新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第31課 可愛的怪人(4)

　　Oneday, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in a particularly heavyshower. He wanted to buy a 300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggledcondition that an assistant refused to serve him. Dickie left the shop without a wordand returned carrying a large cloth bag.

　　10. One day, he walked into an expensive shop after having been caught in aparticularly heavy shower.

　　一天，他遇上一場瓢潑大雨，淋得透濕。他走進一家高級商店，要為妻子買一塊價值300英鎊的手表。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析: after having been caught in是現在分詞短語的被動語態形式，作時間狀語。

　　語言點2:be caught in a heavy shower不可譯作“被趕上了瓢潑大雨”，而應理解為“遇到瓢潑大雨”。

　　11. He wanted to buy a 300 watch for his wife, but he was in such a bedraggledcondition that an assistant refused to serve him.

　　但店員見他渾身泥水的樣子，竟不肯接待他。

　　語言點1:句子結構分析;that引導結果狀語從句，such a bedraggled condition指明原因，that從句說明結果是什么。

　　語言點2:serve sb.的意思是“為某人服務”，請特別注意，不可想當然地錯用成serve for sb.。

　　12. Dickie left the shop without a word and returned carrying a large cloth bag.

　　迪基二話沒說就走了。一會兒，他帶著一個大布袋回到店里。

　　語言點:句子結構分析:carrying a large cloth bag為現在分詞短語，作伴隨狀語。