新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第50课 新年决心 (2)

　　Weresolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less,find more time to play with the children, do athousand and one jobs about the house, be niceto people we don't like, drive carefully, andtake the dog for a walk every day. Pastexperience has taught us that certainaccomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is onlybecause we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure.

　　4.We resolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less, find more time to play with thechildren, do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to people we don't like,drive carefully, and take the dog for a walk every day.

　　我们决心每天早晨起得早些;吃得少些;多花点时间与孩子们一起做游戏;做大量的家务;对不喜欢的人友善一些;小心驾车;每天都要带着狗散步;等等。

　　5.Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment.

　　以往的经验告诉我们有些事是办不到的。

　　语言点:be beyond attainment的意思是“办不到的”。

　　6.If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experiencedthe frustration that results from failure.

　　如果我们烟瘾大，戒不掉，那是因为屡戒屡败，失去信心。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:it is only because的意思是“唯一的原因是…”。