新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第49課 理想的仆人 (1)

　　The Ideal Servant 理想的仆人

　　It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago. If she were alive today she wouldnot be able to air her views on her favourite topic of conversation: domestic servants.Aunt Harriet lived in that leisurely age when servants were employed to dohousework.

　　1.It is a good thing my aunt Harriet died years ago.

　　我的姑媽哈麗特好多年前就去世了，這倒是件好事。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:my aunt Harriet died years ago為真正的主語，it為形式主語。

　　2.If she were alive today she would not be able to air her views on her favourite topicof conversation: domestic servants.

　　如果她活到今天，她將不能就她熱衷的話題“傭人”發(fā)表意見了。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析:if引導虛擬語氣的句子。

　　語言點2:would not be able to的意思是“不可能(做)。”

　　3.Aunt Harriet lived in that leisurely age when servants were employed to dohousework.

　　哈麗特生活在一個悠閑的年代，家務事都由雇來的傭人代勞。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:live in…age的意思是“生活在…時代”。