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【往期回顾】 今天我们接着来看第47课的“每课一句”。 一、课文原文Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale. Mr. Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted. He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr. Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr. Thompson shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away. ——选自《新概念英语》第二册，外语教学与研究出版社，1997年10月第1版 二、每课一句 Though Mr. Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning.这句话乍看起来没什么特别之处，似乎只是一个普通的让步状语从句。但其实仔细品味，就能发现作者的高明之处了。 这句话的亮点在于turn the lights off。 为什么？ 因为一般情况下，当动词短语的宾语是名词时，而短语中的小品词既可用作介词，又可用作副词时，该名词宾语就既可以放到小品词后面，也可以放到动词和小品词中间。而大多情况下，我们会选择把名词宾语放到小品词后面，即：turn off the lights。 但作者却选择了turn the lights off。究其原因，其实是因为主句中的they were on。 前半句的谓语以off结尾，后半句的谓语以on结尾，前后形成了结构和含义上的双重的鲜明对照，而且读上去也很有节奏感。 三、更多拓展 When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr. Thompson shook his head.注意句中的suggest的用法。 当它表示“建议”时，其宾语从句中的谓语动词一般要采用虚拟语气should do的用法，should经常省略。比如： I suggest you ask him some specific questions about his past.我建议你问他一些有关他的过去的具体问题。 当它表示“暗示”时，其宾语从句中的谓语动词则按实际情况采用相应的用法。比如： I'm not suggesting that is what is happening.我没有说那就是事实。 |
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