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原文内容
10 句英文原文
中文翻译
他有多少个兄弟?
他体重多少?
他父亲挣多少钱?"
只有从这些数据中,他们才认为自己对他有所了解。
如果你对大人们说:“我看到一栋用玫瑰色砖头砌成的漂亮房子,窗户里摆着天竺葵,屋顶上停着鸽子。”他们根本无法想象那栋房子是什么样子。
你不得不对他们说:“我看到了一栋价值2万美元的房子。”
然后他们会惊呼:“哦,那是一栋多么漂亮的房子啊!”
正因如此,你或许会对他们说:“小王子存在的证据就是他如此迷人,他笑了,而且他正在寻找一只羊。
如果有人想要一只羊,那就证明他存在。
告诉他们那件事又有什么用呢?
重点词汇
10 个weigh/weɪ/
verb称重
原句:How much does he weigh?
make/meɪk/
verb赚取(钱)
原句:How much money does his father make?
figures/ˈfɪɡjərz/
noun数字
原句:Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
grown-ups/ˈɡroʊn ʌps/
noun成年人
原句:If you were to say to the grown-ups...
geraniums/dʒəˈreɪniəmz/
noun天竺葵
原句:I saw a beautiful house... with geraniums in the windows...
exclaim/ɪkˈskleɪm/
verb惊呼
原句:Then they would exclaim: 'Oh, what a pretty house that is!'
proof/pruːf/
noun证据
原句:The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming...
charming/ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
adjective迷人的
原句:The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming...
existed/ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/
verb存在
原句:The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming...
doves/dʌvz/
noun鸽子
原句:I saw a beautiful house... with... doves on the roof.
重点语法
5 个1
倒装结构(部分倒装)
Only + 状语 + 助动词/情态动词 + 主语 + 谓语
原文
Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
他们仅仅从这些数字就认为自己了解了他。
例句
Only then did I realize my mistake.
直到那时我才意识到我的错误。
2
虚拟语气(与现在事实相反)
If + 主语 + were to do..., 主语 + would/could/might + do...
原文
If you were to say to the grown-ups... they would not be able to get any idea...
如果你要对大人们说……他们将完全无法想象……
例句
If I were to tell him the truth, he would be very angry.
如果我把真相告诉他,他会非常生气。
3
强调句型(It is/was... that...)的变体
The proof that... is that...
原文
The proof that the little prince existed is that he was charming...
小王子存在的证据就是他很有魅力……
例句
The reason that he succeeded is that he never gave up.
他成功的原因是他从未放弃。
4
固定搭配
what good would it do to do sth.
原文
And what good would it do to tell them that?
告诉他们这些又有什么用呢?
例句
What good would it do to argue with him now?
现在和他争论有什么用呢?
5
固定搭配
get an idea of
原文
they would not be able to get any idea of that house at all.
他们将完全无法想象那所房子是什么样子。
例句
I can't get a clear idea of what you mean.
我不太明白你的意思。