🔍 Out of the darkness 冲出黑暗

新概念英语第二册 Lesson 33 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类

NCE Book 2 · Lesson 33（课本印刷页 154-157）· 11 个生词和短语 · 课文 10 句

一全文逐句语法解读

本课是「姑娘海上求生一夜」的记事文。语言点集中在 before 引导的时间状语从句、被动语态 was caught in / was able to、on + 动名词表示「一……就……」，以及定语从句 she had seen、she remembered 这类省略 that 的结构。

¶ 1 · 一周之后（句 1）

句子语法点
Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her.before 引导时间状语从句 表示「过了……才……」· what had happened to her 是宾语从句，用过去完成时

¶ 2 · 海上的一夜（句 2-6）

句子语法点
One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.set out 出发 · be caught in a storm 遇上暴风雨（被动）
Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.towards evening 天将黑时 · struck 是 strike 的过去式，意为「撞上」
Then she swam to the shore after spending the whole night in the water.after + 动名词，表示「在……之后」· the whole night 整整一夜
Early next morning, she saw a light ahead.ahead 作副词，意为「在前面」；作定语时后置

¶ 3 · 爬上峭壁（句 7-10）

句子语法点
She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.because 引导原因状语从句 · high up on the cliffs 高高地悬在峭壁上
On arriving at the shore, the girl struggled up the cliff towards the light she had seen.on + 动名词 相当于 as soon as 引导的时间状语从句，「一……就……」· she had seen 是省略 that 的定语从句
That was all she remembered.all 后面的定语从句省略了 that · 用一般过去时叙述
When she woke up a day later, she found herself in hospital.find oneself + 介词短语 ＝ 发现自己处于某种境地 · in hospital 住院（不加冠词）

二固定搭配与重点词组

短语用法与例句
set out出发、动身。
be caught in a storm遇上暴风雨。
on + doing sth.一……就……：On arriving at the shore, …。
in hospital住院（英式不留冠词）；in the hospital 则指「在医院里」。
ahead在前面，向前；作定语时后置。

三语法核心总结

时间状语从句
before「过了……才」· when「当……时」· as soon as「一……就」
被动语态
was caught in a storm 遇上暴风雨
省略 that 的定语从句
the light (that) she had seen · all (that) she remembered
介词短语表状态
find oneself in hospital 发现自己住院了