题目列表(包括答案和解析)
13.At this period India living in South Africa were badly treated by South African whites.
这个时期,居住在南非在的印度人受到南非白人的虐待。
句中的badly是副词,基本的意思是“坏地,不好的,拙劣地。”一般要根据上下文来翻译成汉语。如:
I was badly wounded in the accident.
在这场事故中我伤得很重。
The wall was badly painted.
这墙壁油漆得很差劲。
He behaved badly.他行为不良。
She was wearing a badly-fitting dress.她穿了一件不合身的衣服。
badly与want, need连用可以表示程度。
He wants to go abroad badly.他很想出国。
He was badly beaten.他被打得很惨。
They needed to help badly.他们急需帮助。
12.Following this, 60,000 Indians, including Gandhi, were put in prison.
在这个事件之后,有6万印度人,包括甘地在内,被投入监狱。
此句中following为介词,意思是“在……之后”,“经过”,“跟着”。
Following the meeting, coffee will be served.
会后将招待咖啡。
Following the event, a war broke out between the two countries.
这个事件之后,两国间爆发了战争。
following还有形容词表示“接着的”,“其次的”。
If that was Sunday, then the following day must have been Monday.
如果那天是星期日的话,那么转天就是星期一了。
following还有名词词性,表示“一批追随者”,“一批拥护者”,不习惯在词尾加-s。
The politician has quite a large following in the district.
那位政治家在那地区有一大批追随者。
11.He had a gift for thinking up ways of making political points.
他有一种才华,能想方法使政治论点为人信服。
此句中gift意思为“天才”,“天赋”,“天资”。
A great artist must have a gift for painting.
一位伟大的画家必须具有绘画天才。
He is a boy of many gifts.他是个多才多艺的少年。
think up作“想出(主意)”解,有“发明”“编造”的含意。如:
Finally, he thought up ways to overcome the difficulty.
最后,他终于想出了克服困难的方法。
Can you think up a caption(标题)that exactly covers the whole idea?
你能想出一个把整个意思确切地加以概括的标题吗?
10.On his return to India he had the chance to travel to South Africa to work on a law case.
他一回到印度,就得到一个去南非的机会,到那里去处理一件案子。
On his return中的介词on表示时间,意思是“在……时候”或“一……就……”,强调两个动作先后随即发生,其后接具有动词意义的名词或动词-ing式。
On his arrival at the airport, he was arrested by the police.
=On arriving at the airport, he was arrested by the police.
=As soon as he arrived at the airport, he was arrested by the police.
他一到机场就被警察逮捕了。
On receiving the letter, he thanked the Chinese Government for its support.
在收到这封信后他对中国政府的支持表示感谢。
9.This experience was to change his life.
这次经历后来改变了他的生活。
在第17单元Lesson 65课文中也有类似结构的句子:
Those first words were to change my world.
我最先学的这些单词将会改变我的生活天地。
Be+to+v.表示“以后将会发生的事”。这种结构表示说话人对将来发生的动作判断,带有明显的感情色彩。
His mother’s words were to encourage him to study even harder.
(那时)母亲的一席话会鼓励他更加努力学习。
The meeting were to be held the next year.
这会议会在转年举行。
8.As the Maori had no written language, the stories of Maori history were handed down from generation to generation.
由于毛利人没有书面语言,所以有关毛利历史的传说是一代一代口传下来的。
该句中hand down的意思是“传”(尤指从上代往下代传)。如:
Mother handed down the clothes from one child to the next.
母亲把孩子穿旧的衣服传给了弟弟(或妹妹)穿。
The old story was handed down from father to son.
这个古老的故事从父亲传到了儿子。
由hand组成的短语:
(1)hand back归还,交还
Please remember to hand back your room key before leaving the hotel.
在离开旅馆之前请不要忘记交还你的房间钥匙。
(2)hand in交进,提交,呈送
Be sure to hand in you compositions this afternoon.
务必在今天下午把作文交来。
(3)hand on转交
Will you hand on this telegram to your friend?
请把这份电报转交你的朋友好吗?
(4)hand out拿出,取出;分发,散发;免费分发
The nurse handed out biscuits to the children.
保育员把饼干分发给孩子们。
7.New Zealand wine is of high quality and is sold all over the world.
新西兰的酒质量好,销往世界各地。
“of high quality”是“of+n.”结构,常用来描写人或事物的特征。在句中可做表语(该句)或定语。如:
Reading widely is of great help to me.
(=Reading widely is very helpful to me.)
博览群书对我有很大帮助。
My brother is of age.我兄弟长大了。
The earth is of a round shape.
(=The earth is round)地球是圆的。
He is a man of great courage.他是个勇气非凡的人。
6.Apart from their milk, the wool from their coats is used in expensive clothing.
除了羊奶外,山羊绒可用来制成昂贵的服装。
apart from作“除了”、“除了……之外”在意思上相近于besides。主要和名词与动词-ing连用。如:
Apart from sugar, there is some water in an apple.
苹果除了糖分以外,还有些水分。
He has no other interests, apart from his work.
除了自己的工作之外,他没有其他的爱好。
5.Some farmers have turned to keeping deer, and…
有些农场主已经转而养鹿了。
此句中,turn to作“转弯”“转向”“变成”讲。如:
Our conversation turned to China’s reform.
我们的话题转向中国改革。
He turned to Communism in his thirties.
他三十岁时转而信仰共产主义。
turn to还有其他意思。如:
The room was very dirty, but we all turned to and soon had it tidy.
房间很脏,但我们大家一齐动手,很快就把它打扫干净。(着手工作,忙着干起来)
Don’t hesitate to turn to us if you are in difficulty.
你若有困难,尽管来找我们好了。(求助于)
The ice turned to water.冰化成水。(变成)
He turned to the study and practice of medicine.
他从事于医学的研究和实践。(致力于)
4.Maori children are taught at an early age what to do when they come to the marae.
毛利儿童很小就被教会他们来到麦利堂时该做些什么?
该句中when they come to the marae是不定式what to do的时间状语。What to do是are taught的宾语。
英语中有些动词需要接wh-word to do sth.(带有连接词的不定式)。如:
He is learning how to drive a car.
他在学习开车。(how在句中是不可省的)
I know how to get there.我知道怎么到那儿。
常接带wh-to do做宾语的动词有:
remember, learn, see, know, decide, wonder, ask, hear, discuss等。
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