新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第37课 开往威斯特海温的快车 (4)

　　At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that theremust be a great many people besides myself who wished to take advantage of thisexcellent service. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tinystation a few miles along the line.

　　10. At the time, this did not strike me as odd.

　　一开始，我并不感到奇怪。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:at that time在此处相当于at the beginning。

　　语言点2:strike sb.as的意思是“给某人以…印象”。

　　11. I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself who wished totake advantage of this excellent service.

　　我想除我之外，想利用快车之便的也一定大有人在。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:that引导宾语从句，交代reflected的内容。Who引导定语从句，修饰people。

　　12. Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few milesalong the line.

　　火车开出几英里即在一个小站威德里停了下来。对此，我不觉得奇怪。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:neither放在句首，句子要部分倒装，故neither后面写作was I surprised。

　　语言点2:a tiny station a few miles along the line是Widley的同位语，起解释说明的作用。