Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue

中文

口误

人们总要想尽办法看不花钱的演出 -- 哪怕是拙劣的演出。

当“皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后，我们都赶紧跑去观看。

我们不得不排了好几个小时才进得场去。在演出开始前场内肯定已有好几百人了。

不幸的是，这次演出是我们看过的最乏味的演出了。

那些没能进到场内的人没有必要感到失望，因为很多应该出场的专业演员都没有来。

那天晚上唯一有趣的事情是节目开始时那个报幕员的开场白。

他显然非常紧张，局促不安地在麦克风前站了好几分钟。

但他刚一开口说话，人们便哄堂大笑起来。

我们都明白那个可怜的人应该说些什么，而他实际说的却是：“这是浦伊鸟食公司，好女士们，晚上和先生们！”

英文

People will do anything to see a free show - even if it is a bad one.

When the news [njuːz] got round that a comedy [ˈkɒmədi] show would be presented [prɪˈzentɪd] at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company [ˈkʌmpəni], we all rushed [rʌʃt] to see it.

We had to queue [kjuː] for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.

Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest [ˈdʌlɪst] we have even seen.

Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes [ɑːˈtiːsts] who should have appeared did not come.

The only funny things we heard that evening came [keɪm] from the advertiser [ˈædvətaɪzə(r)] at the beginning of the programme [ˈprəʊɡræm].

He was obviously [ˈɒbviəsli] every nervous [ˈnɜːvəs] and for some minutes [ˈmɪnɪts] stood awkwardly [ˈɔːkwədli] before the microphone.

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing [ˈlɑːfɪŋ].

We all know what the poor [pɔː(r)] man should have said, but what he actually said was:

'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!'

分析

People will do anything to see a free show - even if it is a bad one.

• complex sentence:
  • People will do anything to see a free show
    • People [subject]
    • will do [predicate verb phrase] [future simple tense]
    • anything [object]
    • to see a free show [adverbial of purpose]
  • even if it is a bad one. [clause]
    • even if
    • it [subject]
    • is [be verb]
    • a bad one
• knowledge:
  • even if 及时，引导让步状语从句

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When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.

• complex sentence:
  • When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company
    • when + clause [adverbial clause of time]
    • the news [subject]
    • got round [predicate verb phrase]
    • that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company [attributive clause]
      • a comedy show [subject]
      • would be presented [predicate verb phrase] [passive form of verb]
      • at our local cinema [adverbial of place]
      • by the P. and U Bird Seed Company [adverbial of manner]
  • we all rushed to see it
    • we all [subject]
    • rushed to do[predicate verb phrase]
    • to see it[to-do as object]
• knowledge:
  • get + round
    • v. 走动, 旅行, (消息)传开, 绕过, 避免
  • rush + to + do. + (sth.)
    • v. 急着...; 抢着...; 立刻...

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We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.

• complex sentence:
  • We had to queue for hours to get in
    • we [subject]
    • had to do [predicate verb phrase]
    • to queue[to-do as object]
    • for hours [adverbial of time]
    • to get in [adverbial of purpose]
  • and
  • there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
    • there must have been [there be] [present perfect tense]
    • several hundred people present just before the show began [real subject]
• knowledge:
  • must have done
    • 推测过去肯定有好几百人

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Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have even seen.

• complex sentence:
  • Unfortunately
  • the show [subject]
  • was [be verb]
  • one of the dullest [predicative] [noun phrase]
  • we have even seen [attributive clause]

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Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.

• complex sentence:
  • Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed
    • Those need not have felt disappointed
      • those [subject]
      • need not have felt [link verb]
      • disappointed [predicative] [adjective]
    • who failed to get in
      • who [subject]
      • failed to do [predicate verb phrase]
      • to get in [to-do as object]
  • as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
    • as + clause
    • many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
      • many of the artistes did not come
        • many of the artistes [subject]
        • did not come [predicate verb phrase]
      • who should have appeared [attributive clause] => the artistes
        • who [subject]
        • should have appeared [predicate verb phrase]
• knowledge:
  • fail + to + do. + (sth.)
    • v. 没有做到..., 未能...
  • get + in
    • v. 进入; 到达, 抵达; 卷入, 陷入; 当选; 处于友好关系
  • need not have done 表示本不应该做但是实际做了
  • should have done 表示本应该做而实际未做的事情

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The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme .

• complex sentence:
  • The only funny things came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme
    • the only funny things [subject]
    • came from [predicate verb phrase]
    • the advertiser [object]
    • at the beginning of the programme [adverbial of time]
  • we heard that evening
    • we [subject]
    • heard [predicate verb phrase]
    • that evening [object]
• knowledge:
  • 主主谓谓，中间的是从句
  • come + from + sth.
    • v. 来自...; 出身于...; 源于...; 归因于...; 以...身份, 以...立场
  • at + the + beginning + of + sth.
    • prep. 在...刚开始的时候, 在...(的)开端, 在...(的)初期

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He was obviously every nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.

• compound sentence:
  • He was obviously every nervous
    • he [subject]
    • was [be verb]
    • obviously every nervous [predicative] [adjective]
  • and
  • for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.
    • for some minutes [subject]
    • stood {} [predicate verb phrase]
    • awkwardly [adverbial]
    • before the microphone [prepositional object phrase]
• knowledge:
  • awkwardly adv.
    • 笨拙地；无技巧地

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As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing.

• complex sentence:
  • As soon as he opened his mouth
    • as soon as + clause [adverbial clause of time]
    • he [subject]
    • opened [predicate verb phrase]
    • his mouth [object]
  • everyone burst out laughing.
    • everyone [subject]
    • burst out [predicate verb phrase]
    • laughing [object]

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We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was:

• simple sentence:
  • We all know what the poor man should have said
    • we all [subject]
    • know [predicate verb phrase]
    • what the poor man should have said [object clause]
      • the poor man [subject]
      • should have said [predicate verb phrase]
  • but
  • what he actually said was

'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!'

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• a slip of the tongue 失言
• do anything to see a free show
• even if 及时，引导让步状语从句
• when the news got round that 当...的消息一传开，时间状语从句，get round 四处传遍
• 同位语从句：
  • When the news got round [that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company]-[解释说明],
• we all rushed to[表示目的] see it.
• have to do sth 不得不做某事
  • had to queue for hours
• there must have been several hundred people
  • there be
  • must have done
  • 推测过去肯定有好几百人
• the shoe was one of the dullest show we have even seen.
  • we have even seen 定语从句
• need not have felt disappointed 本不必要感到失望
  • need not have done 表示本不应该做但是实际做了
• who should have appeared 是定语从句
  • should have done 表示本应该做而实际未做的事情
• The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme .
  • 主主谓谓，中间的是从句
  • we header that evening
  • The only funny things come from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme.