lesson27用法（新二Lesson7语法精讲笔记）

Lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼内，另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。这时两个侦探把住门口，另外两个侦探打开了包裹。令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！

本文语法：一般过去时和过去进行时的区别

语法归纳：

1)一般过去时：仅描述在过去的某一时间发生的某一动作。

2)过去进行时：描述在过去的某一时间段内正在发生的事情。

3)一般过去时和过去进行时在时间状语行句中的应用：

1、动作可延续，用过去进行时;动作为瞬间性的，用一般过去时。

2、动作延续时间长，用过去进行时;动作延续时间短，用一般过去时。

3、都是瞬间性动作，均用一般过去时。

4、表述多次重复或习惯性的动作时多用一般过去时。

精讲笔记：

1.The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.

飞机晚点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一个上午。

语言点1 late在此译为“晚点了”比译为“迟了”要好。

The train was late again.飞机又晚点了。

语言点2 all morning=the whole morning整个上午

2.They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa.

他们正在等候从南非运来的一个装有钻石的贵重包裹。

语言点1 原文上一句谓语动词用wait，此句用expect，均表示“期待，等待”，避免了重复用词。

语言点2 有关“一包，一条，一排”的表达：

1)a pocket/bag of sth.一袋

2)a packet/pocket of sth.一包

3)a bar of sth.一长条

4)a block of sth.一块

5)a row of sth.一排

语言点3 South Africa南非

总结学习“七大洲”：Asia亚洲，Africa非洲，Oceania大洋洲，Europe欧洲，North America北美洲，South America南美洲，the Antarctic南极洲

3.A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.

几个小时前，有人向警察举报说一群贼想设法偷走这些钻石。

语言点1 a few hours earlier=a few hours ago几个小时前

语言点2 the police警察(总称)一般为复数。

定冠词指“某一类”时的两种不同用法：

the 名词：the lion狮子

the 形容词：the poor穷人

语言点3 tell sb. that...意思是“告诉某人关于某事”，that引导的宾语从句的内容为真正讲述的内容，作直接宾语，而sb.为间接宾语。

He told us that the bus was late.他告诉我们公交车晚点了。

语言点4 would用于过去将来时态，其原形为will。因为事情发生在相对于过去时间的将来，故用would.

My mother said that she would leave 20,000 dollars for me.我妈说她会留两万美金给我。

语言点5 比较学习：

1)try to do sth.尽力做某事

Bill tried to write an English book.比尔在竭尽全力写一本英语书。

2)try doing sth.试着做某事

The little boy tried phoning his home number.这个小男孩试着给他家里打电话。

文中选用try to steal the diamonds,可见这小偷有多么“敬业”。

精讲笔记：

4、When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the mainbuilding while others were waiting on the airfield.

当飞机到达时，部分侦探在主机楼里等着，其余的全在停机坪山守候着。

语言点1 比较学习:when,as while

1)when既可接延续性动词，又可接非延续性动词。

When the wind blows up, all the windows rattle.只要一刮风，所有的窗户都吱吱地响。

2)as用法非常灵活，经常可以替换when。

As I came home, my mother was cooking supper.我回家时，我妈妈正在做晚饭。

3)while多接延续性动词。

While the manager was walking down the sreet, I followed him.当经理在街上走路时，我跟着他。

语言点2 others=other 名词,这里的others相当于other detectives,指其余的侦探。

5、Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.

两个人把装有钻石的小包从飞机上取了下来，进了海关。

语言点1 take sth. off somewhere=take sth. down from somewhere=take sth.away fromsomewhere把某物从某处拿下来

The teacher took one book down from the shelf.老师把一本书从书架上取了下来。

语言点2 carry sth. into somewhere把某物拿进某地

Please carry the rice into the kitchen.请把大米扛到厨房里。

6、While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened theparcel.

当两位侦探守住门口时，另外的两位侦探打开了包裹。

语言点1 keep guard at the door把门，守门

语言点2 关于“在……旁”的表达：

1)near在附近(可近可远)

2)by在……边

3)next to紧挨着，紧紧相连

4)at在……旁(常接门、窗、桌子)

5)beside在……旁边

7、To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

让他们吃惊的是，这个所谓的贵重的包裹里面被塞满了石头和沙子!

语言点1 to one's surprise让某人吃惊的是

To his surprise, I gave him two glasses of beer immediately.让他感到意外的是，我马上给了他两杯啤酒。

类似结构的表达有：to one's amusement让某人感到好笑的是

to one's disgust令人反感的是

语言点2 be full of sth.充满某物

The small ship is full of water.这条小船里全是水。

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