新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第15課 五十便士的麻煩 (4)

　　Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed is right arm through the drain cover.

　　10. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.

　　他卻拿這錢給自己買了50 便士的麻煩。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:instead在本句句首表示轉折，相當于but或however。

　　語言點2:bought在此句中為借代用法，不是“借”的意思，而是“因此而得到”。

　　語言點3:這個句子補充完整應為:Instead of saving it he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.

　　11. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.

　　在他去糖果店的路上，50便士掉在地上，在人行道上跳了幾下，掉進了陰溝里。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:on his way to the sweet shop為地點狀語。句中的兩個and表明了動作的先后順序。

　　語言點2:on one's way to的意思是“在某人去…的路上”。

　　12. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed is right arm through the drain cover.

　　喬治脫掉外套，卷起袖子，將右胳膊伸進了陰溝蓋。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:請注意本句中出現(xiàn)的三個動詞短語take off,roll up,push through,作者用桑連續(xù)的動作形象地記錄了喬治找錢時的動作和急切的心情。