Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one十三等于一 非谓语动词 逻辑主语

Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.

have sth. done ^{请某人做某事(使役动词)}

• people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.  ^{(遭遇某种不愉快的事)}
• King Charles I had his head cut off. ^{(不能翻译：请人把头砍了~)}
• The house had its window broken in the explosion.^{(事情不遇快的经历“无灵主语”)}

be always doing sth. ^{老是做某事(不耐烦的)}

• He is always being late.^{他总是迟到。}
• People are always talking about the problems of youth. 
• Sam is always messing up the kitchen.

My little daughter is always complaining of one illness or another, but she has never managed to get permission to be at home. ^{我的小女儿总是抱怨这样或那样的病，但她从来没有设法得到允许回家。}

The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

strike the hours ^{钟打点报时}

• It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.

ever since ^{adv. / prep. / conj. 以那以后，一直..（用完成时）}

• Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.
• There are countless people who, ever since their early years,have learned to associate snails with food. ^NCE3-23
• You know how she feels about you. It's been the same way ever since we were kids.^conj.自从

Lao Wang who used to work hard day and night was laid off two years ago and has been lazy ever since. ^{过去日夜辛苦工作的老王两年前下岗了，从那以后就变得懒了。}

One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start : the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.

wake（up） ^{vi&vt.醒了；唤醒...}

• The doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. ^vt.及物

start ^{n.激灵(突然一惊);v.开始}

• She woke from the dream with a start. ^{wake (up) with a start 惊醒了}

with + 名词 ^{作状语修饰谓语动词（一般为方式状语）}

首先我们要知道在所有的词性之中，名词往往是最正式的、最庄严^{(副词是无法与之相比的)}，更合适于在写作中书面语中的使用^{（类似的用法在新概念中会大量出现）}。

• The officer went through the case with great care(Very carefully). ^NCE3-11
• He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight(happily).^NCE3-11
• Then I added with a smile(smilingly).^NCE3-11
• His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place with ease(easily).^NCE3-27
• She faced the difficulty calmly. → She faced the difficulty with calmness.
• I looked at her curiously. → I looked at her with curiosity.
• She spoke to me tenderly. → She spoke to me with tenderness.
• I greeted Philip enthusiastically. → I greeted Philip with enthusiasm.

非谓语动词的逻辑主语 ^{非谓语（doing;done;to do）作状语时，一般情况下其隐含的主语应该与主句主语保持一致。}

• Looking at his watch... = When he looked at his watch... ^{非谓语做状语}
• the descriptions given by people...
• Looking at his watch, it was one o'clock. × ^{主语不一致}

before^{的特殊译法}

强调主句的时间比预期的长时，译为"才" It will be a long time before we meet again. ^{要过很长时间我们才能再见面。}
强调主句的时间比预期的短时，译为"就" I hadn't waited long before he came. ^{我没等多久他就来了。}

Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.

go on ^v.发生

• What's going on here? ^{意料之外(出什么事了？)}
• happen 、come up 、 occur 、come about 、take place 、strike 、coincide (with ...) ^{发生（常用于写作替换）}

主动还是被动 ^{（由动词本身搭配所决定的）}

In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

catch sight of ... / catch a glimpse of ... / glimpse ^{一眼看见、瞥见}

• When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.

a figure ^{人影、轮廓、数字(1~9...)、重要人物}

• A farm worker, who stayed up all night, claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight. ^{NCE3-30 人影}
• One of the most colorful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764.^{NCE3-21 重要人物}

recognize ... as ... ^认出

• I recognized her as one of my classmates.

'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.

加强疑问语气 ^{(除了特殊疑问词 + ever以外)}

'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill. 'I'v been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'

现在完成进行时 ^{(have been doing)表示持续性的动作一直到现在，而且还有可能继续下去。}

• They have been trying to find out how the fire began.
• They have been expecting a splendid crop this year.
• Doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease.

was / were hoping ^{试探性语气}

• I was hoping you could marry me.
• I was hoping you would give me a job. ^{我还盼望着你能给我份工作呢。}
• I was hoping for yogurt. ^{我还期望是酸奶呢。}

'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.'

强调肯定式^{（emphatic positive）}

在肯定句和祈使句中，在谓语动词前加上助动词do以加强语气。只用于一般现在时（do, does）和一般过去时（did）中。

Still ^{尽管如此，还是...（放句首要加一个逗号）}

• nevertheless 、nonetheless 、all the same 、 just the same ^{写作中的替换}
• The girl is not beautiful.Still, I like her very much.
• Nevertheless / Nonetheless / All the same / Just the same, I like her very much.

形容词补足语

• I'm glad the bell is working again.
• I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times.

there's nothing I can do about it. ^{对此我无能为力}

• The telephone is out of order, and there is nothing I can do about it.
• I know you are not satisfied, but there is nothing I can do about it.
• We apologize for this, but there is nothing we can do about it.
• I guess there's nothing I can do about it. ^{我想我对这件事真是无能为力。}
• Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about it. ^{很不幸，对此我无能为力。}
• There's nothing I can do about it, unfortunately.^{遗憾的是，我对此无能为力。}

'We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar. ' Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.

as good as = almost ^{几乎...；和...差不多}

• The injured man is as good as dead.^{那个受伤的人差不多死了。}
• Everything is as good as settled.^{一切都差不多解决了。}
• As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.^NCE3-46