新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第33课 难忘的一天 (8)

　　It tookthe police nearly an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the meantime, thelorry driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two stray dogsbenefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.It was just one of those days!

　　22. It took the police nearly an hour to get the traffic on the move again.

　　警察花了将近一个小时才使车辆又开起来。

　　语言点:句子结构分析: to get the traffic on the move again的意思是“使车辆再次动起来”。

　　23. In the meantime, the lorry driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles.

　　在这段时间里，卡车司机不得不清扫那几百只破瓶子。

　　语言点:have to sweep up的意思是“不得不清扫”。

　　24. Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devouredwhat was left of the cake.

　　只有两只野狗从这一片混乱中得到好处，它们贪婪地吃掉了剩下的蛋糕。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:what was left of the cake是宾语从句，句中的what相当于the thing which。ofthe cake作what的定语，意思是“剩下的蛋糕”。

　　25. It was just one of those days!

　　这就是事事不顺心的那么一天!

　　语言点:句子结构分析:这是一个强调句，强调“不顺心的一天”。