新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第35課(3)

35課 Stop thief!

Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. A short while ago,however, he became a bus driver and hehas notregretted it. He is finding his new work far moreexciting. When he was driving along Catford Streetrecently,he saw two thieves rush out of a shop andrun towards a waiting car. One of them wascarrying abag full of money. Roy acted quickly and drove thebus straight at the thieves. The one with themoney got sucha fright that he dropped thebag. As the thieves were trying to get away intheir car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it. While the battered car was movingaway, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. The thieves'car was badly damagedand easy to recognize. Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men werearrested.

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7、The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.

拿錢的那個小偷嚇得把提包都扔了。

語言點1 with the money作主語the one的后置定語。

語言點2 such...that...意為“如此……以至于”，詳見Lesson 44語法總結(jié)。

8、As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.

當(dāng)那兩個小偷企圖乘車逃跑時，羅伊駕駛他的公共汽車撞在了那輛車的后尾上

語言點1 drive sth. into ...并非“開車進(jìn)入某地”而是“開車撞進(jìn)某地”。

語言點2 get away = escape = flee 逃跑

9、While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police.

當(dāng)那輛被撞壞了的車開走時，羅伊停下車，給警察掛了電話。

語言點 本句中while引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。