課文內(nèi)容:
I have just received a letter from my brother,Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for sixmonths. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a bigfirm and he has already visited a great number ofdifferent places in Australia. He has just bought anAustralian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a smalltown in the centre of Australia. He will soon visitDarwin From there, he will fly to Perth. My brotherhas never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
本文語法:同位語
語法歸納:指同一事物的句子成分放在同等位置時,一個句子成分可被用來說明或解釋另一個句子成分,后者稱之為前者的同位語。同位語多由名詞或代詞充當。例如:
I have two sisters,Jane and Mary.我有兩個姐姐,簡和瑪麗。
This is Tom, president of Oriental Grouop.這位是東方集團的總裁湯姆。
精講筆記:
1.I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
我剛收到一封弟弟蒂姆寫來的的信。
語言點1 短語:receive sth. from sb.收到從某人那里送出的某物
This morning I received a letter from my brother.今天早上我收到了媽媽寫來的一封信。
語言點2 此句中Tim為my brother的同位語,對my brother進行解釋說明。
2.He is in Australia.
他在澳大利亞。
語言點 介詞in在此實際上表達一種狀態(tài):在澳洲。
類似介詞用法:at home在家;on the Internet在上網(wǎng);on the phone打電話
3.He has been there for six months.
他在澳洲已經(jīng)待了六個月了。
語言點 for six months是表示時間段的狀語。
特別提醒初學(xué)者:"for+時間狀語"不能和瞬間性動詞連用。
He arrived there for six months.(錯誤)
He has been there for six months.(正確)
原因:瞬間動詞的動詞不可以延續(xù),而be there表示狀態(tài),可以延續(xù)。
So far, I have lived in Beijing for eight years.到現(xiàn)在,我已經(jīng)在北京住了8年了。