2012中考英语名师讲堂06:
非谓语动词复习:翻译16句
汤姆要在下午3点前完成所有的作业是不可能的。(不定式作主语)
It’s impossible for Tom to finish all the homework before/by three o’clock this afternoon.
语言点:
It’s + adj.+ for/of sb. to do sth. 结构
在…之前:before/by
没有必要为已经发生的这一切担心。(不定式作主语)
There’s no need to worry about what(=all that) has already happened.
语言点:
没有必要做某事:There’s no need to do sth.
一切:all that, what
担心:worry about
这个贪婪的老板让他的工人们日日夜夜地不断干活。(不定式作宾语补足语)
The greedy boss has/keeps his workers working day and night.
语言点:
使…不断做某事:have/keep sb. doing
例:Don’t have the water running all the time.
持续的时间概念:day and night, all the time(用have/keep sb. doing结构)
日日夜夜:day and night
那位工程师竭尽全力开动他的车。(get, 不定式作宾语补足语)
The engineer tried his best to get his car started.
语言点:
使他的车发动:get his car started
竭尽全力:try one’s best
我真是太蠢了,在考试中犯了同样的错误。(不定式作主语)
It was foolish of me to make the same mistake in the exam.
语言点:It’s + adj.+ for/of sb. to do sth. 结构
为了面对记者,这位校长把他的牙补了一下。(不定式作宾语补足语)
The headmaster/principle/president had his tooth fixed/filled (in order/so as) to face the journalists/reporters.
语言点:
校长:headmaster/principle/president
补牙:fill/fix one’s tooth
记者:journalist/reporter
珍妮在考试中太紧张了以至于犯了很多意想不到的错误。(不定式作状语)
Jenny was so nervous as to make some unexpected mistakes on the exam.
语言点:
如此…以至于:so…that(常规结构), so… as to ….(不定式结构)
意想不到的错误:unexpected mistakes
当比尔坐下以后,他发现教室需要立刻打扫一下。(不定式/动名词作宾语)
When Bill was seated(=sat down), he found that the classroom needed to be cleaned(=cleaning) immediately.
语言点:
(某人)坐下:sb. be seated/ sb. sit down
want/need/require + to be done/doing的结构
下个月即将出版的这本书值得一读。(动名词作宾语)
The book to be published next month is worth reading.
语言点:值得做某事:be worth doing
那位正在接受手术的病人看上去很苍白。(动名词作定语)
The patient being operated on looks pale.
汤姆建议周末去郊外野餐。(动名词作宾语)
Tom suggested going for a picnic in the countryside this weekend.
语言点:
建议做某事:suggest doing sth.
在郊外:in the countryside
这位老人似乎把他的那块手表修了一下。(过去分词作宾语补足语)
The old man seemed to have his watch fixed.
班主任很遗憾地告诉我原定下周举行的运动会被推迟了。(不定式作宾语)
The class teacher regretted to tell me that the sports meet to be held next week as planned would be put off(=postponed).
语言点:
遗憾去做某事:regret to do sth.
推迟:put off, postpone
当你不在家里的时候不要让灯一直开着。(2007年上海高考翻译题)
When you are out/away/not at home, don’t let/keep/have the lights on all the time.
他把窗户全部关上为了防止室内的空气受到污染。(不定式作状语)
He shut all the windows (in order) to prevent the air from being polluted.
我看到很多的孩子在结了冰的湖面上溜冰。(动名词作宾语补足语)
(主动)I saw many children skating on the frozen lake.
(被动)Many children were seen skating on the frozen lake.
语言点:结冰的湖:a frozen lake