Lesson 74 out of the limelight舞台之外非限定性定语从句

Out of the limelight

• She has been in the limelight since she became an actress.
• Although he is a government official, he tries to keep out of the limelight.

An ancient bus stopped by a dry river bed and a party of famous actors and actresses got off.

river bed ^{指河床，名词 river 修饰名词}

• flower bed^（花坛）

party ^{作量词用时表示“一行，一伙，一群”}

• a party of tourists/boys^{（一群旅游者/男孩）}
• A group of swans floated by. ^{一群天鹅缓缓游过。}

Dressed in dark glasses and old clothes, they had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them.

* But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.

Among them will be Debbie's mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.

加了逗号的定语从句，叫做非限定性定语从句，为什么叫非限定呢？因为。前面这个名词范围已经很明确了，Debbie's妈妈就一个？所以这个范围非常明确，既然这个范围明确了，所以后面这个从句就不需要来限定了，就是一个额外的补充说明，既然我不需要你来限定了，你是一个额外的补充说明，因此关系不紧密，加个逗号隔开，修饰的名词非常的明确，那么这个时候从句就不用限定了，加“，”隔开这种叫做非限定的定语从句：

通常情况下定语从句都是修饰一个名词的，但是有一种极端特殊的情况下，就是定语从句可以修饰前面整句话，当它修饰前面整句话的时候，这个定语从句必须得是加逗号的非限定语从句（因为要修饰整句，所以肯定要隔开修饰整句话）。

限定/非限定性的定语从句^{(定语从句修饰整句话)}

1. Disguises can sometimes be too perfect, which they soon discovered. ^{,which 在这里不再是修饰某一个词了，而是修饰了(前面的)整句话}
2. Disguises can sometimes be too perfect, as they soon discovered ^{,which 可以与,as 互换（特殊的非限定定语从句）}
3. But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect. ^{as 比 which 更高级，which只能放到句尾，而 as 可以放到句首}

Why don't we come more often?

Why + don’t/doesn’t + 主语 + 动词？^{结构可用来提出建议}

• Why don’t you change a watch?
• Why don't you come with us?
• Why don't you speak?
• Why doesn't he study?

Meanwhile, two other actors, Rockwall Slinger and Merlin Greeves, had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.

two large food baskets ^{两个大食品篮}

• basket → baskets → food baskets → large food baskets → two large food baskets

under some trees ^{在一些树下(大树下好乘凉)}

• Let's have a picnic under some trees.^{让我们在一些树下野餐。}

'Now you get out of here, all of you!' he shouted.

• get out of here ^{从这里走开，滚出去，滚开}
• get fuck out of here ^{给我从这滚出去}

'I'm sheriff here. Do you see that notice? It says "No Camping" -- in case you can't read!'

sheriff ^{是一种官衔，官衔前面不加冠词}

• He is president. ^{总统（官衔）}
• Who is monitor? ^{谁是班长（官衔）}
• I am a teacher. ^{teacher 不是官衔，加不定冠词}

in case + 从句 ^{假使，万一…的话，免得，以防万一}

• in case you can't read ^{除非你们不识字(你瞎吗？)}
• I’m taking a raincoat with me in case I need it. ^{常用于引导条件或目的状语从句}
• In case he comes/should come, give him this letter.^{表示将来的时间时，in case 后面必须用现在时态或 should/might}

'don't be too hard on us. I'm Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.'

be hard on… ^{对…（过分）严厉}

• Don’t be too hard on that child.
• He is always hard on his employee.

联合复习

• Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? ^{早餐还是午餐}
• Lesson 26 The best art critics ^{最佳艺术评论家}
• Lesson 50 Taken for a ride ^乘车兜风