新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第12课 荒岛生活 (4)

　　They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired. During the journey, their boat began to sink. They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.

　　10. They were taking a badly damaged boat from the Virgin Islands to Miami to have it repaired.

　　他们驾着一条严重损坏的小船从维尔京群岛阿密修理。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:to have it repaired是动词不定式短语，作目的状语。Have sth.done往往表示“请别人帮忙做”。

　　语言点2:badly damaged的意思是“严重损坏的”。

　　11. During the journey, their boat began to sink.

　　途中，船开始下沉。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:during the journey作时间状语，说明船是在什么时候沉没的。

　　语言点2:to sink是动词不定式，作began的宾语。

　　12. They quickly loaded a small rubber dinghy with food, matches, and cans of beer and rowed for a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.

　　他们迅速把食物、火柴、罐装啤酒往一只救生筏上装。然后在加勒比海上划行了几英里，到了一座珊瑚岛上。

　　语言点1:句子结构分析:until引导时间状语从句，这句话真实地记录了这两个人在船沉后做的事情。

　　语言点2:load with sth.的意思是“装载某物”。Unload sth.from somewhere的意思是“从某地卸下某物”。Upload的意思是“上传”。Download的意思是“下载”。