今天,我們繼續(xù)來咬文嚼字,分析第三課的情景對(duì)話中每一個(gè)句子的語法現(xiàn)象。
I just hope that they both sighed a pre-nup or she'll end up taking him to the cleaners.
解析1:這是一個(gè)含有賓語從句的復(fù)合句。主句是“I just hope”,從句是“they both sighed a pre-nup or she'll end up taking him to the cleaners”,由that引導(dǎo),that可以省略。這個(gè)賓語從句又是一個(gè)并列句式,由“or ”連接,表示“選擇”。
解析2:just 是副詞,在這里表示時(shí)間,意思是“at this or that moment”,用文中說則是:眼下,現(xiàn)在。例如:
I am just finishing this book. 眼下,我在完成我的一本書。
I am just off. (i.e. I am leaving now. 我要走了。
I was just beginning to to enjoy myself when we had to leave. 我剛開始玩得起勁時(shí)就得離開了。
解析3:both在這里是副詞,意思是“雙方都,兩者都”。
解析4:end up是一個(gè)固定的短語,它后面接名詞,或動(dòng)名詞,或介詞短語,表示最終是什么結(jié)局或結(jié)果。例如:
You will end up in debt if you keep on spending money like that. 你要是老這樣花錢,總有一天要負(fù)債。(end up+介詞短語)
You'd better watch your step, young man, or you'll end up on the gallows. 你最好小心點(diǎn)兒,小伙子,要不然你會(huì)死在絞刑架上的。(end up+介詞短語)
If you always try to cock the boy up in this way, you might end up spoiling him. 你如果老是這樣縱容這個(gè)男孩,到頭來會(huì)把他慣壞的。(end up +動(dòng)名詞短語)
I never thought I 'd end up working in a dump like this . 我從未想到,我最后會(huì)在這樣污穢的場(chǎng)所工作。(end up+動(dòng)名詞短語)
今天,我們就結(jié)束對(duì)第三課情景對(duì)話的語法學(xué)習(xí)了,在我們的學(xué)習(xí)中,要咬文嚼字,吃透每個(gè)詞語。往往是你覺得不重要的很容易的詞語,你往往還不懂它們的具體意思,例如:with,both, just等。