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[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 41
An elderly man had collapsed while crossing the street, ... (Para. 1)Meaning: An old man had fallen to the ground and lost consciousness while he was crossing the street.elderly, old or senior: when -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 40
The story began on a downtown Brooklyn street corner. (Para. 1)Meaning: The story started at a street corner in the downtown areas of Brooklyn. Here "downtown" is used as an adjective. For -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 39
... I am envious of another's good fortune, ... (Para. 12)Meaning: I am feeling envy at another's good luck.Notice that after "envious" we use the preposition "of" -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 38
I think of him when I complain about trifles, ... (Para. 12)Meaning: I think of him when I express feelings of unhappiness about unimportant things.Notice how to use the verb "complain". We -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 37
He has been gone many years now, ... (Para. 12)Meaning: He has been dead for many years now."Be gone" is a more pleasant, less direct way of saying "be dead". This use of language -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 36
...and I could have done this, too, if things had been different. (Para. 11)Meaning: I could have done this, too, if I had not been severely crippled like this.In this sentence, the if-clause express -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 35
Introducing me, he was really saying, ... (Para. 11)Meaning: When he was introducing me, he was really saying, ... . In English, -ing verb phrases very often are used as adverbials showing time, cond -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 34
And when I came home on leave, he saw to it that I visited his office. (Para. 11)Meaning: And when I came home from the Navy for a holiday, he made sure that I visited his office.The verb phrase &quo -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 33
When I joined the Navy, ... (Para. 11)Meaning: When I became a member of the Navy, ... . More examples:He joined the Labour Party when he left the university. 他离开大学后加入了工党。He joined the a -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 32
...any fighter was urged to take a dive before the fight began. (Para. 10)take a dive: agree to lose a fight or game dishonestly, especially a boxing match.This is a slang expression, often used as -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 31
In frustration ... (Para. 9)Meaning: in annoyed disappointment and without satisfaction.This is a prepositional phrase showing manner. Look at the following example:She screamed out in frustration. 她 -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 30
... but he couldn't stand unaided on the soft sand. (Para. 9)Meaning: ... but he couldn't stand on the soft sand without helpThe adjective "unaided" is used here showing a c -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 29
He wasn't content to sit and watch, ... (Para. 9)Meaning: He wasn't happy or satisfied just by sitting and watching.The adjective "content" is often used with a with-phrase -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 28
... where he could have a good time just sitting and watching. (Para. 8)Meaning: ... where he could enjoy himself by just sitting and watching.Notice that "have a good time" is followed imm -
[新视野大学英语朗读] 新视野大学英语朗读 第1册 Unit 3:Language Point 27
He was a knowledgeable baseball fan and often took me to see the Brooklyn Dodgers play. (Para. 8)Notice that after some verbs of physical senses, such as see, watch, hear, notice, etc, the infinitive