1. You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still,I'm glad the bell is working again.
也许同时你把村里所有人都吵醒了。不过,钟又能报时了,我还是很高兴的。
知识点:句子结构分析:as well放在句尾时相当于too,而且实际表达的效果比too 更好。Still放在句首时,用逗号隔开表示转折,相当于but或者however。
2.That's the trouble,vicar, "answered Bill. It's working all right,but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it."
“问题就在这里,牧师,”比尔回答说。“不错,钟是能耗报时了,但是,恐怕每到1点钟,它总要敲13下,对此我已无能为力了。”
知识点1:句子结构分析:这是一句直接引语,that引导宾语从句,说明afraid的内容。I can do about it前省去了引导词that。
知识点2:There is nothing I can do about it.I can do nothing about it.
请特别注意:nothing, anything, something, everything等关系代词之后只能用that引导定语从句。
3. We'll get used to that,Bill,' said the vicar. "Thirteen is not as good as one,but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea."
“大家慢慢就习惯了,比尔,”牧师说道。“13下是不如1下好,但总比1下也不敲强。来,咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”
知识点1:get used to表示“习惯做某事”。此句中的that指代钟在凌晨1点敲13下这个事实。
知识点2:be as good as为形容词原级的肯定比较,意思是“和……一样好”。
例句支持:
His little son is good as gold.He has never been as rebellious as other children. 他的小儿子非常乖,从不像别的小孩子那样不听话。
知识点3:have a cup of tea表示“喝一杯茶”。补充学习关于tea的短语:
Black tea 红茶
Green tea 绿茶
Afternoon tea 下午茶