137. It's up to you to plug the leak—even though there are always a dozen reasons to stay stuck in your dull routines of life.
譯文
是否封住漏洞取決于你——即使有一大堆理由讓你困在無聊的日常工作中。
點睛
本句的主干是it's up to you。even though引導讓步狀語從句。
plug意為“堵住”。如:
The tube gets plugged sometimes. 這管子有時會堵塞。
本句中的plug a leak又可以說成plug up a leak,意為“堵塞漏洞”。
stuck為stick的過去式,stick in為固定短語,意為“堅持;陷在(困境之中)”。如:
It stuck in my throat to have to accept charity from them. 我不得不接受他們的施舍,此事令我耿耿于懷。
考點歸納
讓步狀語從句是英語中的九大狀語從句之一,主要用來表示讓步關系,即“雖然,盡管,即使”等概念。讓步狀語從句的引導詞包括:
although/though/while 盡管 |
as/that 雖然 |
however 無論怎樣 |
whatever 無論什么 |
whoever/whomever 無論誰 |
whichever 無論哪個 |
whenever 無論何時 |
wherever 無論哪里 |
whether 是否 |
even if/though 即使 |
no matter(who/what/where/when/how)無論(誰/什么/哪里/何時/怎樣) |
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由although和hough引導的讓步狀語從句。though和although都表示“雖然,縱然”之意,在一般情況下可以互換使用。在口語中,though使用較頻繁,although比though正式,二者都可與yet,still或nevertheless連用,但不能與but連用。如:
1) Though it is true that one must not live in the past, it is important to use the past to learn from his mistakes. 盡管人的確不該生活在過去,但從過去的錯誤中汲取教訓卻是重要的。
2) Although/Though he is very old, (yet) he is quite strong. 他雖然年紀大了,身體卻還很健壯。
由as和though引導的讓步狀語從句。as引導的讓步狀語從句必須以部分倒裝的形式出現(xiàn),倒裝的部分可以是表語、狀語或動詞原形。though有時也用于這樣的結構中,但although不可以這樣用。如:
Hard as/though he works, he makes little progress.(=Though he works hard, he makes little progress.)盡管他學習很努力,但幾乎沒取得什么進步。
由“no matter+疑問詞或疑問詞+后綴ever”引導的讓步狀語從句。
注意,no matter what=whatever, no matter who=whoever, no matter when=whenever, no matter where=wherever, no matter which=whichever, no matter how=however。如:
No matter what you do, do with your might.(=Whatever you do, do with your might.)無論你做什么,都要盡力而為。
由ever if/even though引導的讓步狀語從句。如:
We'll make a trip even though the weather is bad. 即使天氣不好,我們也要去旅行。
由whether...or引導的讓步狀語從句。如:
Whether you believe it or not, it is true. 信不信由你,這確實是真的。