新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第41課 寧靜田園生活的遐想 (5)

　　You never have to travel miles to see yourfriends. They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or anevening's entertainment. Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to townonce or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat.

　　13.You never have to travel miles to see your friends.

　　你去看朋友根本不用跋涉好幾英里。

　　語言點:never have to=do not need to,可看作“不必”。

　　14.They invariably live nearby and are always available for an informal chat or anevening's entertainment.

　　因為他們都住在附近，你隨時可以同他們聊天或在晚上一起娛樂。

　　15.Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year tovisit the theatre as a special treat.

　　我在鄉(xiāng)村有一些熟人，他們每年進城來看一回或幾回戲，并把此看作一種特殊的享受。

　　語言點1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:to visit the theatre作目的狀語，表示進城的目的是什么。

　　語言點2:a special treat的意思是“特別的享受”。