新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第46课 自己动手 (2)

　　Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisuretime installing their own fireplaces, laying outtheir own gardens; building garages and makingfurniture. Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory servicesfor novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble athome.

　　4.Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces,laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.

　　特别是男人，常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。

　　语言点:句子结构分析: installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; buildinggarages and making furniture又是一个很经典的平行结构。

　　5.Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.

　　有些热衷于自己动手的人甚至自己组装电脑。

　　语言点:keen的意思是“热切的”。

　　6.Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory servicesfor novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble athome.

　　为了满足自己动手热的需要，商店不仅为初学者提供专门的咨询服务，而且为顾客准备了各种零件，供他们买回家去安装。