新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第52課 實(shí)事求是 (1)

　　Mud is Mud 實(shí)事求是

　　My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in hisstudy. Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted adelicate shade of green, an observant visitorwould soon notice that it is filled with whatlooks like a thick, grayish substance. If youwere to ask Harry what was in the bottle, hewould tell you that it contained perfumed mud.

　　1.My cousin, Harry, keeps a large curiously-shaped bottle on permanent display in hisstudy.

　　我的堂兄哈里在他的書房里一直擺著一只形狀古怪的大瓶子。

　　語言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:Harry是my cousin的同位語，起解釋說明的作用。

　　語言點(diǎn)2:study作動詞的意思是“學(xué)習(xí)”，此處為名詞，意思是“書房”。

　　2.Despite the fact that the bottle is tinted a delicate shade of green, an observantvisitor would soon notice that it is filled with what looks like a thick, grayishsubstance.

　　盡管那只瓶子呈淡綠色，但細(xì)心的客人很快就會發(fā)現(xiàn)瓶里裝的是一種看上去黏稠，顏色發(fā)灰的東西。

　　語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:fact后面的that引導(dǎo)同位語從句;notice后面的that引導(dǎo)賓語從句。

　　3.If you were to ask Harry what was in the bottle, he would tell you that it containedperfumed mud.

　　要是你問哈里瓶里裝著什么，他會告訴你是香水泥。

　　語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:if引導(dǎo)虛擬語氣的句子，交代非真實(shí)條件下所得到的回答。