新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第56課 河流，我們的鄰居(1)

　　Our Neighbour, the River 河流，我們的鄰居

　　The river which forms the eastern boundary ofour farm has always played an important partin our lives. Without it we could not make aliving. There is only enough spring water tosupply the needs of the houses, so we have topump from the river for farm use.

　　1.The river which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always played animportant part in our lives.

　　形成我們農(nóng)場東部邊界的一條河流一直在我們生活中發(fā)揮著重要作用。

　　語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:which引導定語從句。

　　語言點2: play an important part相當于play an important role in,意思是“在…中起重要作用。”

　　2.Without it we could not make a living.

　　要是沒有這條河，我們就無法生存下去。

　　語言點1:without it實際上是提出一個先決條件。

　　語言點2:make a living的意思是“謀生，維持生活。”

　　3.There is only enough spring water to supply the needs of the houses, so we have topump from the river for farm use.

　　泉水只能滿足家庭生活用水，因此我們必須從河里抽水以用于農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)。

　　語言點:pump from the river for的意思是“為…而從河里抽水。”