Unit 27

范文句型分析:

1.In spite of the oncoming typhoon, May and I still went on our trip to Kenting.

盡管臺風即將來臨，我和梅仍然去墾丁玩.

解說:

a.in spite of+N I V-ing 盡管/雖然……

=despite+N/V-ing

注意:

despite為介詞，使用時可相當于in spite of，但兩者皆須先加the fact之后，才可接that從句，此時that從句作其前the fact之同位語。

例:In spite of that his parents disapproved, Bob still married Ann.(x)

In spite of/Despite his parents' disapproval，Bob still married Ann. I

=In spite of the fact that his parents disapproved，Bob still married Ann.

盡管父母反對，鮑勃仍然娶安為妻。

b.oncoming a.即將來臨的

例:Because of the oncoming storm, the outing was canceled.

由于暴風雨即將來臨，郊游被取消了.

c.typhoon n.臺風

d.go on a trip to… 去……旅行

=take a trip to…

be on a trip to...在……旅行

例:Irene went on a trip to France and visited many famous places.

艾琳去法國游覽了很多名勝.

Pam was on a trip to America when she met a handsome guy.

帕姆在美國旅游時認識了一位帥哥。

2.We rented a scooter as soon as we arrived and began our exciting adventure.

我們一到墾丁就租了一輛小型摩托車展開刺激的歷險.

解說:

a.rent at.租

例:I rented a bicycle and traveled around the countryside.

我租了一輛腳踏車在鄉(xiāng)下四處兜風。

b.scooter n.小型摩托車

c.As soon as+S+V,主句 一……就……

例:As soon as Jim left the office，the boss came looking for him.

吉姆一離開辦公室，老板就來找他。

d.exciting a.刺激的，令人興奮的

excited a.感到興奮的

例:What an exciting time I had at Mike's party!

在邁克的聚會上我玩得好興奮啊!

Sally was excited about going to the class reunion.

薩莉好興奮要去參加同學會。

e.adventure n冒險.歷險

adventurous a.喜歡冒險的

例:Rita is very adventurous; she even hiked up Mount Jade by herself.

麗塔是個喜歡冒險的人，她甚至一個人到玉山徒步。

3.Our first stop was Sheding Park, a wild nature park.

我們的第一站是社頂公園，一座原始的自然公園。

解說:

wild a.未開墾的，原始的

4.We took a walk on the trails and spotted many goats.

我們在小徑上散步時看見了許多山羊.

解說:

a.take a walk散步

=take a stroll

=go for a walk

=go for a stroll

stroll n.&vi.散步

例:I like to take a walk along the lake when I'm in a bad mood.

我心情不好時，喜歡在湖邊散步.

b.trail n.小徑

c.spot vt.看見& n.地點

scenic spot風景名勝，游覽勝地

on the spot 當場

例:I spotted a deer as I hiked through the woods.

我在森林內徒步時看見了一只鹿。

There are many scenic spots along the north coast of Taiwan.

臺灣北海岸有多處風景名勝。

The thief was caught on the spot as he was shoplifting in the supermarket.

那小偷在超級市場順手牽羊時被當場逮著。

d.goat n.山羊

5.We were so thrilled that we decided to follow them.

我們非常興奮，因此決定跟蹤它們

解說:

a.thrilled a.感到興奮/刺激的

thrilling a.令人興奮/刺激的

thrill vt.使興奮

例:I was thrilled to see my idol as he entered the restaurant.

我看到我的偶像走進餐廳時，真是興奮.

The movie was so thrilling that we went to see it again.

這部電影真刺激，所以我們又去看了一遍.

It thrilled me to win first prize in the singing contest.

我好興奮得了歌唱比賽第一名.

b.follow vt.跟隨;聽從

例:I followed my father's advice and it worked to perfection.

我聽從父親的忠告，結果很管用.

6.It wast't long before we realized we had gotten lost.

沒多久我們就發(fā)現(xiàn)迷路了。

解說:

a.It wasn't long before S + V 沒多久就……

例:It wasn't long before they found out that they were not suited for each other.

沒多久他們就發(fā)現(xiàn)彼此不合。

b.realize vt.了解，發(fā)現(xiàn)

c.get lost 迷路(表動作)

be lost迷路(表狀態(tài))

例:The hikers got lost and spent the night in a cave.

那些徒步者迷了路，在山洞內過了一夜。

The explorers were lost for weeks in the jungle.

那些探險家在叢林里迷路了好幾個星期。

7.It took us hours to get out of the woods.

我們花了好兒個小時才走出森林。

解說:

a.It takes+人+時間+to V 花了某人(時間)做完……

人+spend十時間十V ing花了某人(時間)做……

例:It took me two hours to clean the kitchen.

清理廚房花了我兩個小時。)

比較:

例:I spent two hours cleaning the kitchen.

我花了兩個小時清理廚房。

*第一句表示“清理廚房這件事花了我兩個小時才做完”，第二句則表示“我花了兩個小時清理廚房”，但有沒有清理完畢則不得而知。

b.woods n.森林(恒用復數)

wood n.木材(不可數)

例:We spent the night camping in the woods.

我們晚上在森林里露營.

8.On the way back to our hostel，I was so taken with the lovely scene that I crashed into a fence.

在回旅社的途中，我欣賞美景太過入神以致撞上一處圍欄.

解說:

a.on the/one's way to+地方名詞/地方副詞 某人去……的途中

例:I saw a terrible car accident on my way to school this morning.

今早我在上學途中看見一起可怕的交通事故。

I stopped to buy some milk on my way home.

我在回家的路上停下來買些牛奶.

b.hostel n.小旅社，招待所

hotel n.旅館，大飯店

c.be taken with…對……人神/頗具好感/著迷

例:I was taken with her pleasant smile.

她那愉悅的笑容令我著迷。

d.lovely a.美麗的

e.scene n.景色;布景

behind the scenes 幕后

例:The candidate thanked the people behind the scenes who worked so hard to get him elected.

這位候選人感謝那些努力幫助他當選的幕后功臣。

f.crash vi.沖撞

crash into…撞上……

例:Becky crashed into a truck when she fell asleep at the wheel.

貝基在開車時睡著撞上一部卡車.

g.fence n.圍欄，籬笆

例:The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

這山望著那山高;老婆總是人家的好.---諺語

9.Fortunately,May and 1 were not injured.

幸好，我和梅都沒受傷

解說:

a.fortunately adv.幸運地，幸好

= luckily

例:Fortunately，every passenger survived the plane crash.

幸好，這次空難中所有旅客全部生還.

b.injure vt.傷害

injury n.傷害

例:Frank was seriously injured when his car overturned.

弗蘭克翻車時受了重傷。

10.The next day, we went to the beach for a swim.

第二天，我們到海灘游泳。

解說:

go to+地方+for a swim/walk/visit…

到某地游泳/散步/拜訪……

例:Vanessa went to Ewope for a visit which lasted two months.

瓦內薩到歐洲玩了兩個月。

11.The sea was so rough，we alinost drowned.

海里風浪很大，以致我們差點淹死。

解說:

a. rough a.粗糙的(本文引申為“波濤洶涌的”)

例:Being a carpenter, his hands are not surprisingly very rough.

身為木匠，他的雙手很粗糙一點也不足為奇。

b. drown vi.&vt.(使)溺死

例:The old man fell off the bridge and drowned in the lake.

老先生從橋上跌下來溺死在湖中。

例:The cruel man drowned his sick dog instead of caring for it.

這殘忍的人不但沒有照顧他那生病的狗，反而還溺死它.

12.Despite all that had happened，our trip was really an unforgettable adventure.

盡管發(fā)生r這么多事，此行依然令人難忘

解說:

a. Despite all that had happened，主句

Despite everything that had happened，主句

=Despite what had happened，主句

盡管發(fā)生了這么多事.……

注意:

all在此為despite的賓語，that為關系代詞，相當于which，但受all的影響，故不用which，只能用that that引導的定語從句修飾all.

例:Despite all that had happened，I still care about my ex-wife.

盡管發(fā)生了這么多事，我仍然關心我的前妻。

b. unforgettable a.令人難忘的