新概念英语第二册 Lesson 5 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类
本课是「用鸽子传消息」的趣闻短文,语言点集中在 现在完成时 has just + 过去分词、一般过去时与现在完成时的对比、another 与 the other 以及 up to now / in this way 这类连接短语。
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| … and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. | 现在完成时 has just bought = 刚刚买下,强调结果对现在的影响 · another + 单数名词 = 再一个 |
| Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but … so he has just bought twelve pigeons. | but 表转折、so 表结果,一句话里串起三层逻辑 · 距离表达用 … miles from … |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message … | 一般过去时 有明确过去时间 Yesterday,只能用过去式,不能与现在完成时连用 |
| The bird covered the distance in three minutes. | in three minutes 表「用三分钟」,介词用 in 不用 for · covered 在这里意为「飞完、走完」 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests … | up to now 表「到目前为止」,是现在完成时的典型时间状语 |
| … for spare parts and other urgent messages … | a great many + 复数名词 = 大量 · request for sth. 表示「索取某物的请求」 |
| In this way, he has begun his own private 'telephone' service. | in this way 意为「就这样、用这种方法」· 引号表示「所谓的」 |
| 短语 | 用法与例句 |
|---|---|
| up to now | 到目前为止,与现在完成时连用。 |
| in this way | 就这样、用这种方法,常放句首。 |
| a great many + 复数名词 | 大量的(可数):a great many requests。 |
| a request for sth. | 索取某物的请求:a request for spare parts。 |