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(8)

　　The men of our family waded down through ourflooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of theraft and pull it out of the current towards our bank. We still think it a miracle thatthey we able to do so.

　　22.The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks,in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the currenttowards our bank.

　　我家的男人們手拿船篙過被水淹沒草場，希望能夠鉤住筏子一角，將它拽出激流，拖回岸邊。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:in the hope of的意思是“希望…”，引導目的狀語。

　　23. We still think it a miracle that they we able to do so.

　　他們終于成功了。至今我們仍認為這是個奇跡。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:that引導賓語從句。It是形式賓語。