新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第17课 世界上最长的吊桥 (1)

　　The Longest Suspension Bridge in the World 世界上最长的吊桥

　　Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme. He described it as "a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river." Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.

　　The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann,joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.

　　1.Verrazano, an Italian about whom little is known, sailed into New York Harbour in 1524 and named it Angouleme.

　　1524年，一位鲜为人知的意大利人维拉萨诺驾船驶进纽约港，并将该港名为安古拉姆。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:an Italian是Verrazano的同位语。Whom引导定语从句。about和从句中的dislike搭配，即be known about。

　　2.He described it as "a very agreeable situation located within two small hills in the midst of which flowed a great river."

　　他对该港作了这样的描述：“地理位置十分适宜，位于两座小山的中间，一条大河从中间流过”。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:as引导的内容充当宾语it的补足语，其中还包含一个由which引导的定语从句。

　　3.Though Verrazano is by no means considered to be a great explorer, his name will probably remain immortal, for on November 21st, 1964, the longest suspension bridge in the world was named after him.

　　虽然维拉萨诺绝对算不上一个伟大的探险家，但他的名字将流芳百世，因为1964年11月21日建成的一座世界上最长的吊桥是以他的名字命名。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:though引导让步状语从句。For交代他的名字将流芳百世的原因。

　　4.The Verrazano Bridge, which was designed by Othmar Ammann,joins Brooklyn to Staten Island.

　　维拉萨诺大桥由奥斯马.阿曼设计，连结着布鲁克林与斯塔顿岛。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰Verrazano Bridge。