1、As a result, many of them died out.
结果,许多物种消亡了。
as a result和as a result of都是“结果”的意思,但as a result在句中作插入语,
后面不能接东西,而as a result of是短语介词,of之后要接宾语。
①He had a road accident. As a result, he stayed in hospital for a whole mouth.
他出了一次车祸,结果在医院躺了整整一个月。
此句可用as a result of转换:
As a result of a road accident, he stayed in hospital for a whole mouth.
2、What other endangered species do you know?
你还知道有哪些其它濒于灭绝的物种呢?
endangered是动词的过去分词作形容词,在此作定语修饰名词species。在英语中,动
词的过去分词表示被动(如interested,inspired),“感到……的”或“被……的”的
意思,动词的现在分词(如exciting,interesting),表示主动,常译为“令人……的”,
过去分词和现在分词在句子中都可以作定语修饰名词。
①When shall we send the corrected papers back to them?
我们什么时候把(被)更正过的作业还给他们?
②The unexpected arrival of the letter made us jump with joy.
这封(感到出乎意料的)突然的来信使我们高兴地跳了起来。
③This was exciting news and all the excited children were wild with joy.
这个消息令人兴奋不已,那些(感到)激动的孩子欣喜若狂。
3、I believe that you are concerned about animals and plants disappearing.
我相信你对动植物逐渐消亡很关心。
disappearing是动词disappear的-ing形式,也称作现在分词,在此作介词about的宾
语,它前面的animals和plants是disappear意义上的主语,是主动关系;这种意义上
的主语常使用名词、名词所有格、代词的所有格或代词宾格的形式。
①He is proud of his father being a famous scientist.(名词)
他父亲是一个著名的科学家,为此他感到骄傲。
②I don’t like my sister’s going to such a place.(名词所有格)
我不愿意我妹妹去那样一个地方。
③I’m sorry my coming has added to your trouble.
十分抱歉我的到来增添了你的麻烦。
④Do you mind me(my)smoking here?(代词宾格或代词所有格,口语常用宾格)
我在这儿抽烟你介意吗?
4、Daisy hurried to get dressed and put on her skirt and sweater.
黛西急忙穿戴起来,他穿好短裙和毛衣。
get dressed 穿戴起来;穿上衣服
“get+过去分词”这一结构表示变成某种状态。
①Wait for me and go swimming together. I’ll get changed.
等一下我们一块去游泳,我去换衣服。
②Be careful, or you’ll get burned.
注意哟,要不然你会烫伤的。
③They got married last month.
他们是上个月成家的。
5、Our fur is used to make sweaters like yours.
我们的毛正被用于制作你穿的那种毛衣。
be used to do 被用来干什么=be used for+名词
be used to doing 习惯于干什么
used to do 过去常常干什么
这三个短语很常用,但极容易混淆。
I used to live in this small room. It was used to have a rest when I was a child.
But now I’m used to living in a much bigger room.
我过去常常住在这个小房间里,它是我小时候睡觉的地方。但现在我已习惯住在一个大
得多的房间。
6、They did not want to protect us even though tourists love to see us.
即使游客希望看到我们,他们(当地农民)也不愿意保护我们。
even though=even if“即使,尽管”的意思,可引导状语从句。
①The manager received us even though he was very busy.
尽管经理很忙,但他还是接待了我们。
②She came even if she didn’t know me at all.
虽然她根本不认识我,但她还是来了。
7、The tour company applied to be allowed to hunt some for a fee, which made a lot
of money for the farmers.
旅游公司申请批准作有偿捕猎,这样农民就可以赚很多钱。
这是一个由which引导的非限制性的宾语从句,不能用that替换。
This is our headmaster, A has taught math for thirty years.
A who B which C that D whom