Lesson 76 April Fools' Day

中文

愚人节

“作为我们专题新闻节目的结尾，” 电视广播员说。

“ 我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。

通心粉在这个地区已经种植了600多年了。

两个主要种植者，朱塞皮.莫尔道瓦和里卡多.布拉班特告诉我，他们一直期待着今年获得一个大丰收，收割工作比往年开始要早些。

这里您可以看到两个工人，他们协力割下了3车金黄色的通心粉秸。

全村的人都日夜奋战，要赶在9月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收获上来，打完场。

在屏幕的右侧，您可以看到布拉班特太太本人，她已经帮了她的丈夫30年了。

布拉班特太太现在正和负责通心粉加工的当地加工厂的经理交谈。

这最后一个镜头向您展示了收获之后将发生的事情：著名的克拉布利亚人吃通心粉大赛！

目前的冠军弗拉特里先生，自1991年以来，年年获胜。

今天 -- 4月1日，星期四--的专题新闻节目到此结束。

现在我们回到电视演播室。 ”

英文

"To end our special news bulletin," said the voice of the television announcer.

" We're going over to the macaroni [ˌmækəˈrəʊni] fields [ˈfiːldz] of Calabria [kəˈlæbrɪə].

Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.

Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting [ɪkˈspektɪŋ] a splendid crop [krɒp] this year and harvesting [ˈhɑːvɪstɪŋ] has begun earlier than usual.

Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads [ˈkɑːtləʊd] of golden brown macaroni stalks.

The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains.

On the right, you can see Mrs.Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now.

Mrs.Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory [ˈfæktri; ˈfæktəri] where the crop is processed [pˈrəsest].

This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!.

Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has own it every year since 1991.

And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April 1st.

We're now going back to the studio. "

分析

'To end our special news bulletin ' said the voice of the television announcer

• simple sentence:

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we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria .

• simple sentence:
  • we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.
    • we [subject]
    • are going over to [predicate verb phrase]
    • the macaroni fields of Calabria [object]
• knowledge:
  • go + over + to + sth. v. 朝...走去, 转向...; 转而采取...; 转投...

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Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.

• simple sentence:
  • Macaroni [subject]
  • has been grown [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]
  • in this area [adverbial of place]
  • for over six hundred years [adverbial of time]

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Two of the leading growers , Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.

• complex sentence:
  • Two of the leading growers tell me that + clause
    • Two of the leading growers [subject]
    • tell [predicate verb phrase]
    • me [indirect object]
    • that + clause [direct object] [object clause]
  • they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
    • they have been expecting a splendid crop this year
      • they [subject]
      • have been expecting [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect continuous tense]
      • a splendid crop [object]
      • this year [adverbial of time]
    • and
    • harvesting has begun earlier than usual
      • harvesting [subject]
      • has begun [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]
      • earlier than usual [adverbial of time]

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Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks .

• complex sentence:
  • here you can see two worker
    • here [adverbial of place]
    • you [subject]
    • can see [predicate verb phrase]
    • two workers [object]
    • who + clause [attributive clause]
  • who have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
    • who [subject]
    • have just finished [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]
    • cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks [doing as object]

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The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains .

• simple sentence:
  • the whole village [subject]
  • has been working [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect continuous tense]
  • day and night [adverbial of time]
  • gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains [doing as object]
    • gather and thresh [adverb]
    • this year's crop [object]
    • before the September rains [adverbial of time]
• knowledge:
  • day + and + night adv. 日以继夜

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On the right, you can see Mrs.Brabante herself.

• simple sentence:
  • you [subject]
  • can see [predicate verb phrase]
  • Mrs.Brabante herself. [object]
  • On the right [adverbial of place]
• knowledge:
  • on + the + right prep. 在右边, 在右侧

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She has been helping her husband for thirty years now.

• simple sentence:
  • She [subject]
  • has been helping [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect continuous tense]
  • her husband [object]
  • for thirty years [adverbial of time]
  • now [adverbial of time]
• knowledge:
  • now, 名词性副词 adv. 现在, 目前; 立刻, 马上;

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Mrs.Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed .

• complex sentence:
  • Mrs.Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory
    • Mrs.Brabante [subject]
    • is talking to [predicate verb phrase] [present continuous tense]
    • the manager of the local factory [object]
  • where the crop is processed
    • where [adverbial clause of place]
    • the crop [subject]
    • is processed [predicate verb phrase] [passive form of verb]

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This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest : the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!

• complex sentence:
  • this last scene show you what + 从句
    • this last scene [subject]
    • show [predicate verb phrase]
    • you [indirect object]
    • what + clause [direct object] [object clause]
  • what will happen at the end of the harvest :the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!
    • what [subject]
    • will happen [predicate verb phrase] [future simple tense]
    • at the end of the harvest [adverbial of time]

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Signor Fratelli, the present champion , has won it every year since 1991.

• simple sentence:
  • Signor Fratelli has won it every year since 1991
    • Signor Fratelli [subject]
    • has won [predicate verb phrase] [present perfect tense]
    • it [object]
    • every year [adverbial of time]
    • since 1991 [adverbial of time]
• knowledge:
  • since + 时间点 prep. 从...开始, 自...开始
  • every + year adv. 每年; 在每年

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And the ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday , April 1st.

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We're now going back to the studio.

• simple sentence:
  • we [subject]
  • are going back to [predicate verb phrase]
  • the studio [object]
  • now [adverbial]

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• leading adj 主要的
  • a leading role in the film
  • a leading position in the company
• splendid adj 极好的
  • a splendid view 极好的景色
  • a splendid field of lavender
  • have a splendid holiday
• gather v. 收庄稼
  • gather flowers
  • gather crops
• thresh v. 打庄稼
• process v. 加工
• go over 往...走过去
  • we went over to the lake to have a good view.
• in charge of 负责、主管