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课文详注 Further notes on the text
1.Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 贾斯珀·怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。
在第21课的课文详注中,我们曾经提到“one of 名词/代词”这个结构,of后面的名词必须是复数,但与这个结构连用的动词必须是单数:
One of your friends is waiting for you now.
你的一位朋友正在等你。
课文中who代指的是one of those rare people,所以动词用believes。
2.… but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.………但自从搬进去后,就和汽车及车主们发生了摩擦。
ever since的语气比since强,表示“从那以后一直,,主句一般用完成时:
I've been interested in flying ever since I was a boy.
自从我的孩提时代起,我就对飞行一直感兴趣。
He left the village last year and has never returned ever since.
他去年离开了这座村庄,从那以后一直没有回去过。
3.Jasper has put up‘No Parking’ signs outside his gate…贾斯珀曾把几块“禁止停车”的牌子挂在大门外边……
put up在这里表示“挂起”、“竖起”等意思。
4.Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone.
贾斯珀希望她把汽车和司机们都变成石头。
(1)she指的是蛇发女怪美杜莎。根据希腊神话,凡看她一眼的人