The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.
16. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated.
公眾把大筆賭注下到了門(mén)多薩身上,但他卻輸了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:but連接兩個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的并列句。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:bet money on sb.的意思是“在某人身上下注”。類(lèi)似的表達(dá)還有:bet money on horse 賭馬,play dice 擲骰子,bet on small or big賭大小
17. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time.
后來(lái),門(mén)多薩與漢弗萊斯再次在拳擊場(chǎng)上較量,門(mén)多薩又輸了一場(chǎng)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:and連接兩個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句,以避免主語(yǔ)重復(fù)。
18. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England.
直到1790年他們第3次對(duì)壘,門(mén)多薩才終于擊敗漢弗萊斯,成了全英拳擊冠軍。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這是一個(gè)典型的強(qiáng)調(diào)句式,被強(qiáng)調(diào)的部分是時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)his third match n 1790。