新概念英語第三冊(cè)逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第9課 飛貓 (3)

　　Apparently, there is a good deal of truth inthis idea. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.

　　Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over aperiod of five months.

　　7. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea.

　　顯然，這種說法里面包含著許多真實(shí)性。

　　語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這是一個(gè)典型的there be句型。

　　語言點(diǎn)2:本句適合模仿寫作:

　　There is a good deal of truth in what you say. 你說的很有道理。

　　There is little truth in what you say. 你說的沒什么道理。

　　8. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.

　　貓?jiān)诘鋾r(shí)能夠大難不死是有事實(shí)作為依據(jù)的。

　　survive [s?'vaiv]

　　vt. 幸存;生還;幸免于;比...活得長(zhǎng)

　　vi. 幸存;活下來

　　例句:

　　the people who survive in the war

　　經(jīng)過戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)洗禮而幸存的人們

　　語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:to survive是動(dòng)詞不定式，作ability的定語，說明是“…的能力”。

　　語言點(diǎn)2:sth.be based on的意思是“某物建立在…的基礎(chǔ)上”。

　　9. Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months.

　　最近，紐約動(dòng)物醫(yī)療中心對(duì)132只貓進(jìn)行了為期5個(gè)月的綜合研究。

　　period ['pi?ri?d]

　　n. 周期，期間;時(shí)期;月經(jīng);課時(shí)

　　adj. 某一時(shí)代的

　　例句:

　　This is a recent period in history.

　　這是歷史上近代的一段時(shí)期。

　　語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:recently在句首充當(dāng)時(shí)間狀語，比放在句尾效果好。Of 132 cats over a periodof five months作study的后置定語，說明是“一項(xiàng)…的研究”。

　　語言點(diǎn)2:此句可以使用there be句型改寫為:Over a period of five months,there was a study of 132cats made by the New York Animal Medical Center.