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# 纯属虚构

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 第1段

When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. 'What has happened?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such a mess?' 'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.' 'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?' 'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

中文理解：当艾斯卡罗比亚国的大使回到家吃午饭时，把他的夫人吓了一跳。他面色苍白，衣服也搞得不成样子。 \[2]“发生了什么事？”她问，“你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂？” \[3]“灭火器弄的，亲爱的，”大使冷冷地回答，“今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆。” \[4]“天啊！”他的夫人惊叫，“那你当时在什么地方？” \[5]“我和往常一样，在办公室里，”大使回答说。“地下室突然着火，我当然马上下去了。但那个傻瓜霍斯特把灭火器对准了我。他认为是我着火了。我一定要把那个家伙打发走。”

* **as usual**：目前 / 像往常一样 / 此刻；时间范围不同；这些词帮助交代背景，不单独决定时态。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

（To be continued 未完待续）

#### 1. When the Ambassador returned, his wife got a shock.

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，when 引导的时间状语从句为主谓结构.

#### 2. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，均为主系表结构.

#### 4. how did your clothes get into a mess?

特殊疑问句，助动词 did 提到主语 your clothes 前面，you 是 your 的误写；get into such a mess 表示“弄得这样一团糟”，mess 不是 get 的直接宾语。

#### 6. University students set the Embassy on fire.

简单句，主谓宾 + 宾补结构.

#### 7. his wife exclaimed Good heavens!

简单句，主谓宾结构.

#### 8. where were you?

特殊疑问句，were 提前了，主谓结构.

#### 11. I went down, and that fool aimed a fire extinguisher.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，前句主谓结构，后句主谓宾结构.

#### 12. He thought I was on fire.

复合句，主句主谓 + 宾语从句结构，这里的从句省略了that，从句为主系表结构.

#### 13. I must get that fellow posted.

简单句，主谓宾 + 宾补结构.

### 第2段

The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat. 'And how can you explain that?' she asked. 'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'

中文理解：大使夫人继续提出问题，此时她突然又发现丈夫的帽子上有个洞。 \[7]“那么你对那又作何解释呢？”她问。 \[8]“那个嘛，”大使说，“有人朝我办公室的窗户开了一枪。真够准的，是不是？幸亏我当时没戴帽子。 如果真戴着它，我现在就不能回家来吃午饭了。”

* **been able to**：能够 / 无法；结合时间判断是一般能力还是某次实际做到；unable 带否定。

#### 1. The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she noticed a hole.

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，后面是when 引导的时间状语从句，也是主谓宾结构.

#### 2. how can you explain that?

特殊疑问句，can 提前到主语前，主谓宾结构.

#### 5. don't you think (that it was) accurate?

复合句，还原成完整的句子如主干结构所述，是一个宾语从句，该从句为主系表结构，所以句子中把表语提前，以作强调.

#### 7. If I had been, I would not have been able to get…

复合句，主句 I would not have been able to get home for lunch 中 get home 为不及物用法，整体不能按主谓宾理解；句首是 if 引导的条件状语从句，该从句使用了虚拟语气，if I had been wearing the hat，表示与过去的事实相反的假设，为主谓结构，虚拟语 气是难点，具体语法可以复习第40课，之后再仔细研究亦可. 在英语的学习过程中，不可能遇到一个知识点就能完全搞懂，可以先多读多背，培养语感，日后再回过头来学习，就没那么困难了.

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