新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第5課 確切數(shù)字 (2)
The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace'. The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them.
4. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president's palace'.
文章的開頭是這樣的:“幾百級臺階通向總統(tǒng)府的高墻。”
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這是一個直接引語的句式，用數(shù)字作主語非常大氣的描述了總統(tǒng)府的龐大規(guī)模。Which引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾wall,強(qiáng)調(diào)是怎樣的高墻。
語言點2:hundreds of 表示“成百上千的”。
下面是與數(shù)字有關(guān)的表達(dá)總結(jié):
Tens of 幾十
Dozens of 幾十
Thousands of 成千上萬的
Tens of thousands of 數(shù)十萬的
Millions of 數(shù)百萬的
Tens of millions of數(shù)千萬的
Hundreds of millions of 數(shù)億的
Billions of 數(shù)十億的
例句支持:
Hundreds of millions of people are living in harmful environment in the world. 全世界有數(shù)億人仍然生活在有害的環(huán)境當(dāng)中。
5. The editor at once sent the journalist a fax instructing him find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.
編輯立即給那位記者發(fā)去傳真，要求他核實一下臺階的確切數(shù)字和圍墻的高度。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析: instructing him find out… 為現(xiàn)在分詞短語，作目的狀語。And并列連接臺階數(shù)量和圍墻高度。
語言點2:at once表示“立刻，立即”。
6. The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them.
記者立即出發(fā)去核實這些重要的事實，但過了好長時間不見他把數(shù)字寄來。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析: to obtain these important facts為動詞不定式短語，作目的狀語。But連接兩個并列句，表示轉(zhuǎn)折，說明接下來的情況。
語言點2:注意區(qū)別以下重要的寫作短語:開始做某事
(1) st out to do sth. 帶著某種特殊目的
(2) begin to do sth. 描述某種狀態(tài)的開始，反義詞end
(3) start to do sth. 強(qiáng)調(diào)動作，反義詞為stop
例句支持:
They set out to write a book on Chinese history. 他們開始著手寫一部關(guān)于中國歷史的書。
I begin to recover confidence. 我開始漸漸恢復(fù)了信心。
語言點3:sb. take + 時間 + to do sth.=it takes sb.+ 時間 + to do sth.，意思是“某人花費多少時間做某事”。
例句支持:
I took five hours to do my home work.(=It took me five hours to do my homework.) 我花了5個小時做家庭作業(yè)。
