Lesson 2 Monster or fish
是妖還是魚？

文章講解

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea. Though people have often laughed at stories told by seamen, it is now known that many of these 'monsters' which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish. Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea. Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar. A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way. When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail. The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

3.A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way.

知識點:
分詞作狀語： dong something, 句子
Realizing that this was no ordinary fish, the fisherman made every effort not to damage it in any way.

例1:_______at in this way, the present economic situation doesn’t seem so gloomy.
a. Looking b. Looked c. Having looked d. To look
例2:______, he can now only watch it on TV at home.
a.Obtaining not a ticket for the match
b.Not obtaining a ticket for the match
c.Not having obtained a ticket for the match
d.Not obtained a ticket for the match

carry小用法積累：
1)carry on a relationship 保持關系
例：You can’t carry on a relationship with him like this. He’s married already.

2)Carry some extra money 多帶點錢
例：Carry someone extra money tonight, alright? We’ll have some fun tonight.

3)Carry-on隨身攜帶的行李

4)Get carried away by 被…沖昏頭腦
例：Don’t get carried away by your anger.

5)Carry a tune 唱歌在調上
例：I’m not a professional singer. But at least I carry a tune.

4.When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long. It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.

5.The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish. Such creatures have rarely been seen alive by man as they live at a depth of six hundred feet.

知識點:
定語從句：名詞＋which…
do a physical exam (annually) (每年)體檢

The fish, which has since been sent to a museumwhere it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.

So/such區別

(1)so是副詞，用來修飾形容詞或副詞。例如:
例：I am so glad to hear from my friend. 收到我朋友的信我真高興。
例：He writes so well. 他寫得這么好。

(2)such是形容詞，用來修飾名詞(名詞前面可以帶形容詞，也可以不帶)。如果修飾單數可數名詞，其后需加不定冠詞a或an.例如:
例： He told us such a funny story. 他給我們講了一個這么有趣的故事。
例：You are interested in such things. 你對這種事感興趣。


注意：
當單數可數名詞前面有形容詞修飾時，也可以用so,　但要改變冠詞的位置
例: He told us so funny a story.

巧記so和such的用法
名前such,　形，副so，多多少少也用so.
little屬特殊，“小”用such,“少”用so.

說明：a.當名詞前有many, much, few和little等詞修飾時，要用so而不用such.　

例：I have had so many falls that I'm black and blue all over.我摔了很多跤，以致全身青一塊紫一塊的。
例：There is so little time that we can't finish work on time.只有這么少的時間，我們無法按時完成工作。

當little作“小的”講，修飾名詞時，其前面仍須用such,　而不用so.　
例：They are such little children that they can't do anything.這些孩子太小了，無法做任何事情。