One hourand seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance. I askeda passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. Idetermined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
16.One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half thedistance.
1小時(shí)17分過(guò)去了,走了還不到一半路程。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:passed and…(時(shí)間過(guò)去多久之后發(fā)生了…)是個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間的用法。
17.I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heardof it.
我問(wèn)一位乘客,這是不是開往威斯特海溫的那趟快車,他說(shuō)從未聽說(shuō)過(guò)有這么一趟快車。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:if引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句,交代asked的內(nèi)容。
18.I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived.
我決定到目的地就給鐵路部門提意見。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:as soon as引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:lodge a complaint的意思是“提意見,投訴”。