Lesson 68: Persistent
新概念英语2课文内容:
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. It was no usepretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
"Hello, Nigel," I said. "Fancy meeting you here!"
"Hi, Elizabeth," Nigel answered. "I was just wondering how to spend the morning -- until I saw you. You're not busy doing anything, are you?"
"No, not at all," I answered. "I'm going to..."
"Would you mind my coming with you?" he asked, before I had finished speaking.
"Not at all," I lied, "but I"m going to the dentist."
"Then I'll come with you," he answered. "There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!
新概念英语2逐句精讲:
1、I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.
我穿过马路以便避开他,但他看到我并朝我跑了过来。
真题测试 测试语言点:动词不定式作目的状语
In order to gain a bigger share in the international market, many state-run companies are
striving( )their products more competitive. (2002 年髙考上海卷,第 25 题)
A. to make B. making C. to have made D. having made
答案:选A
分析:通过分析句子,我们不难看出本题的考点在于用动词不定式作目的状语,表示 努力的目的是什么,所以选A。
翻译:为了在国际市场上取得更大的份额,许多国有公司正努力使自己的产品具有竞争力。
2、It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him.
若再假装没有看到他是没有用了,我只好向他挥手。
真题测试 测试语言点:it作形式主语
The Foreign Minister said, “( )our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”
(2004年高考北京卷,第24题)
A. This is B. There is C. That is D. It is
答案:选D
分析:根据句意,“that the two sides will work towards peace”为真正的主语,空格处缺形 式主语。只有it可以作形式主语,所以选D。
翻译:外交部长说:“我们希望双方共同努力来实现和平。”
3、I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes.
我就怕遇到奈杰尔;戴克斯。
4、He never has anything to do.
他从来都是无事可做。
5、No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you.
不论你有多忙,他总是坚持要跟你去。
真题测试 测试语言点:insist的从句用虚拟语气
Mike’s uncle insists( ) in this hotel. (2000 年 1 月 CET4,第 52 题)
A. staying not B. not to stay
C. that he would not stay D. that he not stay
答案:选D
分析:insist意为“坚决主张,坚持”,接从句时,其谓语动词应用虚拟语气,IP "should + 动词原形”,should可省略。因此选D
翻译:迈克的叔叔坚持主张他不住在这家旅馆里。
6、I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.
我得想办法不让他一整个上午都缠着我。
7、"Hello, Nigel," I said. "Fancy meeting you here!"
“你好,奈杰尔,想不到会在这里碰到你。”我说。
语言点 fency doing意思是“做……真是让人感到太不可思”,表示惊讶。此句还可改为:Imagine meeting you here!
8、"Hi, Elizabeth," Nigel answered. "I was just wondering how to spend the morning -- until I saw you.
参考翻译“你好,伊莉莎白,”奈杰尔回答说,“我正不知道怎么消磨这一上午呢,正好见到你。•
9、"You're not busy doing anything, are you?"
“你不忙,是吗?”
10、"No, not at all," I answered. "I'm going to..."
“不,不忙,我打算去……”我回答。
11、"Would you mind my coming with you?" he asked, before I had finished speaking.
“我跟你一起去,行吗?”没等我说完话他就问道。
12、"Not at all," I lied, "but I"m going to the dentist."
“没关系,我正准备去看牙医呢。”我撒了个谎。
13、"Then I'll come with you," he answered. "There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!
“那我也跟定你去,候诊室里总有很多东西可供阅读! ”他回答。
语言点 plenty to read在这里是指“足够的可以阅读的东西。”