新概念英语第二册 Lesson 49 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类
本课是一则「美梦告终」的幽默小故事。语言点集中在 Tired of … / Glancing at … 等分词短语作状语、not … until … 句型、send sth. doing 与 sweep sth. off 这两个动词搭配，以及 although 引导的让步状语从句。
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. | 分词短语作状语 Tired of … ＝ Being tired of …，表原因，省略了 being · be tired of 对……感到厌倦 · save up 攒钱 |
| For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. | for the first time in one's life 平生第一次 · the owner of ……的主人 · which had springs and a mattress 是定语从句，修饰 a bed |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. | 原因状语从句 because 引导 · carry sth. on to + 地点 把某物搬到……上 · 屋顶用 roof，注意一个房子只有一个 roof |
| He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. | for the first two nights 头两个晚上 · on the third night 在第三天夜里 · blow up （风暴）刮起，加剧 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. | a gust of wind 一阵风 · sweep sth. off 把某物从……上刮下来 · send sth. doing 使某物……（crashing 是现在分词作宾语补足语） |
| The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground. | not … until … 直到……才…… · until 从句中用过去完成时，表示「床先撞到地上，他才醒」 |
| Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. | 让步状语从句 although 引导 · be smashed to pieces 被摔成碎片 · miraculously 奇迹般地（miracle + -ous + -ly）· unhurt 没有受伤的（un- + hurt） |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. | wake up 醒来 · still 仍然 —— 床已摔碎，人却还在床垫上，这是笑点所在 |
| Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. | 分词短语作状语 Glancing at … 表伴随动作 · that lay around him 是定语从句，修饰 the bits of wood and metal |
| After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again. | promptly 迅速地，立刻 · go to sleep 入睡 · 结尾句写出年轻人的「随遇而安」，收束全文 |
| 短语 | 用法与例句 |
|---|---|
| be tired of | 对……感到厌倦：Tired of sleeping on the floor … |
| save up | 攒钱：saved up for years to buy a real bed。 |
| for the first time | 第一次：For the first time in his life … |
| blow up | （风暴等）刮起，加剧：a storm blew up。 |
| sweep sth. off | 把某物从……上刮下：swept the bed off the roof。 |
| be smashed to pieces | 被摔成碎片：the bed was smashed to pieces。 |
| not … until … | 直到……才……：did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground。 |