新概念英语第三册Lesson1一5课文注释
1.新概念英语第三册Lesson1课文注释
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 at large是介词短语，此处表示“逍遥自在”、“行动自由”的意思。
2 When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, 当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里的地方发现一头野生美洲狮时。这个从句中以that引导的从句是reports的同位语，用于进一步说明报告的内容。
3 feel obliged to do sth. 是“感到不得不做某事”的意思。
4 it left behind it a trail of, 它身后留下一串……。
a trail of作left的宾语，behind it是状语，提到宾语之前是为了使句子结构更紧凑。
5 puma fur was found clinging to bushes中，clinging是现在分词，此处作主语puma fur的主语补足语。下文中As no pumas had been reported missing…一句中，missing也是现在分词作主语补足语。
6 in the possession of, 为……所有。
2.新概念英语第三册Lesson2课文注释
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 woke up with a start:...
with a start,由于受到惊动，惊醒了。冒号后面是一个解释性的分句，是对start所作的具体说明。
2 recognize as,认出是。
3 Whatever are you doing up here?你究竟在这上面干什么。
whatever 用于疑问句中，用以加强 what 的语气，作“究竟什么”解，口语中很常用。
4 You certainly did give me a surprise!你确实使我感到意外!
在英语中助动词 do 可以用来表示强调。此时助动词do放在谓语动词之前。
5 Thirteen is not as good as one,but it is better than nothing.
敲 13下虽然不如敲 1下好，但总比1下不敲强多了。
3.新概念英语第三册Lesson4课文注释
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 People who work in offices are frequently referred to as‘white-collar workers’, 那些坐在办公室的人，往往被称为“白领工人”。 white-collar workers往往指脑力劳动者，而体力劳动者则被称为 blue-collar workers, 蓝领工人。
2 for the simple reason that…这里 that引导的从句是 the reason的同位语。
3 Such is human nature, that…
such位于句首，起强调作用，后面要用倒装语序， that引导的是 such的同位语从句。
4 as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who… worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. 正如给埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德·布洛格斯的情况所造成的怪现象那样。 as it did中的 it是指上一句中that 从句所指的情况，而 did是替代give rise to curious situations。
5 half as much as he used to, 只相当于过去的一半。
4.新概念英语第三册Lesson5课文注释
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 go to extremes. 走极端。
2 provide…with…作“向……提供……”解。
3 to write an article on, 写一篇有关的报道。
4 lead to …作“通往……”、“导致……”解
5 go to press, 付印。
6 Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. 这是 not only… but… as well 引导的并列句子，如果将not only置于句首，后面主谓语应采取倒装结构。
