庄，因为大雨不仅总是冲走泥土而且还总是会引起严重的洪灾。

Answer 2

Winter（主语） was coming on（谓语，过去进行时表示将来） and（并列连词） the hills （主语）threatened （谓语动词）the surrounding villages（宾语） with destruction（状语）, for（并列连词，表原因） heavy rain（主语） would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well（谓语部分，使用了not only...but also结构）.

Answer 3

1. winter was coming on 冬天即将来临，过去正在进行时表示将来

2. the hills threatens the surrounding villages with destruction 拟人句，可以翻译成：周围的山村随时面临着山泥倾泻

3. for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.
   这里的for表示因为，交代上个短句的原因；not only...but...不仅......还/而且......；as well 同样地

   翻译：因为暴雨不仅会把泥土冲掉，而且还会造成严重的洪水灾难。

Answer 4

winter was coming on 过去进行时，说明在过去冬天快要到时这些山是对村子有毁灭性的威胁，而现在没有了（可能是采取了什么措施，现在已经没有威胁了）。因为大雨不仅会冲走土壤，也会造成洪灾

Answer 5

was coming on 表示过去进行的 ，threatened 用了过去时，说明只是过去存在隐患。for,引出原因壮语从句， would 也是will 的过去时。