新概念第三冊第46課

1、第 46 課 自己動手Do it Yourself自己動手andSo great is our passion for doing things forourselves, that we are becoming increasingIyless dependent on specialized labour. No onecan plead ignorance of a subject any longer, forthere are countless do-it-yourself with the right tools materials,newlyweds gaily embark

2、 on the task ofdecorating their own homes.great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becomingincreasingIy less dependent on specialized labour.現(xiàn)在我們自己動手做事的熱情很高，結(jié)果對于專業(yè)工人的依賴越來越少了。語言點(diǎn) : 句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析 :so 引導(dǎo)的是一個倒裝句，這句話可復(fù)原為 : Our passion is so great for doingthings for ourselves, that we ar

3、e becoming increasingIy less dependent on specialized labour.one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, for there are countless do-it-yourself publications.由于出版了不計其數(shù)的教人自己動手做事的書報雜志，沒有人再能說對某事一無所知。with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task ofdecorating their own homes.

4、新婚夫婦找來適宜的工具和材料，喜氣洋洋地開始布置新房。語言點(diǎn)：句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析：armed with的意思是用裝備。, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces,laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.特別是男人，常利用空閑時間安裝壁爐、布置花園、建造車庫、制作家具。語言點(diǎn) ： 句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析 ： installing their own fireplaces, laying out th

5、eir own gardens; buildinggarages and making furniture又是一個很經(jīng)典的平行結(jié)構(gòu)。really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.有些熱衷于自己動手的人甚至自己組裝電腦。語言點(diǎn) ：keen 的意思是“熱切的。cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory servicesfor novices, but by offering consumers bits and p

6、ieces which they can assemble athome.為了滿足自己動手熱的需要， 商店不僅為初學(xué)者提供專門的咨詢效勞， 而且為顧客準(zhǔn)備 了各種零件，供他們買回家去安裝。things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunatelynot all of us are born handymen.這些東西為人們潛在的創(chuàng)造力提供了一個絕妙的用武之地。 但不幸的是， 我們并非人人 都是能工巧匠。語言點(diǎn) : 句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析 : 不定代詞 all,every,both 與否認(rèn)詞 not 結(jié)

7、合使用，表示局部否 定。wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fixanything.妻子常常認(rèn)為她們的丈夫無比聰明能干。men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be bornelectricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics.甚至那些連一枚釘子都釘不直的男人都被認(rèn)為是天生的電工、木匠、水管工和機(jī)械師。語言點(diǎn)：be supposed to be的意思是“被

8、假設(shè)是。lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners failto operate, some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.每當(dāng)電燈保險絲燒斷、家具榫頭松動、管道堵塞、吸塵器不動時， 有些妻子認(rèn)為丈夫總 有方法。語言點(diǎn) ：put 的意思是“把某物修好。worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live

9、under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly beenproved wrong.自己動手的例子中最糟糕的是，有時甚至是男人盡管接連失敗卻還誤以為自己什么都 行。is a question of pride as much as anything else.原因就是要面子。語言點(diǎn) : 句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析 :as much as 引導(dǎo)比擬狀語從句。spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower.今年春天

10、，妻子讓我請人檢查一下我家的割草機(jī)。語言點(diǎn) : 句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析 : 這是一個典型的由 suggest 引導(dǎo)的虛擬語氣的句子。had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I hadnever got round to it.那臺割草機(jī)去年夏天就壞了，盡管我容許修，但一直沒抽出時間。would not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it myself. 我不愿聽妻子的建議，說我自己會修。spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower.今年春天，妻子讓我請人檢查一下我家的割草機(jī)。語言點(diǎn) : 句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析 : 這是一個典型的由 suggest 引導(dǎo)的虛擬語氣的句子。had broken down the previous summer, and though I