今天我們繼續第22課的學習。首先我們來回顧例句:Well, you sure had a ball at the party, didn't you! Dancing and talking and drinking with all these people I didn't know. Too bad you didn't have any time to spend with me!
這句話是說:哼,你在宴會上可真夠得意的,和所有那些我不認識的人跳舞、聊天、喝酒。糟糕的是你竟然忙得分不開身來顧到我。
在這句話中,我們除了要掌握have a ball這個表示“盡情玩樂,盡情狂歡”的意思。我們還要注意一下幾個要點。
第一個要點是表示“當然,的確”這個意思的副詞:sure。我們通常會用到be sure of something, be sure that…這樣的結構。此時,sure是做形容詞用,但它還可以充當副詞。例如:It sure was cold! (確實很冷!)
第二個是關于現在分詞和定語從句的語法現象。句中的dancing and talking and drinking with all these people I didn’t know是現在分詞短語,在句中做伴隨狀況狀語。在這個現在分詞短語中的介詞短語with all these people I didn’t know中含有一個限定性定于從句:I didn’t know。它修飾表示人的名詞people。關系代詞可以用who也可以用that,均可以省略。
第三個是補語從句的語法現象。Too bad you didn't have any time to spend with me!是個省略句。完整的應該為:It is too bad you didn’t have anytime to spend with me。You didn’t have anytime to spend with me是補語從句,補充說明bad的具體內容,這里省略了引導詞that。
第四個是表示“與某人度過時光”的短語:spend some time with somebody。例如:Much of my own time was spent with unhappy, nearly panicky, colleagues.(我得耗費大量時間對付心情抑郁,近乎惶惶不安的同事。)The total time he spent with me was no more than 10 minutes.(他總共花了不到10分鐘就把我打發了。)
到此,第22課的學習就到此全部結束了。All right, bye for now!