新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第41課 寧靜田園生活的遐想 (4)

　　He saysnothing about the poor selection of goods in the shops, or about those unfortunatepeople who have to travel from the country to the city every day to get to work. Whypeople are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubious privilegeof living in the country is beyond me. They could be saved so much misery andexpense if they chose to live in the city where they rightly belong.

　　If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find the citycan provide you with the best that life can offer.

　　10.Why people are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey each day for the dubiousprivilege of living in the country is beyond me.

　　人們?yōu)槭裁辞樵该刻煸诼飞媳疾?個小時去換取值得懷疑的鄉(xiāng)間的優(yōu)點，我是無法理解的。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:why引導主語從句。

　　11.They could be saved so much misery and expense if they chose to live in the citywhere they rightly belong.

　　要是他們愿意住在本來屬于他們的城市，則可以讓他們省去諸多不便與節(jié)約大量開支。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:if引導條件狀語從句。

　　12.If you can do without the few pastoral pleasures of the country, you will find thecity can provide you with the best that life can offer.

　　如果你愿舍棄鄉(xiāng)下生活那一點點樂趣的話，那么你會發(fā)出城市可以為你提供生活最美好的東西。

　　語言點:the best在句中的用法相當于一個名詞。