新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第22課 熟記于心 (6)

　　Then, squinting his eyes, he said: 'The light is dim. Read the letter to me'. And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire, I must get my glasses.'

　　16. Then, squinting his eyes, he said: 'The light is dim. Read the letter to me'.

　　然后，眼珠一轉(zhuǎn)，說道：“光線太暗，請給我讀一下這封信。”

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:現(xiàn)在分詞短語squinting his eyes作狀語。

　　17. And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.

　　說完，他一下子把信遞給獄卒。

　　語言點:promptly 立刻，立即。

　　18. Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire, I must get my glasses.'

　　獄卒發(fā)現(xiàn)自己連一個字也記不住，于是便說：“陛下，這兒光線的確太暗了，我得去眼鏡拿來。”

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:finding that…是原因狀語從句，其中含有一個that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，說明finding的內(nèi)容。