Lesson 84 On strike 罢工

Busmen have decided to go on strike next week.

go on strike ^{举行罢工（动态）}

• Why did the bunnies go on strike?^{为什么兔子会罢工？}
• Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents. ^{这个医院的员工举行罢工，抗议这些事件。}
• Must we go on strike? ^{咱们必需罢工吗？}

The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.

be due to do sth. ^{定于（某时做某事）}

• The plane is due (to arrive) in London at 9 o’clock.
• Filming was due to start next month. ^{影片摄制预计下个月开始。}
• She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering. ^{根据安排她要作一个关于转基因的演讲。}

No one knows how long it will last. 

last ^{v. 持续；持久；维持}

• The marriage had lasted for less than two years. ^{这桩婚姻持续了不到两年。}
• The games lasted only half the normal time. ^{这场比赛只持续了正常比赛时间的一半。}

No one knows ^{无人知晓：表示没有人知道某事的真相或答案。}

• No one knows how many people currently surf the Net. ^{没人知道现在有多少人在网上冲浪。}
• No one knows what robots will be able to do in the future. ^{没有人知道未来机器人能做什么。}
• No one knows your crafts like you do. ^{没有人比你更了解你的手艺。}

The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.

state ^{v.陈述，说明；规定，公布；表现（主题，旋律）}

• We must state that this information is unimportant. ^{我们必须声明，这样的信息是不重要的。}
• You will each be given the chance to state your case. ^{你们每人都有机会陈述理由。}
• He has already stated his intention to run for election. ^{他已声明打算参加竞选。}

will continue ^{将继续：表示打算或计划继续进行某项活动或行动。}

• I will continue studying until I pass the exam.^{我会继续学习直到通过考试。}

Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week.

most ^{adj. 大多数的,最大数量的 + 复数名词}

• Most vegetables contain fibre. ^{大多数蔬菜含有纤维。}
• Most students live in college. ^{大多数学生住在学院里。}
• I walk to work most mornings. ^{我大多数早晨步行去上班。}
• Most modern art leaves me cold. ^{大多数的现代艺术（不可数）引不起我的兴趣。}

Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work.

free ride ^{免费乘车(顺路捎一段路)}

• They also learn that life is not a free ride. ^{他们也能认识到生活不是免费午餐。}
• The prize she won was a free ride in an airplane. ^{她获得的奖品是免费乘飞机。}
• They claimed Internet companies had been getting a free ride. ^{他们声称，互联网公司已经免费搭过一程了。}

This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.

relieve pressure ^缓解压力

• Taking a walk in the park can help relieve pressure.^{在公园里散步可以帮助缓解压力。}

to some extent = to a certain extent ^{在某种程度上（部分肯定，并不是全部解决）}

• The weather has helped me to some / a certain extent.

Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.

两种情况下表将来使用一般现在时 ^{The strike 做为三单，可以使用"it"代替}

1. 主将从现：^{条件状语从句假设将来时。}
2. 时间状语从句：^{表示将来时要替换成一般现在时。}

All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test.

expert drivers ^{专业的司机、开车能手}

• a yoga expert ^{一位瑜伽专家}
• an expert opinion ^{专家的意见}

The students are going to take the test in two days' time.

in + 时间 = xx 时间之后 ^{（搭配表将来的意境）}

• It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.
• The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time.
• When's the next train? In five hours' time!

But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.

so far ^{到目前为止（通常搭配现在完成时）}

• So far, we have completed half of the project.^{到目前为止，我们已经完成了项目的一半。}
• So far, so good ^{目前为止，一切都好}

express gratitude to ^{向某人表达感激之情}

• Try to express gratitude to someone each day! ^{试着每天向他人表示感激吧！}
• I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family. ^{我很感激我的全家人。}
• I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for their hard work. ^{我要对所有辛勤劳动的人表示感谢。}

Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!

object to / that… ^{提出异议，反对}

• They objected that the book was too difficult for them.
• A lot of people object to smoking in public places.
• Do you object to my sitting beside you?
• I really object to being charged for parking. ^{我非常反对收停车费。}
• They object to the movie's depiction of gay people. ^{他们反对这部影片对同性恋者的刻画。}

主语 + 动词 + 宾语 + 宾语补足语 句型中，常用 it 作先行宾语，真正的宾语为后面的动词不定式或从句。

使用条件

1. 结构：主 + 谓 + 宾 + 宾补
2. 宾语过长：影响到了补语，所以使用it做为形式宾语占位置。

常用这种结构的动词有：find，think，consider，feel，make，keep 等：

• People are going to find it difficult to get to work. ^{形式宾语it，真正的宾语to do}
• She felt it right for them to arrest the thief.
• They consider it impossible to finish the work in three days.