新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 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(shuō)道：“光線(xiàn)太暗，請(qǐng)給我讀一下這封信。”

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

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

　　說(shuō)完，他一下子把信遞給獄卒。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):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(gè)字也記不住，于是便說(shuō)：“陛下，這兒光線(xiàn)的確太暗了，我得去眼鏡拿來(lái)。”

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:finding that…是原因狀語(yǔ)從句，其中含有一個(gè)that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句，說(shuō)明finding的內(nèi)容。