新概念英语第二册 Lesson 28 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类
本课是「用美杜莎头像吓走乱停车的人」的幽默小品。语言点集中在 现在完成时与现在完成进行（has bought / has had / has not been able to）、最高级 one of the + 最高级 + 复数名词、believe in 与 turn … into/to … 这类固定搭配。
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Jasper White is one of those rare people who believe in ancient myths. | 定语从句 who believe in … 修饰 people；one of + 复数名词，谓语用单数 is · believe in 相信（某事物的存在） |
| He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. | 现在完成时 has just bought 强调刚发生 · ever since 自从……以来，主句用现在完成时 · have trouble with sb./sth. 与……有麻烦 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. | when 引导时间状语从句用一般现在时表习惯 · has parked 用现在完成时表示「已经停了（并还在）」 |
| Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. | because of + 名词／代词 ＝ 因为（because 后面才接句子）· even once 加强否定「连一次也没有」 |
| Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. | put up 张贴、挂起 · have an effect 起作用，否定形式 not have any effect |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. | over the gate 在大门上方 · stone head 石雕头像 |
| It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. | one of the + 最高级 + 复数名词 · I have ever seen 是定语从句，省略了 that，与现在完成时连用 |
| … he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. | the Gorgon 是 Medusa 的同位语 · 间接引语里 is 退成 was |
| Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. | turn … to stone 把……变成石头 · hope + that 从句用将来时表示愿望 |
| But none of them has been turned to stone yet! | none of + 复数名词，谓语可用单数 · yet 用于否定句与疑问句，表示「还（没有）」 |
| 短语 | 用法与例句 |
|---|---|
| believe in | 相信（某人／某物的存在）：believe in ancient myths。 |
| have trouble with | 与……有麻烦、有纠葛。 |
| because of | 因为，后接名词或代词，不接句子。 |
| have an effect | 起作用、有效果：these have not had any effect。 |
| turn … to stone | 把……变成石头。 |