--- url: https://gaojian.site/new-concept/book-2/89-a-slip-of-the-tongue.md description: 新概念英语第二册：A slip of the tongue。精读、词块回忆、双向译练、句法、逻辑与FSRS复习。 --- # 口误 ## 课文学习台 {#study} ### 第1段 People will do anything to see a free show — even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!' 中文理解：人们总会想尽办法去看不花钱的演出 ——哪怕是糟糕的演出。当“皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后，我们都赶紧跑去观看。我们得排好几个小时的队才得以进场。在演出开始前场内肯定已有好几百人了。不幸的是，这是我们看过的最无聊的演出之一。那些没能进场的人没有必要感到失望，因为很多本应出场的专业演员都没有来。那天晚上有趣的事情仅有节目开始时那个报幕员的开场白。他显然非常紧张，局促不安地在麦克风前站了好几分钟。但他刚一开口说话，人们便哄堂大笑起来。我们都明白那个可怜的人应该说些什么，而他实际说的却是：“这是拉屎，呃，鸟食公司，女士们好，晚上和先生们！” * **even if**：以便或以致 / 尽管 / 即使 / 仿佛；先判断两部分的关系；even though 说已知情况，even if 常说假设。 * **failed to**：未能做到；可以客观交代未完成的事，不必总理解为能力不足。 * **As soon as**：一……就……；把两个动作的先后关系说清；谈未来时，时间从句通常用一般现在时。 #### 1. People will do anything even if it is a one. 复合句，主句主谓宾结构，后面是even if 引导的让步状语从句，主系表结构. #### 2. When the news got round that a show would be presented, we rushed. 复合句，主句为主谓结构，从句是when 引导的时间状语从句，该从句为主谓结构，且在该从句中，有一个that 引导的同位语从句作news 的同位语，主谓结构. 本句 的present 为动词，下文为形容词，请查字典了解该词所有义项. #### 3. We had to queue and there must have been people before the show began. 并列复合句，and 引导前后两句，前句为主谓结构，后句为there be 句型，有一个 before 引导的时间状语从句，主谓结构. #### 4. the show was one we have seen. 复合句，主句主系表结构，后面是一个定语从句，主谓结构. #### 5. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes did not come. 复合句，主句为主谓结构，后面是as 引导的原因状语从句，主谓结构. 在主句和从句中，各自有一个who 引导的定语从句，均为主谓(宾)结构. #### 6. The only funny things we heard came… 复合句，主句为主谓结构，这中间有一个省略了关系代词that 的定语从句，还原为that we heard that evening，关系代词作宾语，一般来说，被the only 修饰的先行词后面接的定语从句，只能用that 或者省略，尤其是考试的时候，应遵循此原则，但在文献中，也有用which 的. 主句中先行词things 在定语是only 的情况下，用了复数，此时的only 不是唯一，而是只有、仅仅，后面可以是几个事情，比如我就只有吃饭和睡觉的时候不用动脑子，有两件事，也可以用only，这个只有便是句中类似的情况，更具体而言，things 是由定语从句we heard that evening 修饰的，所以也就是那晚听到的内容，从文章最后可以知道，报幕除了念错了公司名字，还念错了问候语，这些就是那天晚上仅有的笑料了. 故教材翻译成唯一，有误. #### 7. He was nervous and stood… 主语 he 带两个并列谓语部分：was nervous 为主系表结构，stood before the microphone 为主谓结构。 #### 8. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. 复合句，主句主谓宾结构，句首是as soon as 引导的时间状语从句，主谓宾结构. #### 9. We know what the man should have said, but what he said was… 并列复合句，but 连接前后两句，前句为主谓 + what 引导的宾语从句结构，该从句 what the man should have said 中 what 作 said 的宾语；后句则是 what 引导的主语从句，该从句作为主语，跟was 还有后面引导的直接引语一起，构成了主系表结构，所以引号中的原话整体充当表语内容；它是直接引用的两句话，不宜直接套用由连接词引导的普通表语从句标签。 ## 学完这一课 换一个时间、人物或地点，用三句话讲一件自己的小事。 [Nce · 本册复习台](/new-concept/book-2/review) · [三册选择地图](/new-concept/) *译文与解析据吴应时整理资料及本站首轮审校稿；词伙与练习提示为本站学习设计。原PDF第218—219页，2022年3月第1版。*