新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第21课 丹尼尔.门多萨 (4)　

　　Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn.

　　10. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old.

　　门多萨在14岁时参加一场拳击赛后一举成名。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:when引导时间状语从句，交代门多萨多大时成名。

　　语言点2:rise to fame表示“出名”。

　　11. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries who was then the most eminent boxer in England.

　　这引起当时英国拳坛名将理查德汉弗莱斯的注意。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:who引导定语从句，修饰Richard Humphries，说明他“是一个…的人”。

　　语言点2:this指代门多萨14岁成名这件事情。Attract the attention of sb..表示“引起某人的注意”。

　　12.He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn.

　　他主动提出教授门多萨，而年少的门多萨一学就会。

　　语言点:短语be quick to learn的意思是“一学就会，一点就通”。