范文句型分析:
1. welcome weekends with open arms.
我非常欢迎周末的到来。
解说:
a. welcome vt.& n.欢迎
三态为:welcome , welcomed , welcomed
切勿写成:welcome , welcame , welcome
aim n.手臂;武器(pl.)
welcome…with open arms 展开双臂欢迎……
in one's arms 在某人的怀中
arms talks限武谈判
例:Chris answered the door with a load of dirty clothes in her arms .
克里斯应门时手中抱着一堆脏衣服。
b. weekend n.周末
on the weekend在周末时
over the weekend在周末期间
例:I'll finish the report over the weekend and give it to you on Monday.
我会在周末期间完成报告,星期一交给你。
2. After school on Fridays I grab a bite to eat and then immediately take a long nap.
每个星期五放学后,我会随便吃一点东西,然后立刻好好睡个午觉。
解说:
a. grab a bite to eat随便吃一点东西
grab vt.&vi.抓住
bite vt.&vi.&n.咬
bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂(下面例句中,引申为‘’自不量力”。)
例:When Carl challenged me to a game of pool, he bit off more than he could chew.
卡尔竟向我挑战打台球,他真是自不量力。
If I hadn't grabbed Jack, he would have fallen into the water.
如果不是我抓住杰克,他可能已掉入水里了。
b. take a nap 小睡,小憩
hit the sack 上床睡觉,就寝
=turn m
=go to bed
例:I was so tired yesterday that I hit the sack at 7:00 p. m.
我昨天好累,晚上7点就上床睡觉了。
3. God knows I need the sleep to recuperate.
老天知道我多需要补充睡眠.
解说:
a. God knows (that)+从句老天知道……
例:God knows that I've tried to please that woman, but all she ever does is complain.
老天知道我一直想讨那个女人的欢心,但她却只是抱怨个没完。
b. recuperate vi.恢复;补充
recuperation n.恢复;复原
recuperate from…从……复原
=recover from...
例:Adam spent a week in the hospital recuperating from appendectomy.
亚当做了阑尾切除手术后,在医院中恢复了一星期。
*appendectomy n.阑尾切除手术
The soldier got a three-day pass for R and R.
这位士兵获准休假三天。
"R and R"是美军军中术语,有下列两种说法,皆译为“休假”:
Rest and Recreation
Rest and Recuperation
4. Friday evening is my favorite time of the week.
星期五晚上是一星期中我最喜欢的时刻。
解说:
a. favorite [ 'feivarit ] a&n.最喜爱的(事物、人物)
例:Tennis is one of my favorite sports.
网球是我最喜欢的运动之一。
Of the three movies, Titanic is my favorite.
三部电影中,我最喜爱《泰坦尼克号》。
比较:
favor vt.赞同&n.恩惠
favorable a.有利的
例:The situation is in my favor.
=The situation is favorable to me.
这情况对我有利。
5. That's when 1 usually listen to CDs.
一That's the time when 1 usually listen to CDs.
那通常是我听CD唱片的时候。
解说:
CD唱片,为Compact Disc的缩写。
compact a.紧密的,轻便的
disc n.圆盘,唱片
例:It is convenient to park a compact car in Taipei.
在台北小型车停车很方便。
6. I dim the lights in my room and let my mind drift far away.
我会将我的房间的灯光弄暗,让我的思绪神游至远方。
解说:
a. dim vt.使暗淡,使模糊&a.微暗的,模糊的
例:Getting older hasn't dimmed her memory.
年纪的增长并没使她的记忆模糊。
I can't see clearly in this dim light.
在这昏暗的灯光下,我看不清楚。
b. to let one's mind drift far away让某人的思绪神游至远方
drift vi.漂流
例:Reading travel books is how Jenny lets her mind drift far away·
珍妮阅读旅游书籍使其思绪神游至远方。
The leaves drifted down the river.
那些落叶随河水漂流而下。
7. On Saturdays I enjoy eating out with my family.
星期六我喜欢跟家人出去吃饭。
解说:
a. enjoy+…V-ing/N 喜欢……
=take delight in V-ing/N
=be fond of V-ing/N
注意:
无enjoy to V之用法
例:Bob takes great delight in buying his wife presents.
鲍勃非常喜欢买礼物给老婆。
b. eat out在外面吃饭,上饭店吃饭
例:We usually eat out to celebrate Mother's Day.
母亲节那天我们通常到外面吃饭。
8. After that I might do some shopping with Mom.
吃完饭后,我可能会和妈妈去逛街.
解说:
do the +V-ing 从事……活动
do some +V-ing 从事一些...二活动
do a little 从事一点……活动
do a lot of 从事很多……活动
注意:
在上述“do the/some+V-ing”句型中的V-ing并非任何动词都能适用,而只限于表示工作或活动方面的动词,且具有可分配或替代的性质,如 clean , wash , shop , drive , lift(搬东西)等表示工作的动词,及dance ,sing , talk等表示活动的动词。以上动词均具有被分配或代劳之性质。但至于像eat , sleep等动词 则不可用于此句型中,因为这既非工作也非别人可以代我们进行的活动。
例:After I was married,I had to do a lot of cleaning on Sundays.
婚后,我必须在星期天做很多清洁工作。
In the show, Amy will do the dancing and I will do the singing.
节目中,艾米将会跳舞,而我则唱歌。
I will do the drinking and you do the driving home.
我来喝酒,你开车回家。
9. Invariably, I sleep late on Sunday mornings,and soon after I get up,I start preparing for another grueling week at school.
星期天早上我会睡得很晚才起床,起床后我会立刻开始准备学校下一周累人的功课。
解说:
a. invariably adv.一成不变地,必定地
invariable a.不变的,一定的
例:Invariably, I get stuck in a trafFc .jam during holidays.
假日时,我一定会陷入交通阻塞中。
Spelling mistakes are invariable in my compositions.
我的作文中拼写错误是不可避免的。
b. sleep late 很晚才起床
比较:
go to bed late 很晚才睡觉
例:I went to bed late last night, so I slept late this morning.
我昨晚晚睡,因此我今天早上晚起。
c. grueling a.使人极度疲劳的
例:The marathon is a grueling race. Unless you are in excellent physical condition,you shouldn't try to run it.
马拉松是令人极度疲劳的比赛,除非你身体状况极佳,不然你不应尝试。
10. Although weekends aren't very adventurous,by mid-week I find myself longing for them..
虽然周末不是很刺激,但每到星期三时我就发现我很渴望周末的到来
解说:
a. adventurous a.冒险/刺激的
adventure n.冒险
例:Going on an organized tour is not necessarily adventurous but it is fun.
参加安排好的旅行团出去玩未必非常刺激,但很有趣。
We were curious about his adventure in the Amazon.
我们对他在亚马逊河的冒险很好奇。
b. mid-week 星期中间,星期三
c. long for N 渴望……
=yearn for N
=be longing for N
=be yearning for N
long to V 渴望……
=yearn to V
be longing to V
=be yearning to V
d. yearn vi.思念,渴望
例:The kids are yearning for presents from Santa Claus.
这些孩子们渴望圣诞老人的礼物。)