第134句:
This highly polite style is no doubt something that young women have been expected to "grow into"-atter all, it is a sign not simply of femininity, but of maturity and refine-ment, and its use could be taken to indicate a change in the nature of one's social relations as well.
毫无疑问,人们期待年轻女性“拥有”这种非常礼貌的风格——毕竟,这不仅仅是女性的象征,还是成熟和优雅的标志,同时,敬语的使用可以说预示了一个人社会关系性质的改变。
六级词汇讲解:
该句是一个递进关系句,由破折号隔开,破折号表示递进关系。破折号之前的分句的主干是This...style is no doubt something...。that young women have been expected to“grow into”是定语从句,用来修饰先行词something。
no doubt的意思是“毋庸置疑”,常用在句型there is no doubt that。如:
There is no doubt that he will win the competition.
毫无疑问,他将赢得比赛。
破折号后是由and引导的两个小分句:第一个小分句是not simply( only)...but结构,第二个小分句中的to indicate a change...relations是不定式短语,作目的状语。其中,refinement的意思是“高尚,文雅”。indicate的意思是“指明,表明”。如:
Research indicates that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.
斫究表明,男性比女性更容易戒烟。
as well表示“也,又”,置于句末;当放在句中时要用as well as。如:
1) The girl is good at speaking English as well.
这个女孩英语也说得很流利。
2) The toumament is open to amateurs as well as professionals.
这次比赛不仅职业运动员可以参加,业余运动员也可以参加。
六级考点归纳:
定语从句和不定式作状语。
定语从句中,当先行词是everything、nothing、anything等不定代词时,其引导词只能用that而不用whicho但something除外,something之后用that或which均可。如:
There is something that/which makes me upset.
有件事使我感到不安。
作状语是动词不定式的主要功能之一。动词不定式可在句中作目的状语、结果状语和原因状语等。如:
1) He got nearer to see clearly.
为了能看清楚,他靠得更近了些。(作目的状语)
2) The girl was so kind as to help the old man offthe bus.
这个女孩心地很善良,她帮助那位老人下了公共汽车。(作结果状语)