新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第23課 各有所愛 (4)

　　As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.

　　10. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.

　　他住在大城市里的一所公寓里，沒有自己的花園。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:as引導原因狀語從句，說明“沒有花園”的原因。

　　語言點2:從本句的用詞flat可以大膽推測，這篇文章的作者是英國人，因為flat是英式英語。

　　11. For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.

　　多年來，他一直讓我把我園子里的蝸牛收集起來給他捎去。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:for years與現狀完成進行時has been asking形成時間狀語與時態(tài)上的呼應關系。

　　12. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.

　　一開始，他的這一想法沒有引起我多大興趣。后來有一天，一場大雨后，我在花園里漫無目的散步，突然注意到許許多多蝸牛在我的一些心愛的花木上慢悠悠的蠕動著。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:when引導時間狀語從句，說明“散步時發(fā)生了什么”。

　　語言點2:notice…taking a stroll即notice…doing sth.的結構，特別強調蝸牛正在植物上不緊不慢的爬著，這是多么形象的描寫。