16 The Visitor 35
原文内容
11 句英文原文
" Don't chirrup so loud, Donald," Janet said.
" When you come to cheer an ill person up you don't cheer him up at the top of your voice.
中文翻译
他第一次到达那里时,未能令人满意地找到他一直在寻找的那个家庭。
当他终于确信自己找到了他们并去了他们家时,却被告知他们外出旅行了。
他试图联系他们的努力一直徒劳无功,因此他决定留在莫斯科,直到他们回来。
卡里斯福德先生坐在他的躺椅上,珍妮特则坐在他旁边的地板上。
他非常喜欢珍妮特。
诺拉找到了一个脚凳,而唐纳德正跨坐在老虎头上,这只老虎的头装饰着由动物皮毛制成的地毯。
必须承认,他骑得相当猛烈。
"别那么大声叽叽喳喳,唐纳德," 珍妮特说道。
当你去给一个生病的人打气时,你不会用最大的声音去鼓励他。
也许欢呼声太吵了,先生。
卡里斯福德?"转向那位印度绅士。
重点词汇
10 个trace/treɪs/
verb追踪,查找
原句:he had not been able satisfactorily to trace the family
unavailing/ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ/
adjective徒劳的,无效的
原句:His efforts to reach them had been unavailing
reclining/rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
adjective斜靠的,躺卧的
原句:Mr. Carrisford sat in his reclining chair
astride/əˈstraɪd/
preposition跨骑在...上
原句:Donald was astride the tiger's head
ornamented/ˈɔːrnəmentɪd/
verb装饰,点缀
原句:the tiger's head which ornamented the rug
chirrup/ˈtʃɪrəp/
verb发出唧唧声;喧闹地说话
原句:"Don't chirrup so loud, Donald," Janet said
cheer up/tʃɪr ʌp/
phrasal verb使振作,使高兴
原句:When you come to cheer an ill person up
at the top of one's voice/æt ðə tɒp əv wʌnz vɔɪs/
idiom以最大的声音
原句:you don't cheer him up at the top of your voice
own/oʊn/
verb承认
原句:It must be owned that he was riding it rather violently
ill/ɪl/
adjective生病的
原句:When you come to cheer an ill person up
重点语法
5 个1
过去完成时(had + 过去分词)
表示在过去某一时间或动作之前已经发生或完成的动作
原文
he had not been able satisfactorily to trace the family
他当时未能满意地找到那家人
例句
He had finished his work before I arrived.
在我到达之前,他已经完成了工作。
2
so引导结果状语从句
so引导一个表示结果的从句
原文
His efforts... had been unavailing, so he had decided to remain...
他的努力...是徒劳的,所以他决定留在...
例句
It was raining, so we stayed at home.
天在下雨,所以我们待在家里。
3
which引导非限制性定语从句
which引导一个非限制性定语从句,对先行词进行补充说明
原文
the tiger's head which ornamented the rug
装饰着地毯的虎头
例句
The book, which I bought yesterday, is very interesting.
我昨天买的那本书非常有趣。
4
It must be owned that...
固定句型,表示“必须承认...”
原文
It must be owned that he was riding it rather violently.
必须承认他骑得相当猛烈。
例句
It must be admitted that he is a talented musician.
必须承认他是一位有才华的音乐家。
5
When引导时间状语从句
when引导一个时间状语从句,表示主句动作发生的时间
原文
When you come to cheer an ill person up...
当你来让一个生病的人振作起来时...
例句
When I saw him, he was reading a book.
当我看到他时,他正在看书。