。”编辑立即给那位记者发去传真,要求他核实一下台阶的确切数字和围墙的高度。
记者立即出发去核实这些重要的事实,但过了好长时间不见他把数字寄来,在此期间,编辑等得不耐烦了,因为杂志马上要付印。他给记者先后发去两份传真,但对方毫无反应。于是他又发了一份传真,通知那位记者说,若再不迅速答复,将被解雇。但记者还是没有回复。编辑无奈,勉强按原样发稿了。一周之后,编辑终于接到记者的传真。那个可怜的记者不仅被捕了,而且还被送进了监狱。不过,他终于获准发回了一份传真。在传真中他告诉编辑,就在他数通向15英尺高的总统府围墙的1,084级台阶时,被抓了起来。
【课文讲解】
The facts:确切数字
go to extremes:走极端
provide=supply: 给...提供(通常与介词搭配连用)
provide sb.with sth/provide sth for sb.
He provided them with a bed for the night.
He provided a bed for them for the night
instruct sb.to do sth.=tell sb formally to do sth.正式告诉某人做某事
A well-known magazine instructed a journalist to write an article on the president's palace in new African republic.
The teacher instructed him to take the examination.
on=about 侧重强调课题专一
a book on radio
When the article arrived=When the editor received the article
refuse to publish it
refuse:(vt.) 拒绝(态度严厉)
decline:(vt.) 婉言谢绝
repudiate:(vt.)断然拒绝
which 指代the high wall
instruction……现在分词进一步补充说明fax的情况
set out to do = decide and try to do 决定,打算,着手做...
He set out to make his first 1,000,000 in 5 years.
set about doing
take sb.a long time to do sth.:某事花了某人很久的时间
It took me five days to write the article.
two more faxed=another two faxed
fail to
reluctantly=unwilling 勉勉强强地,不情愿地
as it bad originally been written=in its original way
Not only位于句首,必须采用倒装形式
The poor man had not only been arrested,but had been sent to prison as well.
否定副词位于句首,要倒装
Never have I read such stones.
Nowhere can he find the book he wants.
Hardly did I think it possible.
常见的否定副词: never,seldom,rarely,little,hardly,scarcely,nowhere,no sooner
含有only的状语位于句首,句子要倒装
Only then did he realize that he had made a mistake.
Only when a great deal more information has been obtained will it be possible to plan a trip.
含有not的副词短语位于句首,句子要倒装
not for a moment,not in the least,not for an instant,not until
Not in the least is he interested in English literature.
Not for an instant did I believe he had lied.
含有no的短语位于句首,句子要倒装
at on time,in no way ,in no sence,by no means,in no case,on no account,on no condition,under no circumstances“决不”
Under no circumstances can we accept the check.
On no account must you leave the baby in the house.
so such 位于句首,句子要倒装
he had at last been allowed=he had at last been permitted
=he had asked for permission
请求允许,被允许:be allowed to do,be permitted to do,asked for permission to do sth.
in which --which指代fax
while和现在分词(-ing)搭配,做时间状语,表示“正在做某事的过程中”
可用用while引导的时间状语从句去替换
while he was counting
现在分词
the steps leading to the president's palace
the road leading to the forest
fifteen-foot……做前置定语,这里的名词必须上单数形式
which 指代wall(避免和前面的句式结构相同)
【Special difficulties】
倒装的用法
1.Not only has he made this mistake before but he will make it again.
2.Only then did I realize what was happening
3.Never will I trust him again.
4.Seldom do you find traffic wardens who are kind and helpful.
【Multiple choice questions】
1.C
2.B
3.A
4.B 首选从句、分词、独立主格结构,缺少了时间状语从句的连接词
Having seen the movie,they went for a walk.
6.D 表示“任意”
7.B unless=if not 一般过去时
8.C inform sb.of(about)sth
9.C
10. C print=publ