新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第82課(1)

　　新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第82課(1)

　　Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.

　　句子講解：

　　1、Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.

　　一些漁民和船員有時聲稱他們在海里看到過妖怪。

　　語言點 claim to have seen用完成時的形式表示不定式的過去時，強調(diào)聲稱的結(jié)果。

　　2、Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these monsters，which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.

　　盡管人們常常對他們講的故事付諸一笑，但是現(xiàn)在看來，人們有時看到的這些"妖怪" 很多不過是一些奇怪的魚。

　　語言點 it is now known是一般現(xiàn)在時的被動語態(tài)，表系"被知道" ;have been sighted現(xiàn)在完成時的被動語態(tài)。

　　3、Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.

　　一些罕見的生物偶爾會被沖上海灘，但是它們在海里卻很少被捕到。

　　語言點 sth. be washed to somewhere某物被沖到某地

       生詞解析：

　　claim [kleim]

　　vi. 提出要求

　　vt. 要求;聲稱;需要;認領(lǐng)

　　n. 要求;聲稱;索賠;斷言;值得

　　例句:

　　1. Every citizen may claim the protection of the law.

　　每個公民都可以要求受到法律的保護。

　　monsters

　　英 [?m?nst?(r)] 美 [?mɑ:nst?(r)]

　　adj.巨大的，龐大的; (建筑物) 巍峨的;

　　n.怪物; 龐然大物; 惡魔，惡人; 畸形，畸胎;

　　[例句]You must think I'm a monster.

　　你一定認為我是個怪物。

　　unusual [,?n'ju:?u?l]

　　adj. 不尋常的;與眾不同的;不平常的

　　例句:

　　1. The author gives an unusual twist to his story.

　　作者讓故事產(chǎn)生了一個不尋常的轉(zhuǎn)折。