新概念英语第二册 Lesson 92 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类
本课是一则第一人称的幽默小故事。语言点集中在 must have done 表推测、when 引导的并列式时间从句（was almost there when …）、So do I 这类「倒装 + 省略」的应答语，以及 would you mind doing sth.、prefer to do sth. 等固定表达。
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. | must have been 一定曾是……（对过去情况的肯定推测）· about two in the morning 凌晨两点左右 · it … when … 结构：it 指时间，when 引导的从句说明「就在这时」 |
| I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window. | wake sb. up 叫醒某人 · by ringing the doorbell 靠按门铃（by + 动名词表方式）· be fast asleep 睡得很熟（fast 在此意为「熟」）· 三个并列谓语 got / put / began 连贯地写出一连串动作 · begin doing sth. 开始做某事 · climb towards 朝……爬去 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, "I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night." | was almost there when … 快到时，就在这时……（when 在此表示「突然、就在这时」）· a sarcastic voice below 下面一个讽刺的声音 · need cleaning 需要擦（need + 动名词，主动形式表被动意义）· at this time of the night 在夜里这个时候 |
| I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. | look down 朝下看 · nearly 几乎 · fall off 从……摔下 · 时间状语从句 when 引导，表示「就在此时」 |
| I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, "I enjoy cleaning windows at night." | regret doing sth. 后悔做过某事 · in the way I did 以我那样的方式 · enjoy doing sth. 喜欢做某事 · 嘴上逞强，实则心虚，是这句的幽默所在 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| "So do I," answered the policeman in the same tone. "Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?" | So do I 我也是（「so + 助动词 + 主语」，表示与前者情况相同）· in the same tone 用同样的腔调 · Excuse my interrupting you 请原谅我打断你（my + 动名词）· hate to do sth. 不愿做某事 · would you mind doing sth. 你介意做某事吗 · when he's busy working 时间状语从句 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| "Well, I'd prefer to stay here," I said. "You see, I've forgotten my key." | prefer to do sth. 更愿意做某事 · you see 你知道（插入语）· forget one’s key 忘带钥匙 · 至此才说出实情，扣住标题 asking for trouble |
| "Your what?" he called. | 省略的疑问句，表示没听清或不敢相信 · call 在此意为「大声说」 |
| "My key," I shouted. | 用短短两个词作答，节奏加快，把紧张感推到顶点 |
| Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me. | 定语从句 who 引导修饰 my wife · 时间状语从句 just as 引导（正当……的时候）· had started to do sth. 用过去完成时，表示在妻子开窗之前警察已经动身 · Fortunately 置于句首，为全篇的化险为夷定下基调 |
| 短语 | 用法与例句 |
|---|---|
| wake sb. up | 叫醒某人：I tried to wake up my wife。 |
| by + 动名词 | 靠做某事（方式）：by ringing the doorbell。 |
| be fast asleep | 睡得很熟：she was fast asleep。 |
| fall off | 从……摔下：nearly fell off the ladder。 |
| regret doing sth. | 后悔做过某事：regretted answering in the way I did。 |
| need doing | 需要被做（主动表被动）：the windows need cleaning。 |
| So do I | 我也是：So do I, answered the policeman in the same tone。 |
| would you mind doing sth. | 你介意做某事吗：would you mind coming with me to the station? |
| prefer to do sth. | 更愿意做某事：I'd prefer to stay here。 |