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Unit 20

1.I told the company about my work experience and answered their questions as well as I could.

我把我的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)告訴了公司，并且盡可能好地回答了他們提出的問(wèn)題。

as well as I could是一個(gè)由as…as引導(dǎo)的狀語(yǔ)從句，省略了謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞answer,以避免不必要的重復(fù)。“as+adj./adv.+as+主語(yǔ)+can/could”結(jié)構(gòu)可以用“as+adj./adv.+as+possible”來(lái)代替，像本句中的as well as I could 可以用as well as possible代替。例如：

He was running as fast as he could.

=He was running as fast as possible. 他盡可能快地跑著。

2.Two days later I received a letter offering me the job.

兩天后我收到了錄用通知書(shū)。

offering me the job為現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作定語(yǔ)。例如：

Did you see the boy dancing with a pretty girl?

你看見(jiàn)那個(gè)和一個(gè)漂亮的女孩跳舞的男孩了嗎？

The people performing all play different instruments.

演出的人都會(huì)演奏不同的樂(lè)器。

The boy singing now is a classmate of mine.

現(xiàn)在唱歌的那個(gè)男孩是我的同學(xué)。

Who is the man standing by the door? 靠門(mén)站著的那個(gè)人是誰(shuí)？

Do you know the boy lying under the big tree?

你認(rèn)識(shí)躺在大樹(shù)下的那個(gè)男孩嗎？

3.We might cook this little mouse, if only we had some stuffin!

我們可以把這只小老鼠做飯吃，如果我們有些填料的話(huà)！

該句為if引導(dǎo)的虛擬條件句，表示與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)。if從句中的動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去式，主句中的動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去將來(lái)式或情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式形式。由if構(gòu)成的虛擬條件句，如果表示與過(guò)去事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)，if從句用過(guò)去完成時(shí)，主句用“would/should+現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)”。另外，該句中的if only表示“如果……就好了；但愿……”。例如：

You might be late if you went on foot. 假如你步行去，可能會(huì)遲到。

If I were a bird, I could fly in the sky.

如果我是一只鳥(niǎo)，我就能在空中飛翔。

If she wore a red coat, she would look much younger.

如果她穿一件紅色上衣，她看起來(lái)會(huì)更年輕。

If you had come earlier, you would have seen him.

如果你早一點(diǎn)兒來(lái)的話(huà)，你就會(huì)見(jiàn)到他了。

I could have done it better, if I had been given more time.

如果給我更多時(shí)間的話(huà)，我就能把這件事做得更好。

If only I had met her earlier!如果我早點(diǎn)兒遇到她該多好！

If only it would stop raining at once!雨要是馬上停下來(lái)該多好！

Unit 21

4.The other person, the “showman”， sits in the chair and acts out the story using body language and facial expressions.

另一個(gè)人，那個(gè)“表演者”，坐在椅子上運(yùn)用身勢(shì)語(yǔ)言和面部表情把故事表演出來(lái)。

using body language and facial expressions是動(dòng)名詞短語(yǔ)，在句中作狀語(yǔ)，表示方式或手段。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)相當(dāng)于介詞短語(yǔ)by using body languageand facial expressions或by means of body language and facial expressions。例如：

They crossed the river using small boats. 他們利用小船過(guò)河。

George forced the door open, using all his strength.

喬治使盡全身力氣，強(qiáng)行把門(mén)打開(kāi)。

Unit 22

5.Having enjoyed the rides at the Headland, visitors can take the shuttle to the Lowland.

在高地游玩了乘車(chē)之后，游客們可以乘坐纜車(chē)到低地。

Having enjoyed the rides at the Headland是V-ing短語(yǔ)在句中作狀語(yǔ)，Having enjoyed…是V-ing形式的完成式，它表示的動(dòng)作發(fā)生在謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞所表示的動(dòng)作之前。例如：

Having been separated from other countries for millions of years, Australia has many animals and plants.

由于同其他大陸分開(kāi)已有數(shù)百萬(wàn)年之久，所以澳大利亞有許多動(dòng)植物。

Having written the composition, he watched TV.

寫(xiě)完作文以后，他看了電視。

Having written a novel, I took a short rest.

寫(xiě)完小說(shuō)以后，我稍稍休息了一會(huì)兒。