New facts about the ancient Egypt have recently come to light.
有关古埃及的史实,最近已有新发现。
7.The number of wagging dances per minute told the exact distance to the feeding place. 每分钟摆尾舞的次数表明了到喂食处的精确距离。
The number of…作"……的次数/数目"解。当它用作句子的主语时,谓语动词要用单数。但是 a number of…后跟复数名词,作"一些"(some)解。当它修饰主语时,谓语动词用复数。试比较:
The number of students in our class is 55. 我们班上的学生人数是55名。
A number of students in our class are out by the lake. 我们班有些学生到湖边去了。
8.He noticed that the straight part of the dance was different in the afternoon from what it had been in the morning. 他注意到下午舞蹈的直线部分与上午的情况不一样。
A is different from B. 这个句型,它的意思是"A不同于B"。
9. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance. If the feeding place was away from the sun, the straight part of the wagging dance pointed downward. 如果喂食处向着太阳,那么,跳舞的蜜蜂在跳摆尾舞的直线部分时,就径直朝上跑;如果喂食处背着太阳,那么,摆尾舞的直线部分就指向下方。
head和 point在这里不是名词,而是不及物动词。 head作"朝某方向前进"(move in a certain direction)解; point作"指向"、"表明……的位置或方向"(show the position or direction of)解。例如:
We are heading toward the mountain village. 我们正朝那个山村行进。
They saw the enemy troops heading northeast. 他们看到敌军正朝东北方向前进。
The hands of the clock pointed to half past one. 时钟的针指向一点半。
He pointed to where the village lay. 他指了指村子所在的地方。
10 . From this we get the eXPression"to make a beeline for someone or something", which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something. 从这个词又引出了一个短语"to make a beeline for someone or something",意思是朝某人或某物径直走去。
1) make a beeline for作"走直路"、"走近路"解。例如:
As he spoke he made a beeline for the door. 他一边说话一边朝门口径直走去。
2)短语动词 head for作"开往/前往(某地)"解。例如:
They'll head for the seaside for their holidays. 他们将去海边度假。
The ship is heading for London for repairs. 那艘船正开往伦敦进行修理。
【语法-定语从句和同位语从句】
1,注意定语从句与同位语从句的区别。定语从句说明先行词性质;同位语从句说明先行词内容。
We were excited at the news that our team won. (同位语从句是news的内容。)
We were excited at the news that he told us. (定语从句说明哪一个news。)
2,定语从句的先行词可以是任何名词,而同位语从句的先行词必须是有内容的词。
The room which serves for lab was dusty. (room没有内容。)
The parents were worried about the fact that he failed in the exam. (fact有内容。)
3,定语从句的关系词往往用which, that都可以;但同位语从句的关联词不能用which(除非当疑问词用)。
He told us a story which/that was not true. (定语从句)
He told us a story that he met an accident. (同位语从句)
【练习检测】
1. After living in Paris fifty years, he returned to the small town_______ he grew up as child.(NMET96)
A.which B.where C.that D.when
2.He made another discovery, _______ is of importance.(NMET 98)
A.which I think it B.I think which C.Which I thought D.Which I think
3.Carol said the work would be done by October, _________personally, I doubt very much. (NMET99)
A.it B.that C.when D.which
4._______ is mentioned above the number of the students in senior high schools is increasing.(上海高考1999)
A.Which B.As C.That D.It
5.Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play _______, of course, made the others un-happy.(NMET 2000)
A.who B.which C.this D.what
6.I shall never forget those years _________ I lived in the country with the farmers, _______ has a great effect on my life.
A.that, which B.when, which C.which, that D.when, who
7.He paid the boy $10 for washing ten Windows, most of_______ hadn't been cleaned for at least ten years.
A.these B.those C.that D.which
8.The weather turned out to be very good _______ was more than we could eXPect.
A.what B.which C.that D.it
9.In the dark street, there wasn't single person _______ she could turn for help.
A.that B.who C.from whom D.to whom
10.His parents wouldn't let him marry anyone _______ family was poor.
A.of whom B.whom C.of whose D.whose
【答案解析】
1.答案为B。从句意可以判断出,town后面是一个定语从句,所以空白处应选关系副词where。
2.答案为D。从该句句意可以判断出,逗号之后应为一个定语从句,并且是个非限制性定语从句,应该用which引导。I think可视为插入语,which已替代了it。故A选项不正确,此题还涉及另一个语言习惯,即由think, bel
Bees