新概念英语第二册第69课【课文讲解】

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Lesson 69 But not murder!并非谋杀！

1. I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time.
我第3次接受驾驶执照考试。

2. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully.
按照要求在车辆拥挤的路上驾驶，我圆满地完成了。

heavy在这里表示“大量的”、“多的”、“密集的”：
Traffic is heavier on this road than on the other one.
这条路上的交通比另一条路上拥挤。

3. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.
在接到把车开出城的指令后，我开始有了信心。

(1) Instruct 表示 “指示” 时用instruct sb to do sth
I instructed him to come to work earlier.

在表示 “指导、教” 时句型为instruct sb in sth
They instructed me in the best ways of doing the job.

(2) acquire通常表示通过努力“获得”、“学到（知识、技术、语言等）”，也可用来表示“养 成（习惯等）”：
Mary acquired a good knowledge of Chinese in five years' time.
5年之内玛丽学会了汉语。

Tom acquired a habit of smoking.
汤姆养成了抽烟的习惯。

4. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test.
确信我已通过考试，所以我几乎开始喜欢起这次考试。

句首省略了分词being或feeling，在句中作状语（与分词结构作状语的情况类似）：
Interested in the story, he finished reading the book in two hours.
由于对故事（情节）感兴趣，他两个小时就把那本书读完了。

5. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said,‘Just one more thing, Mr. Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.’
主考人对我的驾驶想必是满意的， 因为他微笑着说：“埃姆斯先生，只剩1项了。让我们 假设一个小孩子突然在你前面穿过马路。我一敲车窗，你必须把车停在5英尺之内。”

must have been表示对过去的事情进行猜测。 performance在这里表示“表现”、“表演”、“工作情况”等。（cf.第13课词汇学习）表示“对……满意”时可以用be pleased with：

They are pleased with his work.
他们对他的工作满意。

The manager isn't very pleased with his secretary.
经理对他的秘书不太满意。

Suppose用于假设一个条件或某种情况，几乎是if的同义词。动词要用现在时或过去时。如果用过去时，所假设的情况听起来可能性更小。

Let’s suppose the news is true.
Suppose the world were flat.

6. I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly.
我继续往前开着。过了一会儿，主考人砰砰地敲了起来。

7. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react.
虽然声音听得很清楚，但我过了好一会儿才作出反应。

8. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward.
我突然用力踩紧刹车踏板，结果我俩的身体都向前冲去。

9. The examiner looked at me sadly. ‘Mr. Eames,’ he said, in a mournful voice, ‘you have just killed that child!
主考人伤心地看着我。“埃姆斯先生，”他以悲伤的声调说，“你刚刚把那个小孩压死了！”

(1) in a… voice 表示“以……的声调”：
He told them the news in a sad/ excited voice.
他用悲伤的／激动的声调把这消息告诉了他们。

(2) kill & murde

kill 是个笼统的动词，表示 “使(任何植物或生物) 死亡”
The cold weather killed our tomato plants.

murder 表示 “蓄意谋杀”，它的宾语只能是人：
She was sent to prison for murdering her husband.

[特殊难点]
enjoy, entertain, & amuse

a) enjoy 指从某种活动或事物中得到欢乐，宾语始终是活动或事物：
I am almost beginning to enjoy my test.
We enjoyed ourselves a the party.
b) entertain “招待、款待”
He entertained everybody wit his tricks.

c) amuse “逗…笑，给…娱乐”，比entertain更常用，两者的宾语都只能是人：
The children were amused by the circus clown.
The child can amuse himself for hours playing in the sand.

本课词组：

drive in heavy traffic
drive out of town
acquire confidence
be pleased with
tap on the window
in a mournful voice

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