新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第31課(1)
Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was tellingme about his experiences as a young man.Before he retired, Frank was the head of a verylarge business company, but as a boy he usedtowork in a small shop. It was his job to repairbicycles and at that time he used to workfourteen hours a day. He saved money for yearsand in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.In his twenties Frank used to make spare parts foraeroplanes. At that time he had two helpers. In a fewyears the small workshop had become a large factory which employed seven hundred andtwenty-eight people. Frank smiled when he remembered his hard early years and the long roadto success. He was still smiling when the door opened and his wife came in. She wanted him torepair their grandson's bicycle!
語法歸納：形式主語
一句話總結(jié)：在英語表達(dá)中，為了避免頭重腳輕、保持句子的整體平衡。我們常用形式主語it來代替真正的主語。例：
1) To recite the important passage is necessary for English learns.
背誦重要的篇章對于英語學(xué)習(xí)者來說是必要的。
to recite the important passage,似乎在句子中所占比重太大，使句子頭重腳輕，因此改為：
It is necessary for English learners to recite the important passage.
2) To talk with you is very funny.和你談讀很有意思
to talk with you是主語,但在句子中所占比重太大，使句子頭重腳輕，因此改為：
It is very funny to talk with you.
3) It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. (Lesson 54)
說服她過一會兒再給我打過來花了我十分鐘。
精講筆記：
1. Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his experiences as a youngman.
昨天下午，弗蘭克•霍金斯向我講述了他年輕時的經(jīng)歷。
語言點(diǎn) tell sb. about / of one’s experiences / story 向……講述某人的經(jīng)歷：
Tom told me of his unforgettable experiences in U.S.A.
湯姆向我講述了他在美國的一些讓人難忘的經(jīng)歷。
2. Before he retired，F(xiàn)rank was the head of a very large business company, but as aboy he used to work in a small shop.
在退休前，弗蘭克是一個非常大的商業(yè)公司的經(jīng)理。但在他小時候，他曾在一個小鋪里做工。
語言點(diǎn)1 本句中before引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，but連接并列句。
語言點(diǎn)2 關(guān)于“領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，領(lǐng)袖”的詞匯：
head / leader 領(lǐng)袖
headmaster 中小學(xué)校長
principal首長;中小學(xué)校長
director主任，主管，董事;導(dǎo)演
superior 上級，上司
CEO: Chief Executive Officer 首席執(zhí)行官
CFO: Chief Financial Officer 首席財(cái)務(wù)官
COO: Chief Operating Officer 首席運(yùn)營官
CIO: Chief Information Officer 首席信息官
CTO: Chief Technology Officer 首席技術(shù)官
語言點(diǎn)3 used to do sth.過去常常做某事(現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不做了)：
I used to go to school by bicycle.過去我經(jīng)常騎自行車上學(xué)。
She used to eat a lot as a young girl.她小時候經(jīng)常吃很多。
3. It was his job to repair bicycles and at that time he used to work fourteen hours aday.
他那時的工作是修自行車，并且常常每天工作14個小時。
語言點(diǎn)1 it作形式主語，而動詞不定式to repair bicycles才是真正的主語。
語言點(diǎn)2 repair bicycle = mend bicycle = fix bicycle = service bicycle 修理自修車
