新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第31課 可愛的怪人 (7)

　　On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.

　　19. On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.

　　還有一次，他邀請一些著名評論家來參觀他私人收藏的現(xiàn)代畫。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:invite sb.to do sth.的意思是“邀請某人做某事”。注意本句中的see不作“看”來理解，而應(yīng)因素為“參觀，觀摩”。

　　20. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie.

　　這次展覽引起報界廣泛注意，因為這些畫名義上是名家的作品，事實上是迪基自己畫的。

　　語言點1:for引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，這個從句里面又含有一個though引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句。In fact是狀語，起強調(diào)作用。

　　語言點2:be supposed to的意思是“被當(dāng)作”(但實際上不是)。

　　21. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.

　　他花了4年時間策劃這出精心設(shè)計的鬧劇，只是想證明評論家們有時并不解他們所談?wù)摰氖虑椤?/p>

　　語言點:elaborate joke的意思是“精心設(shè)計的鬧劇”。相關(guān)短語總結(jié):

　　elaborate account 詳盡的記述

　　elaborate description 詳盡的描述