A slip of the tongue 口误，说走了嘴，失言
- Are you sure that it was just a slip of tongue? 你确信那只是一时口误吗？
People will do anything to see a free show -- even if it is a bad one.
- He will do anything to save his child’s life.他不顾一切去挽救他孩子的生命。
- He will do anything for the child. 为了孩子他愿意做任何事
* When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.
get round = get around/about 四处传遍，（消息、谣言等）传开
- The word soon got round that there was buried treasure in that cave.
- Bad news gets round quickly.
分裂结构
that 引导的同位语从句本应该紧接the news,但英语中礼让弱小的原则：“get round”较短，所在提前到了同位语从句之前。导致很容易被认成“宾语从句”。
作者选择将 "that" 引导的定语从句放在主句之后，构成了一个离位定语从句(分裂定语从句)。这种结构的目的是引起读者的兴趣和注意。
这是一种相对不常见的结构，用于将定语从句中的一部分（通常是关系代词 "that" 或 "which"）放置在主句之前，从而引起一些注意和强调。这种结构在较正式的写作中更常见，用于强调信息。
We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
| We had to queue for hours to get in. | there must have been several hundred people present. | just before the show began. |
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just before 就在…之前 |
Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest (show) we have ever seen.
one of the dullest (show) 最糟糕的(show)之一
- 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said.§
* Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
真实表达 情态动词 + do；虚拟表达 情态动词+have done
| Those | who failed to get in | need not have felt disappointed, | as many of the artistes | who should have appeared | did not come. |
| 主语 | 定语从句(修饰Those) | 谓语(needn't have done 虚拟表达) | 从句的主语 | 定语从句(修饰many of the artistes) | 谓语 |
| 原因状语主句 Those don't feel disappointed. | 原因状语从句 some artistes didn’t come. | ||||
The only funny things (that) we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. 主主谓谓
| The only funny things | we heard | that evening | came from the advertiser | - | - | at the beginning of the programme. |
| 先行词 | 定语从句 (省略关系词) | Who / Which? | What? | How？ | Where? | When? |
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As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing.
burst out 突然…起来（后面常接动名词，或 in/into+名词）
- When she heard that her father had died in the accident, she burst out crying.
- At the sight of the drunk, everyone burst out laughing/in laughter.
We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: "..."
| 常规主语从句(即句子在复合句中充当一个主语，主语从句的时态不受主句时态的影响和限制) |
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| That he finished writing the composition in such a short time surprised us all.他在如此短的时间内写完作文使我们十分惊讶。 |
| Whether we will go for an outing tomorrow remains unknown. 我们明天是否会去郊游仍旧未知。 |
| Who will be our monitor hasn't been decided yet. 现在还没有决定谁会成为我们的班长。 |
| Whom we must study for is a question of great importance. “我们为谁而学习”是个很重要的问题。 |
| What caused the accident remains unknown. 事故的起因是未知的。 |
| Whatever you did is right. 你做的任何事都是正确的。 |
| Whom the watch belongs to is unknown. 手表的归属是未知的。 |
| What we need is time. 我们需要的是时间。 |
| What we need are good doctors. 我们需要的是好的医生。 |
| 形式主语it 为避免头重脚轻，常以形式主语it引导从句。 It + 形式主语谓语 + 从句 |
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| It is certain that he will win the match. 他一定会赢得这场比赛的。 |
| It is true that he has made a very important discovery in chemistry. 他的确在化学领域有了一个伟大的发现。 |
| It is very likely that they will hold a meeting. 他们很有可能会举行一场会议。 |
| It is strange that he should do that. 他竟然那样做是很奇怪的。 |
| It is important that we all should attend the meeting. 重要的是我们都应该参加会议。 |
| It is strange that the man should have stuck to his silly ideas. 真奇怪，这个人竟然坚持自己愚蠢的想法。 |
| It is a pity that we won't be able to go to the south to spend our summer vacation. 真遗憾我们不能去南方度过我们的暑假。 |
| It is still a mystery what caused the accident. 造成事故的原因仍旧是个秘密。 |
| It is said that he has gone to Shanghai. = He is said to have gone to shanghai. 据说他已经去上海了。 |
| It is known to all that the gunpowder was first invented by the Chinese. 所有人都知道火药最初是由中国人发明的。 |
| It is suggested that the work should be done with great care. 建议工作应该被小心地被完成。 |
| It happened that the two cheats were there.=The two cheats happened to be there. 两个骗子碰巧在那里。 |
单词句型 一词多义
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| free | adj. 免费的，无偿的 |
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| adj. 自由的，没束缚的，不受控制的，空闲的 |
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| single | adj. 单身的，独身的，未婚的 |
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| Funny | adj. 有趣的，滑稽的，逗人发笑的（与 amusing 同义） |
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| adj. 反常的，古怪的，奇怪的（口语） |
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| Queue | vi. 排队 |
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| n.（按顺序等待的人、车等的）行列、队（通常为纵队） |
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| row | n.（人或物的）一排、一行（通常为横的） |
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| line | n.排，行，列；队列，队伍 |
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| must / have to § | 必须... | 肯定\一定...(把握最大) | 🚫 |
| will / would § | 将要... | 将会、会、愿意(较强信念或推测) | would have done (will ×) |
| may / might § | 可以... | 可能、也许(较弱的可能性) | might have done (may ×) |
| can / could § | 能够... | (能力和可能性)通常用于否定表cannot 不可能... | could have done (can ×) |
| should / ought to § | 应该... | 应该(强调道德或伦理的义务感) | should have done = ought to have done |
| need § | 需要... | 需要(必要性或建议) | need have done |
翻译虚拟表达 加中文“本来...但是...”
- need have done 本来需要做某事(实际上没做)
- ought to have done 本来应该做某事(实际上没做)
- would have done 本来将要做某事(实际上没做)
- could have done 本来能够做某事(实际上没做)
- might have done 本来可能做某事(实际上没有)
分裂结构 原本流畅且连贯的句子被调整了顺序导致了不再流畅与连贯
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| When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. | This, however, is not the best solution. |
| When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company,we all rushed to see it. | This, he says, is not the best solution. |