新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第36課 百萬分之一的幾率 (5)

　　13.A few days later, she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman.

　　幾天后，她派了一個男孩去問那人是否叫漢斯.巴斯曼。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:動詞不定式短語to ask…作目的狀語，即“派男孩去目的地是為了讓他去問…”

　　語言點2:if his name was Hans Bussman為賓語從句，作ask的直接賓語，him是間接賓語。

　　14.Needless to say, the man's name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz's long-lostbrother.

　　不出巴斯曼夫人所料，那人的名字真是漢斯.巴斯曼，他確實是弗朗茲失散多年的兄弟。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:nedless to say是一個非常重要的表達。

　　15. When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive.

　　兄弟倆團聚之時，漢斯說明了他活下來的經過。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:when引導時間狀語從句。how it was that he was still alive為賓語從句，說明explained的內容，其中it是形式主語，that引導的從句是真正的主語，這句話改寫成正常語序應該是hewas still alive was how。

　　語言點2:注意were reunited不可譯為“被團圓”，而應譯為主動語態(tài)。