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.
| Dress in glasses 戴眼镜 | Dress in clothes 穿衣服 |
|---|---|
| He was very polite, somewhat shy, and dressed in glasses. 他很有礼貌,有点害羞,戴着眼镜。 |
Dress your child in layers of clothes you can remove easily. 给你的孩子穿几层你能容易地脱掉的衣服。 |
* But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect.
| But as they soon discovered, | disguises can sometimes be too perfect. |
| 非限定性定语从句 | 先行句(非词) |
| 伪装有时过于完美(什么伪装?他们很快发现的) | |
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:
| 限定性定语从句 | 非限定性定语从句 |
|---|---|
| This is the wall which they built last week. 上周建的墙大家都不知道 | This is the Great Wall , which world-famous. 长城是众所周知的 |
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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
| 用于公共标语的 NO + 名词 公共标语通常字数很少,语言精练。在表示“禁止…”时往往用 no + 名词/动名词或名词短语 | |
|---|---|
| No Camping(禁止野营)= Do not camp | No Smoking(禁止吸烟) = NO SMOKING |
| No Parking(禁止停车) | No Left Turn(禁止左转弯) |
| On public notices we write No Camping instead of Do not camp. 在真正的公告牌上,这些标语往往全部用大写字母,不加标点。 | |
'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.