今天,我们继续来咬文嚼字,分析第三课的情景对话中每一个句子的语法现象。
Well, it doesn't surprise me one bit that he had a mistress.
解析1 :这是还有一个主语从句的符合句。句中的“it”是形式主语,真实主语是由that引导的“he had a mistress”,引导词“that”是不能省略的。
解析2:well在这里是语气词,用以表示用“承认某事不可改变”,用中文说则是:哎,好吧。 例如:
Well, it can not be helped. (哎,这没有办法。)
— We lost. — Oh, well, better luck next time. (—我们输了。—哦,算了,下次交好运。)
在这句话中,用到“well”,是表示Kenny同意Jennifer的说的关于Mary对于Mike有染一事的反应和态度。
解析2:surprise在这里做动词,表示“让某人感到惊奇”,后面直接接表示人的名词或代词。它用作名词,也可以表示同样的意思,但是要和动词give连用,即:give someone a big surprise。例如:
She was surprised by the boy's intelligence. (那男孩的智力使她很吃惊。)
变异:The boy's intelligence give her a surprise.
Would it surprise you to know that I'm thinking of resigning? (我正考虑辞职,你感到意外吗?)
变异:Would it give you a surprise to know that I am thinking of resigning?