今天我们对第20课进行精益求精的学习。学问贵在“精”。我们首先来回顾Mike对那次晚会的描述:
Mike: It looked like a dull party with everybody just sitting there. But Dick started the ball rolling by telling a couple of funnny jokes, and then Jack brought out his violin and sang folk songs. People started singing and we had a good time after all.
在Mike对那次晚会的描述中,我们除了要掌握start the ball rolling这个黄金短语,还要注意6个要点。
第一个要点是表示“两三个,一对”这个意思的名词短语:a couple of。For examples: I spent a couple of days sight-seeing in Guilin.(我在桂林观光了几天。)You can be assured that she will recover in a couple of weeks.(你放心她将在两三周内康复。)
第二个要点是表示“拿出,搬出”这个意思的动词短语:bring out。For examples: It's warm enough to bring out the garden chairs.(天气很暖和,可以把花园用的椅子搬出来了。)
第三个要点是表示“玩得快乐”的一个动词短语:have a good time。For two more examples: They have a good time on their return journey.(他们归途中过得愉快。)I hope you' ll have a good time during your stay in China.(我希望你在中国逗留期间过得愉快。)
第四个要点是关于主格的语法现象。它在“It looked like a dull party with everybody just sitting there.”这个句子中,这个主格结构是with everybody just sitting there,它在这里做伴随状况状语。主语是everybody是主语,sitting there是谓语,just做状语,这里省略了谓语中的系动词。表示伴随状况,可以用介词with。
第五个要点是关于start的语法用法。Start可以做及物动词,也可作不及物动词。做为及物动词,后面的动词要用动名词形式,即为:start doing something。我们要表示开始做某件事情这个意思,start就做及物动词用。做为不及物动词,后面跟动词不定式,即为:start to do something。
表示做完一件事情又开始做另外一件事情,这时候,start就是不及物动词。在例句中,start的用法是第一中。我们通过2个实例来看它的用法:I started wathching TV when John knocked at the door. (我刚开始看电视,约翰就敲门了。)I got my home work done and start to watch TV. John knocked at the door. (我昨晚了功课,开始看电视,约翰来敲门了。)
其余的语言要点是关于一些事物的表达:a dull party(无聊的晚会),folk songs(名歌)。
我们第20课的学习在今天就全部结束了。如果您明天有空的话,不要错过可可英语教学电台——《点滴英语天天学》。See you!