We have all experienced days when everythinggoes wrong. A day may begin well enough, butsuddenly everything seems to get out ofcontrol. What invariably happens is that a greatnumber of things choose to go wrong atprecisely the same moment.
1.We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong.
我們大家都有過事事不順心的日子。
語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when引導的是定語從句,請?zhí)貏e注意不是時間狀語從句,被修飾的先行詞是days。All的作用是突出強調(diào)we。
2.A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything seems to get out of control.
一天開始時,可能還不錯,但突然間似乎一切都失去了控制。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:but并列連接兩個轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系的句子。
語言點2:well enough的意思是“足夠好”,注意不可說enough well!
3.What invariably happens is that a great number of things choose to go wrong atprecisely the same moment.
情況經(jīng)常是這樣的,許許多多的事情都偏偏趕在同一時刻出問題。
語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:what invariably happens是主語從句。
語言點2:choose to do sth.的意思是“碰巧做某事”,相當于coincide/conspire to do sth。choose togo wrong在此是擬人修辭格。