Looked (=If it is looked) at a distance, the painting seems much more beautiful. 隔着一段距离看,这幅画似乎要漂亮得多。
②有些分词作状语,没有逻辑上的主语,已成为习惯用法:given(考虑到,如果), provided that(如果),compared with/to等。 Our greenhouse is nothing compared with yours. 我们这个温室比起你们那个简直是小巫见大巫。
I will agree to go provided / providing ( that ) my expenses are paid. 假如为我负担费用,我就同意去。
十六、Shay didn’t make it to another summer and died that winter, having never forgottenbeing the hero and making his father so happy and coming home and seeing his mother tearfully hug her little hero of the day! 【句式翻译】
Shay 在那一年的冬天死了,没有活到第二年的夏天,他永远也忘不掉自己当英雄以及让自己的爸爸如此高兴,忘不掉跑回家看到含泪的妈妈抱住这个小英雄的场景。
【句式分析】
本句是简单句,didn’t make it和died是并列的谓语动词,having never forgotten作状语,being the hero, making his father…,coming home,和seeing...是并列的宾语。 【词语点拨】
1)make it (to)及时到达;成功;约定时间
It's hard to make it to the top in the show business. 想在演艺圈出人头地,实非易事。
I can't make it to dinner tonight; but, can I take a rain check? 今天晚上我不能去吃晚饭, 但是我们改天再吃好吗? Make it anytime that suits you ; I’m always free. 我反正有空,就你的时间吧。
十七、Some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, using color, line and shape to represent them. 【句式翻译】
有些现代艺术是抽象的,也就是说,画家并不打算把我们眼睛看到的东西如实地画出来,而是集中展现物体的某些品质特征,用色彩、线条和形状把它们呈现出来。
【句式分析】
本句是复合句, doesn’t attempt to和concentrates on是并列谓语, as在句中引导状语从句,using color…作状语。
【词语点拨】
concentrate vi. 专心于;集中
You should concentrate on the road when you’re driving. 开车时注意力应集中在路上。
When working, one should concentrate and not allow oneself to be distracted. 工作时要集中精力,不要分心。
十八、The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, participants wrote longer essays and more complete sentences and had a faster word production rate. 【句式翻译】
这项研究发表于2009年,它发现用笔和纸来写,参与者写的文章更长,写的句子更完整,写单词的速度更快。 【句式分析】
本句复合句,that 引导宾语从句,从句中又有一个when引导的状语从句,published在句中作后臵定语,writing作状语。 【词语点拨】
1) participant n. 参加者 participate vi.参与
He is an active participant in the civil rights movement. 他是人权运动的积极参加者。
Terry can’t participate in the match because he has hurt his foot. 特里不能参加比赛,因为他扭了脚。 2) rate n.比率;速度
House prices are rising at a higher rate than inflation. 房价比通货膨胀上涨的比率高。
The car was going at the rate of 40 miles an hour. 轿车以每小时40里的速度行驶。
十九、Professor H. Siegel, honored by Kentucky Educational Television as“the best math teacher in America,”is a devoted teacher and has a gift for explaining mathematical concepts in ways that make them seem clear and obvious. 【句式翻译】
H?西格尔教授被肯塔基州教育电视尊称为是“美国最好的数学老师”,他是一个尽职的教师,在解释数学概念方面很有天赋,能把这些概念解释得清楚明了。 【句式分析】
本句复合句,that在句中引导限制性定语从句,修饰先行词ways,honored作后臵定语。
【词语点拨】
1) devoted adj.忠诚的;挚爱的 devote vt. 奉献,把……用于
He married well and happily and was a devoted father and husband. 他婚姻美满幸福,是位尽职尽责的父亲,忠实的丈夫。
The editors devoted a whole page to the discussion of the housing problem. 编辑用一个整版来讨论住房问题。
2) have a gift for = have a talent for在……方面有天赋 You have a surprising gift for seeing into people's minds. 你有惊人的才能,能看出别人的心思。
Yang Liping has a love for music and a gift for dancing. 杨丽萍热爱音乐,并具有舞蹈天赋。
二十、Supported by his academic research, Professor Salovey suggests that when predicting someone’s future success, their character, as measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.
【句式翻译】
萨洛维教授在他学术研究的基础上提出, 在预测一个人未来的成功时, 他的性格,通过情商测验来衡量, 也许比他的智商更为重要。 【句式分析】
本句是复合句,that引导宾语从句,从句中包含有一个when引导的省略的状语从句,supported 和predicting在句中作状语。
【词语点拨】
1)support vt. 支撑;支持;供养;为…提供资金;n. 支持;支撑物;赡养 They supported us in the struggle for an increase in pay. 他们支持我们争取增加工资。
The research was supported by the government. 这项研究由政府出资。
I depend on my friends for emotional support. 我靠朋友给我感情支持。
Her job is the family’s only means of support. 她家全靠她的工作维持生计。
2)suggest vt.建议;表明。当“建议”讲时,后面可以接动名词,接从句时,从句用虚拟语气;当“表明”时,后面的从句常用陈述语气。 His pale face suggested that he was badly ill. 他苍白的脸色表明他病得很厉害。
I suggest bringing the meeting to an end.=I suggest that we should bring the meeting to an end. 我建议结束会议。
二十一、Having identified the target group, researchers find out as much as possible about those in the target group, such as their likes and dislikes, and how the product would fit into their lives. 【句式翻译】
明确了广告的目标群体后,研究人员就会尽量获取这个群体的有关信息,例如他们的好恶,以及如何使产品适应他们的生活。 【句式分析】 本句是复合句,how在句中引导定语从句,Having identified the target group是现在分词的完成形式作状语。 【词语点拨】
identify vt. 识别,认出
Could you identify your bike among a hundred others. 你能从100自行车中认出你的那一辆吗?
The bad weather is identified as the possible cause of the accident.
坏天气被认为可能导致了这个事故。 【语法点拨】
having done可以作状语,此时,它代表的动作发生在句子谓语动作之前,它的逻辑主语和句子的主语一致。如:
Not having tried his best, he failed in the exam. 由于没有尽最大努力,他这次考试没能通过。
Having known the situation well, they could deal with the problem efficiently. 由于对形势的深刻了解,他们有效地处理了问题。
二十二、Treatments for jellyfish stings and snakebites have also beendeveloped and in the last five years there have been only three deaths from jellyfish stings and about the same number from snakebites. 【句式翻译】
治疗水母刺伤和毒蛇咬伤方法也已经研制成功,在过去的五年里只有三人死于水母刺伤,这与被蛇咬伤致死的人数大体相同。 【句式分析】
本句是由并列连词and连接的复合句,第一个分句运用了现在完成时的被动语态。 【词语点拨】
develop v.开发,发展,研制(新产品)
Over the last few years tourism here has developed considerably. 在过去几年里,这里的旅游业获得了相当大的发展。 The two companies have teamed up to develop a new racing car. 那两个公司已合作研制新型赛车。 【语法点拨】
现在完成时的被动语态的结构就是现在完成时态和被动语态的结构的叠合,即:has/have been done,表示“过去发生的动作对现在有影响或持续到现在,并且主语与谓语动词之间为被动关系”。常用的时间状语:for或since引导的时间状语及before, until now, up till now, so far, up to the moment, in the last few years等。如:
The office looks nice. It has just been cleaned. 办公室看起来很干净。它刚被打扫过。
The machine has been repaired for two hours. 这台机器已修了两小时了。
二十三、The recent case of an American women, Terri Schiavo, whose husband won a legal battle to have her taken off life support machines after she spent 15 years in a coma-like state, has exposed the many sensitive legal and medical issues that surround the care of coma patients.
【句式翻译】
最近一位美国妇女Terri Schiavo的案例已经暴露出许多关于对昏迷病人的护理的敏感的司法和医学问题,她的丈夫打赢了一场官司,在她在昏迷状态下度过15年之后,把她与她的生命供应机切断了。 【句式分析】
本句是复合句,主语是The recent case,谓语是has exposed,关系代词whose在句中引导一个非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词Terri Schiavo;关系代词that在句中引导一个限制性定语从句,修饰先行词issues,taken off在句中作宾补。 【词语点拨】
1) sensitive adj.敏感的;易受影响的
A baby is sensitive to the slightest changes in its mother’s voice. 婴儿对母亲声音的最细小变化都很敏感。 My teeth are really sensitive to hot and cold. 我的牙齿对冷热真地很敏感。 2) surround vt. 包围;环绕, 围绕
You will discover that you are surrounded by happiness.
你会发现,幸福其实就是在你身边。
The video images made the visitors feel they were surrounded with wild life. 这些图像给参观者产生身处野生动物之中的感觉。