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Mummy 不一定是妈咪

右侧笔记支持独立滚动。边听名师连读拆解,边对照右侧的语法事实与统计数据笔记。

The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation.

B.C. = Before Christ 公元前,放在年代的后面 A.D. = Anno Domini 公元,放在年代的前面,常常可以省略
Yet there were no aircraft in 300 B.C..
然而在公元前300年没有飞机。
St. Pancras was martyred in 304 A.D.(强调非公元前)
圣·潘克瑞斯在公元304年蒙难。

时间顺序 died 明确的过去的时间 → has just had 刚做完

have an operation 做手术 have an undercover operation 进行秘密行动
Will I need to have an operation?我需要动手术吗? Undercover operations are essential for detecting.秘密行动对侦查至关重要。

The mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a singer in the Temple of Thebes.

that of是书面用语 一般用于较正式的文体中

that of 那个 those of 那些
  • It's colder than Guangzhou. × (北京、广州是地点,只有大小之分,本身没有冷和热)
  • The weather of Beijing is colder than Guangzhou. ×
  • The weather of Beijing is colder than the weather of Guangzhou.
  • The weather of Beijing is colder than that of Guangzhou.
  • The area of the USA is larger than that of Britain.
  • The texts of Book Two are more difficult than those of Book One.
  • “That of” is singular. “Those of” is plural.

As there were strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease.

take plates of sth. 给…拍片子 take photo 拍照片
  • take the X-ray plates of pets.
  • Please take plates of each dish before serving them to the guests.
  • take photos of the mountain.
  • take a picture of their empty plates.
find out 查明,发现 + 从句 I need to find out what time the movie starts.我需要查明电影开始的时间。
died of 因…死,死于
  • No one ever died of a broken heart. 从来没有人因为过度悲伤而死。
  • die in the accident 死于车祸
die of + 内因 死于…
  • die of hunger
  • die of grief 死于悲哀
die from + 外因 死于…
  • die from wound (枪伤)
  • He died from the heart disease. 在日常生活表达当中,die of 和 die from 可以互换。

The only way to do this was to operate.

to do this 非谓语动词修饰前面的名词表“目的”

  • The pen to write chinese is too hard. 这支笔写中文太难了。
  • The book to study for the exam is on the shelf.用来复习考试的书在书架上。
  • The car to travel long distances needs good fuel efficiency. 用于长途旅行的汽车需要燃油效率好。
  • The dress to wear to the party should be elegant. 去聚会时穿的裙子应该优雅。
  • The tools to fix the broken chair are in the garage. 修理坏椅子所需的工具在车库里。

to operate 相当于名词用,做表语

  • My dream is to travel around the world.
  • My plan is to finish the work on time.
way of + doing 做…的方式(做定语) way + to do 做…的方式(做定语)
There are many different ways of cooking pasta, but I prefer the traditional Italian way. There's always a better way to do things; we just need to find it.

The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin. 过去时态

The doctors have not yet decided how the woman died.

decide v. 做出最终的判断,对…下判决,解决(悬案)

  • The police cannot decide yet which of the two men is guilty.
what 对名词提问 how 对副词或介词短语提问
The doctors have not yet determined what the woman died of.更自然的表达应该是描述女人死于什么原因 how the woman died.更自然和常见。它询问的是女人是如何去世的,而不是在问某个东西是否死于女人。

They feared that the mummy would fall to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened.

fear v. 害怕(长时间的) scare v.使惊恐,吓唬
A wave of fear swept over him.一阵恐惧传遍他的全身。 You're scaring me. 你吓着我了。

fall to pieces = go to pieces 碎成碎片,散掉

  • During the storm, the old house fell to pieces.
  • After two years their marriage fell to pieces.

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