作者：趙勤
1. Something may have happened to her. She might have had an accident. 她可能發(fā)生了什么事,或許遭到了什么意外。
"may (might) + have + 過去分詞"表示對過去發(fā)生的行為的推測,意思是"可能已經(jīng)"或"也許已經(jīng)"。例如:
① He may not have finished the work.他可能還沒有完成那項(xiàng)工作。
② -Whatever has happened to George? 喬治發(fā)生了什么事?
-I don't know. He may have got lost. 我不知道,他可能迷路了。
【考題再現(xiàn)】
Sorry I'm late. I have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.
A. might B. should C. can D. will
答案: A
2. It's not like her to have missed two days of classes. 誤了兩天的課, 她可不像這樣的人。
It is (just) like sb. to do sth.是固定句型,意思是"某人......恰恰就是這個(gè)樣子",用來表示贊揚(yáng)或不滿等感情色彩;而It is not (just) like sb. to do sth.則用來表示懷疑,意為"某人可不是......樣子"。例如:
① It is just like her to get ready to help others whenever necessary. 她就是這個(gè)樣子,隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備幫助別人。(贊賞)
② It's like him to leave the work to others. 他就是這樣的人,總把工作推給別人。(不滿)
3. It looks as if she's gone away for a few days. 看起來好像她已經(jīng)去了某地,并且要呆幾天。
在現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)態(tài)中,非延續(xù)性動詞一般不能與表示一段時(shí)間的狀語連用,此句在課文中有具體的語言環(huán)境,上文已有這樣一句話: Obviously she's gone somewhere to stay. (顯然,她去什么地方呆下來了。)由此可以推斷: She's gone away for a few days. = She's gone somewhere to stay for a few days.
4. On his arrival he went straight to the counter and spoke to the clerk in uniform behind it. 一到飯店,他就徑直往服務(wù)臺走去,同柜臺后面穿制服的職員說話。
本句中的on (upon) 意思是"一......就......",后面跟名詞或動名詞,相當(dāng)于as soon as引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句。例如:
On hearing the news that he passed the college entrance examination, he jumped with joy. 一聽到考上大學(xué)的消息,他高興得跳了起來。
另外,介詞at + 名詞也具有這種用法。例如:
At the sight of the snake, the little girl cried. 一見到那條蛇,那小姑娘就嚇哭了。
5. The moment he entered the room, Bill fixed the chain across the door. 比爾一進(jìn)入房間,就用鏈條把臥室的門扣上。
本句中的the moment是名詞詞組作連詞,相當(dāng)于as soon as,意思是"一......就......"。例如:
I'll ring you up the moment he comes. 他一來我就打電話給你。
類似的名詞詞組還有the instant, the minute, the second等。例如:
We set out the instant we got the order. 我們一得到命令就出發(fā)了。
They have decided to tell him the news the minute he comes.他們決定他一來就把消息告訴他。
一些由time構(gòu)成的名詞詞組如the first time, the last time, each time, every time, next time, all the time, any time等也可以作連詞。例如:
She was picking cotton in the field the last time I saw her. 我上次見到她時(shí),她正在地里摘棉花。
Don't stop every time you come to a word or phrase you don't know. 不要每碰到一個(gè)不認(rèn)識的單詞或短語就停下來。
【考題再現(xiàn)】
I thought her nice and honest ________ I met her.
A. first time B. for the first time
C. the first time D. by the first time
答案:C