新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第56课 河流，我们的邻居(2)

　　We tell river all our secrets. We knowinstinctively, just as beekeepers with theirbees, that misfortune might overtake us if theimportant events of our lives were not relatedto it.

　　We have special river birthday parties in the summer.

　　4.We tell river all our secrets.

　　我们向那条河倾诉我们的秘密。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:向河倾诉?这是典型的拟人修辞格。

　　5.We know instinctively, just as beekeepers with their bees, that misfortune mightovertake us if the important events of our lives were not related to it.

　　我们本能地懂得，就像养蜂人和他的蜜蜂那样，要是我们不把生活中的重大的事件告诉那条河，就可能大祸临头。

　　语言点1:just as beekeepers with their bees.是类比修辞格。

　　语言点2:relate sth.to sb.的意思是“将某事告诉某人。”

　　6.We have special river birthday parties in the summer.

　　夏天，我们为这条河举办特殊的生日宴会。