新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第84課: 罷工(2)

　　Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.

　　句子講解：

　　5、Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week.

　　多教人認為這場罷工至少會持續(xù)一個星期。

　　6、Many owners of private cars are going to offer ' free rides ' to people on their way to work.

　　許多私家車的車主正準備在罷工期間為乘車上班的人們提供"免費乘車"的服務。 語言點 offer free rides提供免費乘坐的服務

　　free ride

　　n.自由通過;不勞而獲的東西;車順風車;搭便車;自由騎;免費乘車

　　vi.不勞而獲

　　在本文做 搭便車 ，坐順豐車講

　　例句：He hitched a ride to the station.

　　他搭便車到車站去。

　　7、This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.

　　這將在某種程度上減輕對火車的壓力。

　　語言點 relieve pressure on sth. to some extent從某種程度上減輕某方面的壓力

　　relieve pressure

　　This will relieve pressure on him.這將會減輕他的壓力。

　　Amusements give them great happiness and help relieve pressure and depression.娛樂給人們帶來很大的快樂而且?guī)椭麄儨p輕壓力和抑郁。

　　8、Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.

　　與此同時，一些大學生自愿在罷工期間駕駛公共汽車。

　　meanwhile：

　　adv.同時，其間;

　　n.其時，其間;

　　[例句]Meanwhile, I had to run out of town in shame?

　　而同時，我必須恥辱地搬出小鎮(zhèn)?

　　語言點 have volunteered to do sth已經(jīng)申請自愿去做某事：

　　I have volunteered to serve the Olympic Games in Beijing.

　　我已經(jīng)申請為北京的奧運會自愿服務。

　　擴展學習：

　　meanwhile的語法解析：

　　1.meanwhile的基本意思是“其間,與此同時”,指在一件事情發(fā)生的過程中或者一段時間內(nèi)另一件事也在發(fā)生。

　　2.meanwhile用作副詞時，也可拼作meantime,為非正式英語。

　　meanwhile有時也可用作名詞,多用在in the meanwhile短語中,意思與meanwhile相同,但不如meanwhile用得普遍。例如:

　　The next programme starts in five minutes; in the meanwhile, here's some music.下一個節(jié)目5分鐘后開始,現(xiàn)在先播放些In the meanwhile I'll wash the dishes.與此同時,我要洗洗盤子