本句中的第一個that 引導的又是一個賓語從句,而后一個that 引導的是定語從句,修飾enemies.請看下面的句子:
1) He is a man that you can rely on.(他是一個你可以依賴的人。)
2) She gave me some books that I am really interested in.(她給了我一些我非常有興趣的書。)
3) I would never forget the two years that I spent in that village.
(我永遠也不會忘記我在那個村子里度過的兩年時光。)
本句中them brave 是make 的復合賓語,請看下面的句子:
1) Don't wait for him. He will make us late.(別等他了,他會使大家遲到的。)
2) He was afraid that the story would make things worse.(他擔憂那個故事會使事情更糟。)
3) I didn't know that the news had been made public.(我不了解這個消息已經公開了。)
4. It was once thought
Eggs were thought to make the voice pretty.
Tomatoes were believed to have magical powers
They were called love apples and were supposed to make people who ate them fall in love.
上面的這類句子全部用的是被動語態。請翻譯下面的句子:
1) 孩子們遭到非常不錯的照顧。(The children are well taken care of.)
2) 這個問題近期被談論得不少。(This question has been much talked about recently.)
3) 體育代表團在機場遭到了熱烈歡迎。(The sports delegation3 was given a warm welcome at the airport.)
4) 那里講什么語言?(What language is spoken there?)
5) 這本書是為兒童寫的。(This book is written form children.)
6) 他被覺得是這個工作的最好人選。(He is thought to be the best candidate for the job.)
suppose 是一個常用詞,請注意學會。
1) I suppose it was reasonable for him to want his money back.(我看他想要回他的錢是適當的。)
2) I suppose the answer is that he was not so hardworking.(我想答案在于他不夠刻苦。)
3) The situation was even worse than was supposed.(形勢比料想的更糟糕。)
4) Who do you suppose is the right person for the job?(你覺得哪個是這個工作的適合人選?)
5) I am not supposed to talk to you about this.(我不可以和你談這個。)
6) He was supposed to leave for Shanghai last night.(他應該昨夜動身去上海。)
7) Suppose / Supposing something should go wrong, what would you do?(假如有了什么差錯,你如何解決?)
5. How surprised the people who thought tomatoes poisonous would be if they could know that millions of pounds of tomatoes were supplied to soldiers overseas during WWII.
how surprised the people would be是主句,這是一個感嘆句;who 引導的定語從句修飾people;if 引導的是條件狀語從句。
感嘆句一般用what 或how 引起。what 用來修飾一個名詞,how 修飾一個形容詞,副詞或動詞。請看下面的句子:
1) What a kind-hearted man he is!(他是一個多么好心的人啊!)
2) What good news it is!(多好的消息啊!)
3) What a beautiful city!(多美的城市啊!)
4) How lovely the children are!(多可愛的孩子啊!)
5) How well she writes.(她寫得多好啊!)
6) How I hated all this.(我多恨這所有啊!)
6. One such idea is that fish is the best brain food.
本句中that 引導的是一個表語從句。請看下面的句子:
1) My suggestion is that we should leave right now.(我的建議是大家目前就離開。)
2) What is troubling me is that I don't have much experience in teaching.
(使我煩惱的是我在教學方面的經驗不多。)
3) My idea is that we offer them more help.(我的意思是大家給他們提供更多的幫忙。)
4) The fact is that we don't have enough hands.(事實是大家人手不夠。)
7. Washing food down with water as a substitute for chewing is not a good idea.
substitute for 是一個常用詞組,意思是代替,代用品;substitute也可以做動詞用,意思是替代。請看例句:
1) Don't you think it a good idea to use plastic as a substitute for wood?
(你感覺用塑料做木材的代用品是個好主意嗎?)
2) Daydreaming4 cannot substitute for hard work.(白日夢不可以取代辛勤的努力。)
3)A middle-aged5 woman substituted for the English teacher during her absence.
(英語老師不在時,由一位中年婦女代替。)
8. Many people think of bread as a carbohydrate6 food.
think of as是一個習慣使用方法,意思是把看作是,覺得是。請看下面的句子:
1) People think of him as a hero.(大家把他看作英雄。)
2) He thinks of himself as the most important member of the family.(他覺得自己是非常重要的家庭成員。)
3) The Yellow River is thought of as the cradle7 of the Chinese nation.(黃河被看作是中華民族的搖籃。)
與think of as 意思相近的習慣使用方法還有regard as;consideras;look uponas;viewas;see as 等等。
本課主要詞組
1. be eager to2. be supposed to
3. fall in love 4. grow up
5. be supplied to6. substitute for
7. have sth. to do with8. at the meal
9. as a matter of fact 10. think of as
11. in the same way
本課主要句型
賓語從句
1. Many people believe that by eating an animal they could get some of the good qualities of that animal for themselves.
2. They thought eating deer would make them run as fast as the deer.
3. Some savage tribes believe that eating enemies that had shown bravery in battle would make them brave.