新概念英语第二册 Lesson 84 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类
本课是一则关于罢工的报道。语言点集中在 be due to do sth.、被动语态（is reached / have been seen）、object that …，以及 to some extent、in two days' time 等时间与程度状语。
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. | go on strike 举行罢工 · busmen 公共汽车司机（busman 的复数）· decide to do sth. 决定做某事 · 用现在完成时报道刚作出的决定 |
| The strike is due to begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last. | be due to do sth. 定于……，预计…… · on Tuesday 在星期二（具体某天用 on）· 宾语从句 how long it will last 会持续多久 |
| The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions. | state 正式提出，宣布 · 宾语从句 that 引导 · 时间状语从句 until 引导 · 被动语态 is reached：达成 · pay and working conditions 工资和工作条件 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. | most people 大多数人 · at least 至少 · 宾语从句 that 引导 |
| Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work. | owners of private cars 私人汽车的车主 · offer sth. to sb. 向某人提供某物 · free rides 免费乘车 · on one's way to work 在上班的路上 |
| This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. | relieve 减轻 · pressure on 对……的压力 · to some extent 在某种程度上 · this 指代上句所说的「免费乘车」 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts. | volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事 · a number of 许多 · meanwhile 与此同时 · 时间状语从句 while 引导 |
| All the students are expert drivers, but before they drive any of the buses, they will have to pass a special test. | be expert drivers 是驾车能手 · 时间状语从句 before 引导 · have to 不得不 · pass a test 通过考试 · any of the buses 这些公共汽车中的任何一辆 |
| The students are going to take the test in two days' time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. | in two days' time 两天后 · even so 即便如此 · find it difficult to do sth. 觉得做某事难（it 是形式宾语，真正宾语是后面的不定式） |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. | so far 到目前为止 · express one's gratitude to sb. 向某人表达谢意 · in letters to the Press 通过写给报界的信 · the Press 新闻界 · the public 作主语时谓语可用单数（has expressed） |
| Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast! | object that … 反对说…… · one or two 一两个 · 结尾以「反对的理由是学生开得太快」收束，含一丝调侃 |
| 短语 | 用法与例句 |
|---|---|
| go on strike | 举行罢工：Busmen have decided to go on strike next week。 |
| be due to do sth. | 定于……，预计……：The strike is due to begin on Tuesday。 |
| at least | 至少：the strike will last for at least a week。 |
| on one's way to work | 在上班的路上：people on their way to work。 |
| relieve pressure on | 减轻对……的压力：relieve pressure on the trains。 |
| to some extent | 在某种程度上：to some extent。 |
| volunteer to do sth. | 自愿做某事：students have volunteered to drive buses。 |
| object that … | 反对说……：Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast。 |