新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第46課 自己動手 (10)

　　I was not surprised to find that the machine stillrefused to work after I had reassembled it, for the simple reason that I was left withseveral curiously shaped bits of metal which did not seem to fit anywhere. I gave up indespair. The weeks passed and the grass grew.

　　28.When my wife nagged me to do something about it, I told her that either I wouldhave to buy a new mower or let the grass grow.

　　妻子喋喋不休讓我想點辦法。我告訴她，要么買一臺新割草機，要么讓草長下去。

　　語言點:nag sb.to do sth.的意思是“喋喋不休地讓某人做某事。”

　　29.Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle.

　　不用說，我家現(xiàn)在已被叢林包圍。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:用jungle來形容“草”的繁茂高大，為夸張修辭格。

　　30.Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn-mower which I havepromised to repair one day.

　　深草叢中的某個地方有一臺正在生銹的割草機，那就是我曾答應某日要修理的割草機。