He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret.
6.He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
他只說(shuō)在埃爾米斯公司上班。
corporation [,k?:p?'rei??n]
n. 公司;法人(團(tuán)體);社團(tuán);[口]大腹便便;市政當(dāng)局
例句:
She is the outgoing head of a large corporation.
她是一家大公司即將離職的負(fù)責(zé)人。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:that引導(dǎo)賓語(yǔ)從句,詳細(xì)說(shuō)明told的內(nèi)容。
7.Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
每天早晨,他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西裝離家上班。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:every morning為時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)。Dressed in為過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ),作主語(yǔ)的補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。
8. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
然后換上工作服,當(dāng)8個(gè)小時(shí)的清潔工。
overalls
n. 工裝褲;工作褲
例句:
Wash grease out of overalls.
從''。'工裝'。''服上洗去油膩。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:then強(qiáng)調(diào)“他接下來(lái)做某事”。And引導(dǎo)的句子說(shuō)明他換上清潔工服裝后做的事情。As a dustman作主語(yǔ)he的補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:change into表示“更換”,與其一生相近的單詞如下:
Replace 替換;rotate輪換;change改變;exchange/commute交換;interchange互換
例句支持:
A computer cannot replace a good teacher. 一臺(tái)電腦并不能取代一個(gè)好老師。
The guards will rotate every four hours in our community. 我們社區(qū)里的門(mén)衛(wèi)每4小時(shí)換一次崗位。
9. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.
晚上回家前,他洗個(gè)淋浴,重新?lián)Q上那身黑色西服。
shower ['?au?]
n. 淋浴;(傾瀉般出現(xiàn)的)一陣,一大批;陣雨
vt. 大量地給予;把……弄濕
vi. 淋浴;下陣雨
例句:
Questions showered on him by the reporters.
記者們的問(wèn)題劈頭蓋臉地問(wèn)了一大堆。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:before引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句,說(shuō)明事情發(fā)生的先后順序。
10. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret.
2年多以來(lái),阿爾弗雷德一直這樣,他的同事也為他保守秘密。
fellow ['fel?u]
n. 家伙;朋友;同事;會(huì)員
adj. 同伴的,同事的;同道的
vt. 使…與另一個(gè)對(duì)等;使…與另一個(gè)匹敵
例句:
I cannot abide that fellow.
我不能容忍那個(gè)家伙。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:this 指代他瞞著太太做清潔工的事。And引導(dǎo)的句子說(shuō)明他的同事們的作法。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:fellow dustmen表示“清潔工同事們”。還有一些單詞可以表示“同事”:colleague,confrere,yokemate,workmate,coworker,yokefellow。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)3:keep secret表示“保守秘密”。