新编大学英语(第二版)外研社Book2Unit1Part 2A.pptVIP

3. He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. Translation 他从不把自己当作同情的对象，也从不对更幸运的或更能干的人表示任何嫉妒。 never和nor等具有否定意义或否定形式的词或词组居于句首时句子用倒装，不居于句首时则用正常语序。常用的有： seldom (很少), rarely (很少), hardly (几乎不), not (不，没有), hardly… when… (一······就······), no sooner… than… (一······就······), neither…nor… (即不······也不······), not only…but also… (不但······而且······), not until (直到······才), Comments To be continued Understanding Sentences Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading in no case (决不), at no time (从不), by no means (决不), nowhere (没有地方), not often (不经常) 等等。例如： Examples Comments 1. Not often do they meet. 他们不常见面。 2. Rarely does he go to the movies. 他很少看电影。 3. Nowhere was the lost car to be found. 丢失的车哪里都找不到。 Back to the text ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???? Understanding Sentences Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading 4. Unable to engage in many activities, my father still tried to participate in some way. Translation 尽管很多活动我爸爸不能参加，但他还是尽量用某种方式参加。 此句unable to engage in many activities部分为分词短语,意思为although he was unable… ，在句中作状语，表示让步。分词还可以作时间、原因、方式、条件、结果、目的等状语。值得注意的是“分词being + 形容词、名词、介词短语”结构可以放在主语前（最自然），主语后（较文气），也可放在句尾，这种用法的being常可省略。例如： Comments To be continued Understanding Sentences Understanding Sentences Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading Examples 1. (Being) A little girl, Mary knows very little of the world. 玛丽是个小女孩，对世事知之甚少。 2. John, (being) in a bad mood, did nothing yesterday. 约翰情绪不好，昨天什么也没做。 3. Mary slept the whole day, (being) weary and worried. 玛丽忧心忡忡，疲惫不堪，睡了一整天。 Back to the text Understanding Sentences Part Two: In-Class Reading Detailed Reading 5. I could have done this, too, if things had been different. Translation Comments 如果不是这种情形的话，我也能做这些。 This sentence means that if I had been as healthy as you instead of being crippled,