Lesson 35 Stop thief! 捉贼

Roy Trenton used to drive a taxi. §

used to do 仅用于一般过去。它的疑问句和否定句形式可以使用下面的2种方式。

A short while ago ,however, he became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.

a short while ago = a short time ago ^不久以前

• I saw her a short while ago.
• He left a short while ago. ^{他不久前离开了。}

He is finding his new work far more exciting. ^{(远比以前更刺激)宾补}

find ^{可以用一般现在时态, 也可以用进行时态}

• He is finding his trip very exciting.

* When he was driving along Catford Street recently, he saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.

铺成故事背景使用过去进行时，突然把这个状态打断一般过去时：过去进行时 + 一般过去时

see sb.  (to) do sth. ^{看见某人做某事(强调全过程)}

• I see them dance. ^{(看了全过程)我看见他们跳了舞}
• The missing boy was last seen playing near the river.

see 和一些感知动词（如 smell, feel, hear, watch, notice 等）可以用在动词+名词/代词宾语 + 不带 to 的不定式结构（省略 to）中。

The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.

get a fright ^{吓了一跳 （fright n. 使用搭配get使用）}

• Mrs. Medlock did get a fright then. ^{梅德洛克太太当时确实吓坏了。}
• I got a stage fright. ^{我怯场了。}

such + (修饰词或形容词) + 名词 + that… ^{如此…以致…}

名词前有 many, much, few, little 来修饰时用 so 不用such。

• Bob is such an honest boy that all his friends trust him a lot.^{鲍勃是一个诚实的男孩，他所有朋友都很信任他。}
• Sally is such a careful girl that she seldom makes spelling mistakes.^{莎莉是一个非常细心的女孩，她很少犯拼写错误。}
• So many days come and go.
• so much money
• so few people
• so little time
• There is so little bread left that I need something else to eat. ^{little 表“少”时}
• They are such little kids that they need taking care of. ^{little 表“小”时}

drop ^{vt. 由于抓什么没抓住不小心掉下去} 

• I drop the chalk.
• drop the money.
• Be careful! Don't drop it!

As the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Roy drove his bus into the back of it.

as = when ^当…时候

• As she walked, she sang. ^{她一边走一边唱歌。}
• When I arrived, he left. ^{当我到达时，他离开了。}

get away ＝ run away ^逃跑

• How did the thief get away? ^{by car / in the car 开车}

While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police. ^{（损坏的）车开走的同时，Roy 停了车并打电话}

stop his car ^{人为停车（stop to do 停下手上的事去做另一件）}

• I stopped my car and waved to say hello. ^{我停下车，我招手打招呼。}

The thieves' car was badly damaged and easy to recognize.

…and easy to recognize = and the car was easy to recognize ^{(用主动表被动含义)}

如果一个不定式的前面是一个形容词（形容词 + to do，主动表被动），如果主句的结局是“系表结构 + to do”，这时不定式用主动形式（to do），含义却是被动；不定式后面不能再加宾语（主语已经充当它的逻辑宾语了）常见形容词：easy, difficult, comfortable, heavy, expensive, good 等。

• The apple is sweet enough to eat. ^{苹果被吃起来够甜。}⇒ The apple is too sour to eat. ^{(too...to... 太...以至于不)}
• The question is easy enough to answer. ^{问题被回答} ⇒ The boy is enough clever to answer the question.^{这个小孩足够聪明以至于能回答这个问题。（the question 不是主语故一定要出现)}
• The clothes are too uncomfortable to wear. ⇒ This coat is so comfortable to wear. ^{衣服、外套都是被穿着...}
• She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

Shortly afterwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.

Shortly afterwards ^{不久之后，很快}

• Shortly afterwards he met her again. ^{不久之后，他又遇到了她。}
• We met, and shortly afterwards we became friends. ^{我们见了面，不久之后就成了朋友。}

stop the car ^{拦住车子（其他人 stopped the car）}

• the driver stop the car ^主动
• The policeman stopped the speeding car. ^{警察拦住了那辆超速的车。}

be arrested ^{被逮捕（动作）}

• The suspect was arrested yesterday. ^{嫌疑人昨天被逮捕了。}

such 和so 都可以用于表示程度，但 so 只能作副词和连词，such 则是形容词，因此 so 通常位于形容词、副词之前，而 such 只能位于名词之前。

so ... that.... / such ... that ... 结果状语从句，是一个因果关系。一旦有名词, 就认为形容词修饰的是名词, 前面的词也修饰的是名词，如果名词是可数名词单数才要加a 和an, 反过来如果是可数名词单数, 前面一定要加 a 或 an 。

如果有几个以上的形容词共同修饰一个名词的时候, 冠词放在第一位, 这句话中冠词不放在第一位, 说明 “a” 与 “boy” 有关系, “lazy” 从意思上与 “boy” 有关系, 但从强调点上与 “boy” 没关系, 它的强调点在 “lazy” 上。