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新概念第二册自学导读 Lessons72
日期:2011-10-05

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1.The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over  300 miles per hour. 杰出的赛车选车马尔
科姆·坎贝尔爵士是第一个以每小时超过300英里的速度驾车的人。

(1)to引导的不定式短语为 the first man的定语。类似的可用于
这种句型的词语有the second, the next/the last以及表示最高级的如 the best, the most intelligent等。这些词语后面可以
接名词或one(s),也可以不接:

She's always the first to arrive and the last to leave.

她总是第一个来到,最后一个离开。

You're the best person to advise me about buying a house.

你是我买房子的最好顾问。

the only后必须接一个名词或 one(s):

You're the only pereson/one to complain.

你是惟一抱怨的人。

(2)per表示“每一”、“每”,通常用于商业及技术用语,日常用语大
多用 a/an:

You can stay at the hotel at£ 10 per person per night.

你们可以每人每晚花10英镑住在这家旅馆。

You must have been driving at seventy miles an/per hour.

你刚才一定是以每小时70英里的速度开车。


2.…he bad great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.……他很难把汽车控制住,因为在
开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。

(1)difficulty 表示“难”、“困难”时为不可数名词。表示做某事有
困难时可以用 have difficulty(in)doing sth. 结构, in通常可省
略:

Gary has grown a beard and I had difficulty (in) recognizing him.

加里蓄了胡子,我很难认出他来。

(2)run在这里为名词,表示“(赛跑的)路程/行程”:

The next run is forty miles.

下一段赛程为40英里。

3.Following in his father's footsteps…踏着父亲的足迹…… follow in sb.'s footsteps为固定短语,表示“步某人的后尘”、“仿
效某人”或“继承某人的事业”:

He intends to follow in his father'/ uncle's footsteps and to become a dentist.

他打算继承父亲/叔叔的事业,当一名牙医。


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