新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第8課 著名的修道院 (2)

　　A famous monastery

　　著名的修道院

　　These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty.

　　4. For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travellers crossing the dangerous Pass.

　　幾百年來，圣伯納德修道院馴養(yǎng)的狗拯救了許多翻越這道險要山口的旅游者的生命。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:for引導(dǎo)的時間狀語與主句中的have saved(現(xiàn)在完成時)形成呼應(yīng)。Crossing the dangerous Pass為現(xiàn)在分詞短語，作travellers的后置定語。

　　5. These friendly dogs, which were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times.

　　這些最先從亞洲引進(jìn)的狗，待人友好，早在羅馬時代就給人當(dāng)看門狗了。

　　語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，修飾dogs。

　　語言點2:were used為被動語態(tài)，表示“被當(dāng)作”。

　　6. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in difficulty.

　　如今由于在山里開挖了隧道，翻越山口已不那么危險了。但每年還要派狗到雪地里幫助那些遇到困難的旅游者。

　　語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:這是一個由now that引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句。But形成轉(zhuǎn)折。

　　語言點2:Now that用作連詞，引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。意思是“由于，既然”。

　　Now that you want to go to America for study,you may as well try TOFEL or SAT. 既然你想到美國留學(xué)，那么不妨考托?；蛘逽AT吧。

　　語言點3:重要寫作短語總結(jié)

　　(1):be in difficulty 陷入困境

　　(2):be in luxury 生活奢華

　　(3):be in debt 負(fù)債累累

　　(4):be in misery 生活悲慘