第六十八讲

Para. 2
1. He once caught one student using his cell phone to send answers to a friend’s pager.
译文:
有一次他抓住一个学生正用手机往朋友的传呼机上发答案。
catch是表示感觉的动词,所以用作宾语补语的use,由于 one student是其逻辑主语,须用-ing形式。还有更多的例句:
e.g.
a. I felt somebody patting me on the shoulder.
我们感到有人拍我的肩膀。
b. Listen to the birds singing.
倾听鸟的鸣叫。
c. Can you smell anything burning?
你闻见什么烧起来了吗?
两点值得注意:
1) 上述现在分词表示动作的进行,如若表示全过程,则用不带to的不定式,
e.g.
a. I didn’t see the ball break the window.
我没看到球砸坏窗户。
b. I watched her cross the street.
我看着她穿过马路。
2) 如句中宾语是其后宾语补语的逻辑宾语,则用过去分词,
e.g.
a. He felt his eyes dazzled by the bright light.
他感到明亮的光线使得他眼花目眩。
b. We found her greatly changed.
我们发现她的变化很大。
pager
n. 传呼机,BP机
e.g.
a. I don't know your pager number.
我不知道你的寻呼号码。
b. The pager is cheap but only handles minimal amounts of information.
传呼机便宜但只能处置少量的信息。
2. The code “54 * 2,” for instance, meant the answer to question 54 was B.
译文:
比如,代号“54*2”意味着第54题的答案是B。answer后的介词是to而不是of,类似的还有:
a solution to that problem,
the key to a door,
notes to the text,
a witness to the murder,
the preface to a book,
a brief introduction to Nanjing Medical University
(但是, the introduction of a new product from abroad是指外国新产品的引进)
译文:
Taylor把他们轰出教室,判他们两个都不及格。
3. Taylor kicked them out of his classroom and gave both an F.
F发元音,故前面的冠词是an,同理,an MA是指 a master of arts.
Para. 3
1. At small Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, philosophy professor Heather Reid discovered cheating in her introductory ethics class.
译文:
爱荷华州苏城规模较小的Morningside学院哲学教授Heather Reid在她的伦理学入门课上发现有学生作弊。
introductory
adj. 介绍的,入门的
e.g.
a. The chairman made a few introductory remarks.
会议主席说了几句开场白。
b. An introductory paragraph has been prefixed to Chapter Three.
第三章前面有一段介绍。
2. Two students turned in homework assignments that were almost identical.
译文:
两名学生交上来的家庭作业几乎一模一样。
identical
adj. 相同的,相等的
e.g.
a. She wore the identical dress on both occasions.
她在两种场合穿的是同一件衣服。
b. This is the identical umbrella that I have lost.
这正是我遗失的那一把雨伞。
英语中almost使用频率较高。 almost常用于 all, always, nothing, everyone等词前,意思同 nearly, virtually, practically, just about。
e.g.
Almost all the people in Nanjing were mobilized to serve the 10th National Games held in that city.
几乎所有的南京人都被动员起来为在这座城市举行的十运会服务。
3. Reid reported the incident to the academic dean, leading to an investigation. One student was suspended and given an F for the course.
译文:
Reid将此事报告教务主任,于是校方作了调查。其中一名学生被勒令停学,此门课也作不及格处理。
suspend
vt. 暂停,暂缓
e.g.
Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
冲突双方同意暂时停火。
悬, 挂, 吊
A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
天花板上吊着一盏灯。