新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第2课 Thirteen equals one (1)

　　Thirteen equals one

　　十三等于一

　　Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

　　One night, however, our vicar work up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

　　1.Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.

　　我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金，但始终未能筹组资金把教堂的钟修好。

　　vicar ['vikə]

　　n. 教区牧师，教堂牧师;传教牧师;代理人

　　例句:

　　Whatever are doing up here, Bill?'asked the vicar in surprise.

　　“你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。

　　raising ['reiziŋ]

　　n. 高地;提高;举;浮雕装饰

　　v. 饲养;升起;举起(raise的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　But population growth is raising demand.

　　但人口增长是提高的需求。

　　managed

　　adj. 托管的;与中央化计划及管制有关的

　　v. 管理;负责;设法完成(manage的过去分词)

　　例句:

　　We finally managed to get there in time.

　　最后，我们设法及时赶到了那里。

　　church [tʃə:tʃ]

　　n. 教堂;礼拜;教派

　　adj. 教会的;礼拜的

　　vt. 领…到教堂接受宗教仪式

　　例句:

　　They always go to church at Easter.

　　他们在复活节时总是去教堂。

　　repaired

　　adj. 修好的

　　v. 修理(repair的过去式)

　　例句:

　　My bicycle has to be repaired.

　　我的自行车需要修一修。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:but连接两个转折关系的并列句，转折的目的一般为否定前一个分句的意思，多为阅读中的考点。to have the church clock repaired作目的状语。

　　语言点2:for one reason or another表示说不清楚的原因或者不想一一说明的原因。

　　语言点3:manage to do sth是“设法做某事”的意思。

　　语言点4:在have the church clock repaired中，have sth done表示“让别人做某事”。

　　2.The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

　　教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但在很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:which引导定语从句，修饰clock。第二个and连接两个并列的分句，说明大钟前后两种截然不同的情况。

　　语言点2:在used to strike the hours中，used to do sth表示过去常常做某事而现在不再做了。

　　语言点3:day and night表示“日日夜夜地”。

　　3.One night, however, our vicar work up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!

　　一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了!

　　striking ['straikiŋ]

　　adj. 显著的，突出的，惊人的;打击的;罢工的

　　v. 打(strike的ing形式)

　　例句:

　　But possibly most striking of all, it would also take India from out of China's shadow.

　　但或许最引人注目的是：这种增长速度还将使印度摆脱中国的阴影。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:however表示转折。With a start接冒号及一个解释性的从句，说明牧师被惊醒的原因。

　　语言点2:由strike the hours还可以引申学习以下短语:

　　Strike the clock 敲钟

　　Beat/play a drum 打鼓

　　Ring the bell 摇铃

　　Alarm clock 闹钟

　　4.Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.

　　他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一连敲了13下才停。

　　bell [bel]

　　n. 铃，钟;钟声，铃声;钟状物

　　vt. 装钟于，系铃于

　　vi. 鸣钟;成钟状鼓起

　　例句:

　　1. Belling out the end of the tube will permit a freer passage of air.

　　把管端做成钟口状可使气流更畅通。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:that引导宾语从句，说明saw的内容。But连接两个转折关系的句子，后面接before引导的时间状语从句，looking at his watch是现在分词短语，作伴随状语，其逻辑主语与主语一致，且动作是被动的。

　　语言点2:but引导的分词可以转换成一个强调句式:It was not until the thirteenth stroke that the bell stopped.

　　5.Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.

　　牧师拿着一支手电筒走上钟楼想去看看究竟发生了什么事情。

　　armed [ɑ:md]

　　adj. 武装的;有扶手的;有防卫器官的(指动物)

　　例句:

　　Have you ever been involved in an armed conflict either as a participant or a victim?

　　你曾经被卷入过一个拥有武装的冲突或者作为一个参加者或受害者?

　　torch [tɔ:tʃ]

　　n. 火把，火炬;手电筒;启发之物

　　vi. 像火炬一样燃烧

　　vt. 用火炬点燃

　　例句:

　　He took the torch and disappeared into the dark.

　　他拿过手电筒随即消失在黑暗中。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:armed with a torch是过去分词短语作伴随状语，其逻辑主语与主句主语一致，且动作是被动的。To see what was going on是动词不定式短语作目的状语，what was going on为宾语从句，说明see的内容。

　　语言点2:armed with sth意思是“拿着/带着某物”。另外，arm oneself/sb with sth的意思是“某人用某物武装自己”。

　　例句支持:

　　He armed himself with a big stick while going out.

　　他出门时带了一根大手杖防身。

　　语言点3:go on表示“发生”，多用于进行时态。另外，日常口语中我们也可以用这个结构“打招呼”，例如:What's going on?(最近过得如何啊?)

　　除此之外，我们还可以这样说:

　　(1)How is everything with you/going? 你一切都好吗?

　　(2)How is the world around you? 你周围的情况怎样?

　　(3)What is happening? 最近在忙些什么?

　　(4)How is life treating you? 你过得怎样?

　　6.In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

　　借着电筒光，他看见一个人，马上认出那是本地杂货店店主比尔威尔金斯。

　　torchlight ['tɔ:tʃlait]

　　n. 火炬之光;手电筒的光

　　例句:

　　Your festivals were held at night by torchlight.

　　在夜晚的火炬下举行您的祭奠。

　　figure ['fiɡə]

　　n. 数字;人物;图形;价格;(人的)体形;画像

　　vi. 计算;出现;扮演角色

　　vt. 计算;认为;描绘;象征

　　例句:

　　The sculptor figured the girl in clay.

　　雕塑家用粘土塑造了这个女孩子的形象。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:in the torchlight作状语。Whom引导定语从句，修饰figure。Our local grocer作Bill Wilkins的同位语。

　　语言点2:由短语in the torchlight补充学习以下短语:

　　In the sunshine/sunlight 在太阳光下

　　In the moonlight 在月光下

　　In the candlelight 在烛光下

　　语言点3:catch sight of表示“看见”。

　　语言点4:recognise as表示“认出是”，recognise是个瞬间动词，不能用于进行时态。

　　例句支持:

　　The policeman recognised her as a pickpocket.警察认出她是个小偷。