新概念英语第二册 Lesson 68 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类
本课是一则「躲不开的熟人」的幽默小品。语言点集中在 avoid doing sth.、It is no use doing sth.、no matter how 引导的让步状语从句、insist on doing sth.，以及 Would you mind my doing sth.? 这一委婉请求句式。
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. | avoid doing sth. 避免做某事（avoid 后接动名词，不能接不定式）· cross the street 穿过马路 · come running 跑过来（现在分词作方式状语） |
| It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. | It is no use doing sth. 做某事没有用 · 宾语从句 that 引导 · wave to sb. 向某人招手 |
| I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. | enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事（enjoy 后接动名词）· never 从不，写出不胜其烦 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| He never has anything to do. | have sth. to do 有事可做 · never 与 anything 连用，写出「从来无事可做」 |
| No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. | 让步状语从句 no matter how 引导（＝ however）· insist on doing sth. 坚持做某事 · come with sb. 与某人同行 |
| I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning. | think of a way of doing sth. 想到做某事的办法 · prevent sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事 · follow sb. around 跟着某人到处走 · have to 不得不 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| "Hello, Nigel," I said. "Fancy meeting you here!" | Fancy meeting you here! 真想不到在这儿见到你！（fancy 后接动名词，表惊讶） |
| "Hi, Elizabeth," Nigel answered. "I was just wondering how to spend the morning — until I saw you. You're not busy doing anything, are you?" | wonder how to do sth. 想着如何做某事 · spend the morning 消磨上午 · 反意疑问句 are you?（对否定句提问时用肯定形式） |
| "No, not at all," I answered. "I'm going to ..." | not at all 一点也不 · I'm going to … 我打算去……（话被打断，为下文留悬念） |
| "Would you mind my coming with you?" he asked, before I had finished speaking. | Would you mind my doing sth.? 你介意我做某事吗？（my 是动名词的逻辑主语）· before I had finished speaking 在我把话说完之前 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| "Not at all," I lied, "but I'm going to the dentist." | not at all 没关系 · lie 撒谎 · go to the dentist 去看牙医 |
| "Then I'll come with you," he answered. "There's always plenty to read in the waiting room!" | plenty to read 很多可读的东西（不定式作后置定语）· the waiting room 候诊室 · 结尾以「候诊室总有很多东西可读」抖出笑点 |
| 短语 | 用法与例句 |
|---|---|
| avoid doing sth. | 避免做某事：I crossed the street to avoid meeting him。 |
| It is no use doing sth. | 做某事没有用：It was no use pretending that I had not seen him。 |
| no matter how | 不管多么（引导让步状语从句）：No matter how busy you are…。 |
| insist on doing sth. | 坚持做某事：he always insists on coming with you。 |
| prevent sb. from doing sth. | 阻止某人做某事：preventing him from following me around。 |
| Fancy doing sth.! | 真想不到……：Fancy meeting you here! |
| Would you mind my doing sth.? | 你介意我做某事吗：Would you mind my coming with you? |