新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第21课(2)
课文内容：
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near anairport and passing planes can be heard night andday. The airport was built years ago, but for somereason it could not be used then. Last year,however, it came into use. Over a hundredpeople must have been driven away from theirhomes by the noise. I am one of the few peopleleft. Sometimes I think this house will be knockeddown by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I amdetermined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.
精讲笔记：
4.Last year, however, it came into use.
然而去年机场开始使用了。
语言点 “动词+ into”短语：come into use投入使用; change into变成;get into卷入，进入：get intotroubles 惹上麻烦;throw into 拓进;creep into 爬进;sb. be into 给……迷住，对…… 深感兴趣：Mybrother, Jay, is into computer game now. 我弟弟杰伊现在对电脑游戏着迷。
5.Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.
有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已经弃家远去。
语言点1 have been driven away... by...，此句为典型的现在完成时的被动语态。
语言点2 over—词多义，基本意思是“在……之上”, 这里意为“超过”。 其他用法：Try it over.再试试看。/ beover-careful过分谨慎; over the street在街对面
语言点3 drive的常用短语：drive away赶走;drive out赶出;drive into赶进;drive sb. back把某人赶回;drive sb. mad把某人逼疯;drive at用意所在;drive to开车前往
常见于口语：
I don’t understand what you’re driving at.我不明白您的意思。
My good friends are driving to the supermarket.我的好朋友们正开车去超市。
6.I am one of the few people left.
我是少数留下来的人当中的一个。
语言点1 “one of +范围，，表示“……中的一个”：He is one of the gangsters. 他是歹徒之一。
语言点2 the few people其中为数不多的人
Few people like snakes and snails. 很少有人喜欢蛇和蜗牛。
语言点3 left是leave(剩下，留下)的过去式及过去分词形式，在此为过去分词作后置定语。
