After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
| lit (light,lit或lighted) v. 点燃 |
lighted adj. 被点燃的 |
| I lit a cigarette. |
This is a lighted cigarette. |
I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette.
| I smoked with concentration and pleasure 一般过去 |
as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. 过去将来 |
| I smoke with concentration and pleasure |
as I am sure that this will be my last cigarette. |
I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
I had all the usual symptoms of someone who was giving up smoking... 定语从句简化
give up 放弃,放手,停止尝试;认输
Someone giving up smoking, I had all those symptoms: a bad temper and an enormous appetite. 独立主格改写(高级语法供扩展学习)当某人正在戒烟时,我有着全部这些症状(侧重时间伴随)
状语有自己的主语:名词/代词 + done / doing / to do 独立主格(状语逻辑主语和主句主语不一致时)
独立主格:作句子的状语,自带逻辑主语,逻辑主语≠主句主语;结构为「名词 / 代词 + 补足成分(非谓语 / 形容词 / 副词 / 介词短语)」。没有谓语动词,不能独立成句。 功能:表伴随、时间、原因、条件。
- 名词 / 代词 + doing(主动 / 进行)
- 名词 / 代词 + done(被动 / 完成)
- 名词 / 代词 + to do(将要发生)
- 名词 / 代词 + 形容词 / 副词 / 介词短语
- He rushed out of the house, her heart pounding with fear. (他冲出房子,她的心因恐惧砰砰直跳。)
- I opened the window, the cold wind biting at my face.(我打开了窗户,冷风刺骨般地吹在我的脸上。)
- She entered the room, her eyes scanning the surroundings. (她走进了房间,眼睛扫视着四周。)
- Much work to do, I have no time for rest. 名词 / 代词 + to do(将要发生)
- All tasks finished, we went home. 所有任务(被)完成了... 名词 / 代词 + done(被动 / 完成)
My friends kept on offering cigarettes and cigars.
cigar n. 雪茄
| keep on doing sth. 继续做某事 |
continue doing sth. 持续不断的做 |
| The child was crying loudly, but he kept on watching TV. |
Continue doing a lesson a day.学习不能间断,一天一课。 |
offer sb. sth. 给某人某物
- Josie had offered her services as a guide. 乔西曾表示愿意当向导。
They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
| made no effort 不作努力 |
- Success never comes to those who make no effort. 不付出努力,就决不会成功。
- make no effort to persuade him. 不要试图说服他
- She wrote the letter with/without effort. 她费力/毫不费力地写了那封信。
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| make every effort 尽全力,尽一切努力 |
He made every effort to get / at getting the job. |
| make effort + to do sth. 努力做… |
- She made a great effort to finish her research paper before the deadline. 为了在截止日期前完成研究论文,她付出了很大的努力。
- They made a collective effort to raise funds for the local charity. 他们共同努力为当地的慈善机构筹集资金。
- He's making a consistent effort to improve his grades in school. 他一直在努力提高他在学校的成绩。
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| 短语 |
等于 |
用法示例 |
| no matter when |
whenever 无论何时 |
- You can call me, no matter when.
- Feel free to visit whenever you like.
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| no matter who |
whoever 无论是谁 |
- No matter who you are, you can join us.
- Whoever needs help should ask for it.
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| no matter where |
wherever 无论在哪里 |
- I'll find you, no matter where you hide.
- I can meet you wherever you prefer.
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| no matter how |
however 无论怎样 |
- We'll finish the project, no matter how hard.
- You can solve the problem however you think is best.
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When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
urged me to accept 怂恿、力劝去接受
- She urged me to accept the new post, although the job is not very well paid. 她努力劝我接受那个新职位,虽然那职位报酬并不优厚。
was more than I could bear = I couldn't bear more than 后面跟一个从句或一个形容词时可以表示“超出”(多用于口语)
- He was more than pleased with his new room.
- This was more than I had expectd.
I took one guiltily, lit it, and smoked with satisfaction.
| I took one guiltily, |
lit it, |
and smoked with satisfaction. |
| 我内疚地接过来1支 |
点上它 |
如愿以偿(心满意足)的抽了起来 |
| 多个句子连接时,有相同主语省略,中间使用“,”隔开,最后一个连接才加上"and"。 |
Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking.
point out = explain 指出,指明
- Why didn’t you point out his mistake to him at that time?
- He pointed out that we still had to get a few other things.
| Disguises can sometimes be too perfect, which they soon discovered. |
- which 在定语从句中做成分。
- which 修饰整句话。
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| But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect. § |
| As I soon learnt, he was English himself! § |
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