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【篇一】
自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text
Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.杰里米·漢普登交際甚廣,是各種聚會上深受大家歡迎的人。
(1)circle的含義之一是“(具有共同利益或興趣等的人形成的)圈子”、“……界”:
Such things are never talked about in businese circles.
商業(yè)界的人士從來不談?wù)撨@種事。
Jeremy used to have a large circle of friends, but now he likes being alone.
杰里米以前交游甚廣,但現(xiàn)在他喜歡獨(dú)處。
(2)popular在這里表示“受歡迎的”、“得人心的”:
She is now a popular actress.
她現(xiàn)在是個走紅的演員。
Mary is always popular with/among children.
瑪麗總是很受孩子們的歡迎。
【篇二】
his great sense of humour,他那絕妙的幽默感。
humour可以指“幽默”、“幽默感”,sense of humour指“幽默感”:
He has a good/great sense of humour.
他很有幽默感。
George has no sense of humour.
喬治沒有幽默感。
He is a man without humour.
他是個沒有幽默感的人。
【篇三】
…everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
……人人,就是說,除他6歲的女兒珍妮之外的每一個人。
(1)that is為插入語,表示“那就是說”、“亦即”,用于補(bǔ)充說明everybody。
He is coming home next Monday, that is, April 5th.
他將于下星期一也就是4月5號到家。
He is coming home next Monday, that is, if he does not change his plan.
他將于下星期一到家,就是說,如果他不改變計(jì)劃的話。
(2)Jenny為his…daughter的同位語。
(3)數(shù)詞加名詞構(gòu)成復(fù)合形容詞可以用于表示年齡、時間、度量等,名詞通常用單數(shù):
a twenty-year-old man 一位20歲的男子
a four-hour meeting 歷時4小時的會議
a six-foot hole 一個6英尺深的洞(也可以說a hole six feet deep,這時foot用復(fù)數(shù))
a three-hour journey 3小時的旅程
【篇四】
This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.這正是杰里米喜歡做的事情。
sort表示“種類”、“類型”,常與of連用:
There are all sorts of flowers in his garden.
他家花園里有各種各樣的花。
You mustn't mix with that sort of people.
你不得與那種人交往。
【篇五】
…h(huán)e did as his daughter asked.……他還是按照女兒的要求做了。
as引導(dǎo)的是方式狀語從句,其含義為“如同……那樣”、“以……的方式”:
This fish isn't cooked as I like it.
這條魚不是按我喜歡的那樣做的。
【篇六】
to his surprise,令他吃驚的是。
to sb's surprise是固定短語:
To my surprise, they can't sell their flat.
使我驚訝的是,他們的那套房子居然賣不出去。
【篇七】
Jeremy asked her why this was so…杰里米問她為何不喜歡……
this was so代指前面提到的情況,即she hadn't enjoyed the speech, this指“上述之事”,so表示“如此的”。

