然而,那条蛇却还是缓慢地“舞动”着。
知识点:continued to dance= continued dancing 继续跳舞
2. It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe.
它从篮子里探出身子,随着乐器的摆动而扭动。
知识点1:rose是rise的过去式,既可作不及物动词又可作及物动词。
知识点:2 对比学习:follow, ensue, succeed, result
1) follow为常用词,指继之而来或继之而去:
Spring follows winter.
冬去春来。
2) ensue为正式用语,指随之引起或接着发生:
Clouds appeared and rain ensued.
云来雨至。
3) succeed强调时间、顺序上随之而来:
She was not willing to succeed her mother as manager of the hotel.
她不愿继承母亲酒店经理的工作。
4) result 强调前者和后者之间是因果关系:
Superstition results from ignorance.
迷信产生于无知。
3. As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of Old Delhi, we stopped at the square to have a rest.
当我们穿过旧德里的市场时走了很长一段路,我们在一个广场上停下来休息
知识点1:本句中as引导一个时间状语从句。
知识点2:have a walk through = walk through 走路穿过
知识点3:不定式to have a rest作目的状语。
4. As soon as he saw us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened oneof the baskets.
他一看见我们,就拿起一根长长的上面镶着硬币的管乐器,并掀开了一个篮子的盖子。
知识点1:原句还可以改为:On seeing us, he picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins and opened one of the baskets.
知识点2:which was covered with coins为定语从句,修饰限定pipe。