新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第83課(2)

　　When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again. The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question. Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.

　　句子講解：

　　5、When he asked if Mr. Lane lived there, the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat, the ex- Prime Minister had gone abroad. On the following day, Patrick went to the house again.

　　當(dāng)他詢問萊恩先生是否住在那里時(shí)，值勤的警察告訴他這位前首相落選后出國去了。第二天，帕特里克再次來到前首相的住處。

　　語言點(diǎn) the policeman on duty值勤的警察

　　6、The same policeman was just walking slowly past the entrance, when Patrick asked the same question.

　　昨天的那位警察正從門口慢慢走過，帕特里克上前問了和昨天同樣的問題。

　　7、Though a little suspicious this time，the policeman gave him the same answer.

　　雖然那位警察這次有點(diǎn)疑心，但還是對他作了同樣的回答。

　　單詞解析：

　　on duty

　　adv.值班，上班; 因公;

　　例句:

　　Who was on duty?

　　當(dāng)天是誰在值班呢?

　　suspicious

　　adj.可疑的; 猜疑的，懷疑的; 多疑的，不信任的; 多心;

　　例句:

　　Who do you find suspicious?

　　那你覺得誰最可疑?

　　擴(kuò)展學(xué)習(xí)：

　　in duty, on duty, off duty, duty free區(qū)別

　　in duty有義務(wù)，有責(zé)任

　　as in duty bound有責(zé)任, 義不容辭

　　be in duty bound有義務(wù)(做某事)

　　be in duty bound to do sth.有義務(wù)(做某事)

　　on duty值班，當(dāng)值

　　off duty下班

　　Only one doctor is on duty today - the other doctor is off duty.今天只有一個(gè)醫(yī)生值班，另一位下班了。

　　duty free免稅

　　skeptical和suspicious 的區(qū)別

　　skeptical adj.多疑的，懷疑性的 (of,about)

　　suspicious adj.

　　1. 可疑的, 令人懷疑的

　　suspicious actions 可疑的行為

　　2. 多疑的, 對...起疑心的(of, about)

　　skeptical和suspicious表示對...懷疑的，基本可以通用，而且都可以跟of 和about 搭配，但skeptical沒有可疑的意思，通常只是對事情真假的懷疑，而suspicious有某人做了不好的事情令別人懷疑，含有可疑的意思

　　例句：

　　Many skeptical progressives refuse to agree that the foregoing reform sufficed. 許多持懷疑態(tài)度的進(jìn)步分子認(rèn)為，上述改革是不夠的。

　　Two officers on patrol became suspicious of two men in a car.兩名巡警開始對一輛車?yán)锏膬蓚€(gè)人起了疑心。