新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 第30課 幽靈之死 (8)

　　When theirfather died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding. All these years, Eric hadlived as a recluse. He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware ofthe fact that he had become the ghost of Endley. When he died, however, his borthersfound it impossible to keep the secret any longer.

　　22.When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding.

　　父親死后，他們兄弟倆認(rèn)為有責(zé)任繼續(xù)把埃里克藏起來(lái)。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，交代兄弟們的父親去世后發(fā)生的事情。It作形式賓語(yǔ)，真正的賓語(yǔ)是to keep Eric in hiding。

　　23.All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse.

　　這些年來(lái)，埃里克過(guò)著隱士生活。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:as a recluse在句中充當(dāng)主語(yǔ)Eric的補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。

　　24.He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that hehad become the ghost of Endley.

　　白天睡覺(jué)，夜里出來(lái)干活，一點(diǎn)不知道自己已成了恩得利家場(chǎng)的活鬼。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:used to do表示“過(guò)去常常(但現(xiàn)在不再)做”。That引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句，解釋說(shuō)明fact是什么。

　　25.When he died, however, his borthers found it impossible to keep the secret anylonger.

　　他死后，他的弟弟們才覺(jué)得無(wú)法再保守這個(gè)秘密了。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:when引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，交代Eric死后發(fā)生了什么事情。It充當(dāng)形式賓語(yǔ)，真正的賓語(yǔ)是to keep the secret any longer，這樣寫是為了避免句子頭重腳輕。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:由die一詞總結(jié)“死亡”的直接和含蓄的表達(dá):

　　pass away 走了

　　be gone 去世了

　　be among in the missing 去世了

　　be no more 不在世了

　　be in heaven 在天堂

　　cross the great 跨進(jìn)了陰曹地府

　　finish off 完結(jié)了