Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark.
- front gate 前门
- back door 后门
- bedroom door 卧室门
- next door 隔壁(Nigel is our new next-door neighbour.)
would=used to 过去常常 §
- I'm used to having my sleep interrupted. 我习惯了睡觉时被吵醒(have + done 使役动词)
- I would have my sleep interrupted. 我睡觉会被吵醒(have + done 使役动词)
- I'm used to getting up early.我习惯早起。
- I would get up early.我过去早起
- My old man used to / would work there. 我老爸曾在那儿做事。
Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate.
| Every time he wanted to come into the garden | he would bark | until someone opened the gate. |
| 时间状语从句 | 主句 | 时间状语从句 |
The dog used to bark at the front gate to let(引起注意) / make(迫使) somebody open the door.
| every time = when 每当,每次,无论何时(后面可以是点时间,也可以是段时间) | the moment = as soon as 一…就…(强调的是瞬间) |
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As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.
| complain of… 抱怨(引起了身体不适) | complain about 抱怨(对事物不满) |
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| sb. spend time (in) doing sth. / on sth. 花费某段时间去做某事(人作主语) | It takes sb. some times to do sth. 某事花了某人多少时间(事情做主语) |
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| press his paw on the latch. 把他的爪子按在门闩上 | press the latch. 按门闩 |
| press the figure on the button. 按下按钮上的数字 | press the button.按按钮 |
| Press the button on the left 按左边的按钮 | press the left button 按左键 |
| press the bell on the door.按门上的铃 | press the door bell. 按门铃 |
| train sb. to do sth. 训练某人做某事 | let sb. do sth. 让某人做某事 |
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Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.
become an expert at doing sth. 成了…能手/专家/权威
- John is an expert at driving a car.
- She is an expert in flowers.
- Sam is an expert on that problem.
However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate.
going out shopping 加了out 强调外出
- go shopping 购物
- go on shopping 继续购物
* This time he was barking so that someone would let him out!
so that / so ... that 容易混淆
| so that (所以) 引出结果状语从句、目的状语从句 | He ran to the station so that he might catch the train. 可替换为in order that | 这事还没有结果(might catch) 目的状语从句 |
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| He ran to the station so that he caught the train. so ... that 与 so that用法与意思都不一样,请注意区别 | 这事已发生(caught) 所以这是结果状语从句 |
Since then, he has developed another bad habit.
Since then + 描述过去 = 搭配现在完成(进行)时
- Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began.
- Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people...
As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts.
| As soon as | he opens the gate from the outside, | he comes into the garden | and | waits | until | the gate shuts. |
| 表示时间,引出时间状语从句 | 从句 | 时间状语主句1 | 连接 | 主句 | 时状 | 时间状语从句 |
| 时间状语从句 | 时间状语主句2 | |||||
| As soon as he opens the gate from the outside,(从句) | he comes into the garden.(主句1:简单句) | |||||
| he waits until the gate shuts.(主句2:时间状语从句) | ||||||
* Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
| so…that… 如此…以至于(结果状语从句) | so that 以便于…;为了(目的/结果状语从句) |
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| Rex got so annoyed (that) we have not seen him since. 可以省略一个词(so 或 that 都可以) | This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! |