12 The Other Side of the Wall 10
原文内容
10 句英文原文
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中文翻译
他也变得全神贯注了。
整件事如此宏大且光彩夺目，以至于我们几乎失去了理智。
当我们相遇时，我们几乎不谈其他任何事情。
我只知道那个孩子被送到某个地方上学去了。
我现在甚至都不记得我是怎么知道它的了。"
他开始变得兴奋起来。
当他那仍然虚弱的大脑被过去的灾难记忆所触动时，他总是变得兴奋起来。
卡迈克尔先生焦虑地看着他。
有必要提出一些问题，但必须谨慎而小心地提出。
“但你有理由认为那所学校在巴黎？”
重点词汇
8 个absorbed/əbˈzɔːrbd/
adj.全神贯注的
原句：He became absorbed, too.
glittering/ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/
adj.闪闪发光的，耀眼的
原句：The whole thing was so huge and glittering...
scarcely/ˈskersli/
adv.几乎不
原句：When we met we scarcely spoke of anything else.
catastrophes/kəˈtæstrəfiz/
n.灾难，灾祸
原句：...memories of the catastrophes of the past.
weakened/ˈwiːkənd/
adj.虚弱的，削弱的
原句：...his still weakened brain...
anxiously/ˈæŋkʃəsli/
adv.焦虑地，担忧地
原句：Mr. Carmichael watched him anxiously.
caution/ˈkɔːʃn/
n.谨慎，小心
原句：...they must be put quietly and with caution.
reason/ˈriːzn/
n.理由，原因
原句：But you had reason to think the school WAS in Paris?
重点语法
5 个1
so...that...引导结果状语从句
so + adj./adv. + that + 从句
原文
The whole thing was so huge and glittering that we half lost our heads.
整件事如此巨大且耀眼，以至于我们有些晕头转向。
例句
He was so tired that he fell asleep immediately.
他如此疲惫，以至于立刻就睡着了。
2
become + 形容词（作表语）
系动词 + adj.
原文
He became absorbed, too.
他也变得全神贯注。
例句
The weather became cold suddenly.
天气突然变冷了。
3
had reason to do sth.
有理由做某事
原文
But you had reason to think the school WAS in Paris?
但你有理由认为那所学校在巴黎吗？
例句
She had reason to believe he was lying.
她有理由相信他在撒谎。
4
must be + 过去分词（被动语态）
情态动词 + be + 过去分词
原文
...they must be put quietly and with caution.
……问题必须被平静而谨慎地提出。
例句
The work must be finished by Friday.
这项工作必须在周五前完成。
5
when引导时间状语从句
when + 从句，主句
原文
He always became excited when his still weakened brain was stirred...
当他那仍然虚弱的大脑被搅动时，他总是变得激动……
例句
I was reading when the phone rang.
电话响时我正在看书。