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 (4)

　　After a long period of rain the river may overflow its banks. This is a rare occurrenceas our climate seldom guest to extremes. We are lucky in that only the lower fields,which make up a very small proportion of our farm, are effected by flooding, but otherfarms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for theirowners.

　　10.After a long period of rain the river may overflow its banks.

　　久雨這后，河水會泛濫成災。

　　11.This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom guest to extremes.

　　但是在我們這里，氣候很少發(fā)生異常，河水極少泛濫。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:as引導原因狀語從句。

　　12.We are lucky in that only the lower fields, which make up a very small proportionof our farm, are effected by flooding, but other farms are less favorably sited, andflooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.

　　值得慶幸的是，只有低洼的受到洪水影響，而低洼地在我們農場比例很小。其他農場地勢欠佳，洪水有時會給農場主帶來災難。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:請注意，這個句子有三個主句，其中連詞But前的句子和它后面的兩個分句是讓步轉折的關系，后面這兩個分句間的連詞and連接兩個并列關系的句子。In that表示“由于，因為。”