新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第82课(1)

　　新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第82课(1)

　　Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.

　　句子讲解：

　　1、Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.

　　一些渔民和船员有时声称他们在海里看到过妖怪。

　　语言点 claim to have seen用完成时的形式表示不定式的过去时，强调声称的结果。

　　2、Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these monsters，which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.

　　尽管人们常常对他们讲的故事付诸一笑，但是现在看来，人们有时看到的这些"妖怪" 很多不过是一些奇怪的鱼。

　　语言点 it is now known是一般现在时的被动语态，表系"被知道" ;have been sighted现在完成时的被动语态。

　　3、Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.

　　一些罕见的生物偶尔会被冲上海滩，但是它们在海里却很少被捕到。

　　语言点 sth. be washed to somewhere某物被冲到某地

       生词解析：

　　claim [kleim]

　　vi. 提出要求

　　vt. 要求;声称;需要;认领

　　n. 要求;声称;索赔;断言;值得

　　例句:

　　1. Every citizen may claim the protection of the law.

　　每个公民都可以要求受到法律的保护。

　　monsters

　　英 [ˈmɒnstə(r)] 美 [ˈmɑ:nstə(r)]

　　adj.巨大的，庞大的; (建筑物) 巍峨的;

　　n.怪物; 庞然大物; 恶魔，恶人; 畸形，畸胎;

　　[例句]You must think I'm a monster.

　　你一定认为我是个怪物。

　　unusual [,ʌn'ju:ʒuəl]

　　adj. 不寻常的;与众不同的;不平常的

　　例句:

　　1. The author gives an unusual twist to his story.

　　作者让故事产生了一个不寻常的转折。