Lesson 95 A fantasy

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Lesson 95 A fantasy

中文

纯属虚构

当艾斯卡罗比亚国的大使回到家吃午饭时，把他的夫人吓了一跳。

他面色苍白，衣服也搞得不成样子。

“发生了什么事？”她问，“你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂？”

“灭火器弄的，亲爱的，”大使冷冷地回答，“今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆。”

“天啊！”他的夫人惊叫，“那你当时在什么地方？”

“我和往常一样，在办公室里，”大使回答说。

“地下室突然着火，我当然马上下去了。但那个傻瓜霍斯特把灭火器对准了我。他认为是我着火了。我一定要把那个家伙打发走。”

大使夫人继续提出问题，她突然又发现丈夫的帽子上有个洞。

“那么你对那又作何解释呢？”她问。

“那个嘛，”大使说，“有人向我办公室窗户开了一枪。真够准的，是不是？幸亏我当时没戴帽子。如果真戴着它，我现在就不能回家来吃午饭了。”

英文

A fantasy [ˈfæntəsi].

When the Ambassador [æmˈbæsədə(r)] of Escalopia returned home for lunch [lʌntʃ], his wife got a shock.

He looked pale [peɪl] and his clothes were in a frightful [ˈfraɪtf(ə)l] state.

'What has happened?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such mess?'

'A fire extinguisher [ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(r)], my dear' answered the Ambassador drily [ˈdraɪli]. 'University students set the Embassy [ˈembəsi] on fire this morning'

'Good heavens [ˈhevənz]!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?'

'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador.

'The fire broke out in the basement [ˈbeɪsmənt]. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool [fuːl], Horst [hɔːst], aimed [eɪmd] a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely [ˈdefɪnətli] get that fellow [ˈfeləʊ] posted [ˈpəʊstɪd].'

The ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.

'And how can you explain that?' she asked.

'Oh that' said the Ambassador.

'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate [ˈækjərət], don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'

分析

When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch , his wife got a shock.

  • complex sentence:
    • When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch
      • when + clause [adverbial clause of time]
      • the ambassador of Escalopia [subject]
      • returned [predicate verb phrase]
      • home [object]
      • for lunch [adverbial of purpose]
    • his wife got a shock.
      • his wife [subject]
      • got [link verb]
      • a shock [predicative] [noun phrase]

He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

  • compound sentence:
    • He looked pale
      • he [subject]
      • looked [link verb]
      • pale [predicative] [adjective]
    • and
    • his clothes were in a frightful state
      • his clothes [subject]
      • were [be verb]
      • in a frightful state [predicative] [prepositional object phrase]
  • knowledge:
    • pale:
      • adj.（脸色）苍白的；（颜色）浅的，淡的；（光线）暗淡的，微弱的；较差的，逊色的
    • in + ... + state
      • prep. 在...状态; 在...州

'What has happened?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such mess?'

  • special question sentence:
    • What has happened [present perfect tense]
    • How did your clothes get into such mess
      • your clothes [subject]
      • get into [predicate verb phrase]
      • such mess [object]
  • knowledge:
    • What + have + done. + (sth.) + ?
      • 这是一个特殊疑问句。
    • How + do + sth. + do. + ?
      • 这是一个特殊疑问句。
    • get + into + a + mess
      • v. 陷入混乱

'A fire extinguisher, my dear' answered the Ambassador drily .

'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning'

  • simple sentence:
    • University students [subject]
    • set sth on fire [predicate verb phrase]
    • the Embassy [object]
    • this morning [adverbial of time]
  • knowledge:
    • a + university + student
      • n. 大学生
    • set + sth. + on + fire
      • v. 点燃, 使燃烧, 使着火
    • this + morning
      • adv. 这个早上; 在这个早上

'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?'

'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador . 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

  • simple sentence:
    • I was in my office as usual
      • I [subject]
      • was [be verb]
      • in my office [predicative] [noun phrase]
      • as usual [adverbial of manner]
    • The fire broke out in the basement
      • the fire [subject]
      • broke out [predicate verb phrase]
      • in the basement [adverbial of place]
    • I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me.
      • I went down immediately
      • Horst aimed a fire extinguisher at me
        • Horst [subject]
        • aimed sth at sb [predicate verb phrase]
        • a fire extinguisher [object]
        • me [propositional object]
    • He thought I was on fire
      • He [subject]
      • thought [predicate verb phrase]
      • I was on fire [object clause]
        • I [subject]
        • was [be verb]
        • on fire [predicative] [noun phrase]
    • I must definitely get that fellow posted
      • I [subject]
      • definitely [adverbial]
      • must get [predicate verb phrase]
      • that fellow [object]
      • posted [object complement]
  • knowledge:
    • break + out
      • v. 突发, 爆发, 叫嚷, 倒空, 取出, 使作准备
    • get + sth. + done.
      • v. 使...(目标)被...(动作); ...(动作)完...(目标)
    • post + sth.
      • vt. 张帖, 邮递, 公布, 登入帐, 使熟悉, 布置
    • fellow
      • n. 男人, 朋友, 同事

The ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.

  • complex sentence:
    • The ambassador's wife went on asking questions
      • the ambassador's wife [subject]
      • went on doing [predicate verb phrase]
      • asking question [doing as object]
        • ask [predicate verb phrase]
        • question
    • when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.
      • when + clause [adverbial clause of time]
      • she [subject]
      • suddenly [adverbial]
      • noticed [predicate verb phrase]
      • a big hold [object]
      • in her husband's hat [adverbial of place]
  • knowledge:
    • go + on + doing. v. 继续做某事

'And how can you explain that?' she asked.

'Oh that' said the Ambassador.

  • simple sentence:

Someone fired a shot through my office window.

  • simple sentence:
    • someone [subject]
    • fired [predicate verb phrase]
    • a shot [object]
    • through my office window [adverbial of manner]

Accurate , don't you think?

Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time.

  • simple sentence:
    • Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time.
      • Fortunately [adverbial]
      • I [subject]
      • wasn't wearing [predicate verb phrase] [past continuous tense]
      • it [object]
      • at the time [adverbial of time]
  • knowledge:
    • get + home
      • v. 回到家里, 回家; 到家; 获胜, 首先到达终点
    • be. + able + to + do. + (sth.)
      • v. 能够..., 有能力..., 胜任...
    • at + the + time
      • prep. 当时, 在那时, 在那个时候

If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch .'

  • simple sentence:
    • If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch
      • If I had been
        • if + clause
        • I [subject]
        • had been [be verb] [past perfect tense]
      • I would not have been able to get home for lunch
        • I [subject]
        • would not have been able to do [predicate verb phrase]
        • to get home for lunch [to-do as object]
          • get home [predicate verb phrase]
          • for lunch [adverbial of purpose]
  • knowledge:
    • If 虚拟条件句 假设过去
      • if 从句
        • 过去完成时 had done
      • 主句
      • would could should might + have done
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