啃嚼語段

One day in August the sun was rising through the mist．

8月的一天,太陽正從薄霧中緩緩升起。

In a yellow cornfield near Marlott village it shone on two large arms of painted wood．

在馬勒特村附近的一片金黃的麥地上,陽光正照射著兩根漆過的木頭。

These,with two others below, formed the turning cross of the reaping－machine．

這兩根,加上下面的兩根,就組成了割麥機上轉動的十字形曲柄。

It was ready for today's harvest．

這是在為今天的收割做準備。

A group of men and a group of women came down the road at sunrise．

日出時分,一群男人和女人沿著大路走來了。

As they walked along, their heads were in the sun while their feet were in the shadow of the hedge．

他們的臉沐浴在陽光中,腳則落在了樹籬的陰影里。

They went into the field．

他們走進了麥地。

Soon there came a sound like the love－making of the grasshopper．

很快傳來一種蚱蜢求愛時發出的聲音。

The machine had begun, and three horses pulled it slowly along the field．Its arms turned,bright in the sunlight．

機器開始運轉了。有三匹馬拉著它慢慢地往前開。機器的曲柄轉動著,在陽光下閃閃發光。

Gradually the area of standing corn was reduced．

漸漸地,麥地里豎著麥子的部分減少了。

So was the living space of the small field animals,who crowded together,not knowing that they could not escape the machine in the end．

田間小動物們的生存空間同樣也就減少了。它們簇擁在一起,并不知道它們終究是無法從機器下逃生的。

語段精講

1. One day in August the sun was rising through the mist．

短語竄燒：in August：在十月份 rise through：穿過......而升起

妙語生花：The sun was rising through the mist．（景物描寫）

2. In a yellow cornfield near Marlott village it shone on two large arms of painted wood．

短語竄燒：a yellow cornfield：金黃的麥地 in a cornfield：在麥地上

語法點撥：painted wood是指“刷過油漆的木頭”，這里painted是過去分詞作前置定語修飾wood。

妙語生花：The sun shine on something.陽光照在......上。（景物描寫）

3. These,with two others below, formed the turning cross of the reaping－machine．

詞匯竄燒：form：形成 cross：交叉 reaping-machine：割麥機 reap：收割

短語竄燒：turning cross：轉動的十字柄 two others：其它的兩個

3. It was ready for today's harvest．

加分短語：be ready for：準備...... e.g. They were armed to the teeth, ready for any emergency. 他們已全副武裝, 隨時準備應急。The filter is now ready for operation. 這種濾器目前即將投入運轉。

4. A group of men and a group of women came down the road at sunrise．

短語竄燒：1. a group of：一群 e.g. A group of children are playing games on the playground. 一群孩子正在操場上做游戲。

2. at sunrise：在日出時分，在日出時 e.g. They set out at sunrise. 他們日出時出發。The birds start singing at sunrise. 鳥兒在黎明時開始歌唱。

3. come down the road：沿著大路向下走 PS：down在這里是介詞，表示方向，意思是“沿著......而下”。

5. As they walked along, their heads were in the sun while their feet were in the shadow of the hedge．

短語精講：1. walk along：一起走 PS.：along既可以做副詞也可以做介詞，作為副詞，意思是“向前，一起”，作為介詞，意思是“沿著......”。例如：walk along the street（沿著街道走）。2. in the sun：在陽光下 3. in the shadow：在陰影中

妙語生花：Their heads were in the sun while their feet were in the shadow of the hedge. 他們的臉沐浴在陽光中，而他們的腳則落在了樹籬的陰影里。

6. Soon there came a sound like the love－making of the grasshopper．

語法點撥：這個句子是倒裝句，倒樁的結構是：there+come+主語。再如：There comes the bus. 公交車來了。

詞匯詳解：sound在這里是作為可數名詞用，前面有a修飾。作為可數名詞，它的意思是“ thing that produces such a sensation; thing that can be heard ”。例如：I heard a strange sound outside. 我聽到外面有一種奇怪的聲音。He crept upstairs without a sound. 他悄悄地上了樓。

詞匯串燒：love-making：n. 做愛，性交 grasshopper：n.蚱蜢，蝗蟲

7. Its arms turned,bright in the sunlight．

妙語生花：Something is bright in the sunlight. （某物）在陽光下閃閃發光。Ps. in the sunlight：在陽光下

8. Gradually the area of standing corn was reduced．

詞匯精講：1. standing corn是指“豎立著的麥苗”，standing是現在分詞作前置定語，意思是“豎立著的”。

2. reduce：vt. 使......減少 e.g. This shirt was greatly reduced in the sale. 這種襯衣在大減價時降價很多。

3. area：u.n. 范圍，面積 e.g. The area of the office is 35 square metres.辦公室的面積是35平方米。

8. So was the living space of the small field animals,who crowded together,not knowing that they could not escape the machine in the end．

語法點撥1：So was the living space of the small field animals是倒裝句式。結構是：so+系動詞+主語。這句話是以so開頭，was是系動詞，the living space of the small field animals是主語。

語法點撥2：the living space意思是“生存的空間”，living在這里是現在分詞作前置定語。

語法點撥3：who crowded together是非限定性定語從句修飾先行詞animals。

語法點撥4：not knowing that they could not escape the machine in the end是否定結構的現在分詞短語做后置定語定語，修飾名詞animals。

短語竄燒：in the end：最后 e.g. Justice triumphs in the end. 正義終將得勝。

crowded together：簇擁在一起 e.g. She takes us to dark place in the forest where the trees are crowded together. 她將我們帶到樹林里黑暗的地方，那里樹木擁擠的生長在一起。