1. I turned to look at the children, but there weren‘t any in sight: they had all run away!
我转过头去看那些孩子,但一个也不见,他们全都跑了!
知识点1:sb. be in sight.某人在视线里→可以看到某人sb. be not in sight.某人不在视线里→看不到某人
知识点2:turned to look at转过身去看,turned为谓语动词。
知识点3:冒号后的内容一般为解释说明前面的内容。
2. The man laughed when he realized what had happened.
当那个人明白了发生的事情时,笑了起来。
知识点:本句中when引导时间状语从句,其中又包含一个宾语从句:what had happened为realized 的宾语。
3. The Wayle Is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.
烕尔河是条横穿我家附近公园的一条小河。
知识点1:本句中that引导限制性定语从句,修饰river。
知识点2:small”小的”,常用于以下短语:feel small 感到惭愧、speak small低声说话、small potato 小人物、small years 小时候、small talk 闲聊、small nature 小心眼。
比较学习:small, little, diminutive, minute, tiny
1) small指面积、体积等小的,如:
This suit is too small for my father.
这件西装我父亲穿着太小了。
2) little指具体人或物小时,常有赞赏、爱怜等感情色彩,如:
Mary is a smart little girl.
玛丽是一个聪明的小姑娘。
3) diminutive指较通常来说为小的,有时指很小的,如:
My grandmother’s feet are diminutive.
我奶奶的脚长得很小.
4) minute指微小的,如:
a minute observer 一位细心的观察者
5) tiny指极小的,如:
In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns…are placed into the water when the festival is over.
在滨海城镇中,这些小灯笼在节后就放在了水里。
知识点3:cut across = cut through 横穿
4. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a bail very hard and it went towards a passing boat.
突然,一个小孩猛踢了一脚球,球便向着一只划过来的小船飞去。
知识点1:suddenly = abruptly 突然地,唐突地(多用于书面语中)
知识点2:one of the children作主语,这是“ one of+范围”表示“其中之一”的结构。
知识点3:passing在此为现在分词,相当于形容词作前置定语。