Currently, the small southern town of Greenford is recovering from a long and painful crisis. Two years ago a bomb fell near the old castle. The town's revenue had always come mainly from taxes and the manufacture of cloth. It collapsed almost overnight. Shops closed. It seemed impossible that the place would ever feel whole again. Yet the people refused to surrender, and now they are rebuilding in a quiet, determined fashion.
目前,南方小镇格林福德正在从一场漫长而痛苦的危机中恢复。两年前,一枚炸弹落在古城堡附近。小镇的收入历来主要来自税收和布匹的制造。它几乎在一夜之间就崩溃了。商店关门了。这个地方似乎永远不可能再恢复完整。然而人们拒绝屈服,如今他们正以一种平静而坚定的方式重建家园。
- Currently:时间状语,表示“目前、现在”
- the small southern town of Greenford:主语,其中 small southern 是前置定语修饰 town,of Greenford 是介词短语作后置定语修饰 town
- is recovering:谓语动词,现在进行时,表示“正在恢复”
- from a long and painful crisis:状语,与 recovering 构成 recover from 结构,表示“从一场漫长而痛苦的危机中”
- Two years ago:时间状语,表示“两年前”
- a bomb:主语,表示“一枚炸弹”
- fell:谓语动词,不及物动词,表示“落下、坠落”
- near the old castle:地点状语,表示“在古城堡附近”
- The town's revenue:主语,表示“小镇的收入”
- had always come:谓语,过去完成时;always 是频率状语,表示“一直”
- mainly:程度状语,修饰 come,表示“主要地”
- from taxes and the manufacture of cloth:来源状语,与 come 构成 come from 结构,表示“来自税收和布匹的制造”
- It:主语,指代 the town's revenue
- collapsed:谓语动词,表示“崩溃、垮掉”
- almost overnight:时间状语,修饰 collapsed,表示“几乎在一夜之间”
- Shops:主语,表示“商店”
- closed:谓语动词,表示“关门、停业”
- It:形式主语,指代后面的 that 从句
- seemed:系动词,作谓语,表示“似乎”
- impossible:表语,表示“不可能的”
- that the place would ever feel whole again:主语从句,that 引导,是 it 指代的真正主语,表示“这个地方似乎永远不可能再恢复完整”
- Yet:转折副词,连接上下文,表示“然而”
- the people:主语,表示“人们”
- refused:谓语动词,表示“拒绝”
- to surrender:宾语,不定式短语,作 refused 的宾语,表示“投降”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- now:时间状语,表示“如今、现在”
- they:第二分句的主语
- are rebuilding:谓语动词,现在进行时,表示“正在重建”
- in a quiet, determined fashion:方式状语,表示“以一种平静而坚定的方式”
The first sign of hope was Theo, a soldier who came home after the war. For weeks he could only wander the ruined lanes. He was a shadow of the athlete he had once been. Quiet patience had always been his strongest characteristic. Now it became his mission to stay and help. One Saturday he walked past a patch of grass where the market once stood. There he saw an old man planting flowers in the fresh earth. The old man offered him a cup of tea. "Why on earth bother?" Theo asked. The man smiled and said that planting was its own reward. It was a simple pleasure that asked for nothing in return.
第一个希望的迹象是西奥,一名战后归家的士兵。好几个星期里,他只能在残破的巷子里游荡。他成了自己曾经那个运动员的苍白影子。沉静的耐心一直是他最突出的品质。如今,留下来帮忙成了他的使命。一个星期六,他走过市场旧址所在的那片草地。在那里,他看见一位老人在新翻的泥土里种花。老人递给他一杯茶。『究竟何必费这个劲呢?』西奥问道。老人微笑着说,种植本身就是回报。这是一种不求回报的简单快乐。
- The first sign of hope:主语,其中 of hope 是介词短语作后置定语修饰 sign,表示“第一个希望的迹象”
- was:系动词,作谓语
- Theo:表语,说明主语是什么,即“西奥”
- a soldier who came home after the war:同位语,补充说明 Theo;其中 who came home after the war 是定语从句修饰 a soldier
- For weeks:时间状语,表示“好几个星期里”
- he:主语
- could only wander:谓语,情态动词 could + wander;only 是状语修饰 wander,表示“只能游荡”
- the ruined lanes:宾语,wander 的对象,表示“残破的巷子”
- He:主语
- was:系动词,作谓语
- a shadow of the athlete he had once been:表语,表示“他曾经那个运动员的苍白影子”;其中 he had once been 是定语从句修饰 the athlete
- Quiet patience:主语,表示“沉静的耐心”
- had always been:系动词,作谓语,过去完成时;always 是频率状语,表示“一直”
- his strongest characteristic:表语,说明主语“一直是他最突出的品质”
- Now:时间状语,表示“如今”
- it:形式主语,指代后面的 to stay and help
- became:系动词,作谓语,表示“变成”
- his mission:表语,表示“他的使命”
- to stay and help:真正主语,不定式短语,是 it 指代的内容,表示“留下来帮忙”
- One Saturday:时间状语,表示“一个星期六”
- he:主语
- walked:谓语动词,表示“走”
- past a patch of grass:地点状语,表示“走过一片草地”
- where the market once stood:定语从句,where 引导,修饰 a patch of grass,表示“市场旧址所在的”
- There:地点状语,表示“在那里”
- he:主语
- saw:谓语动词,表示“看见”
- an old man:宾语,saw 的对象,表示“一位老人”
- planting flowers in the fresh earth:宾语补足语,现在分词短语,补充说明 an old man 的动作,表示“在新翻的泥土里种花”
- The old man:主语,表示“那位老人”
- offered:谓语动词,表示“递给、提供”
- him:间接宾语,表示“给他”
- a cup of tea:直接宾语,表示“一杯茶”
- "Why on earth bother?":宾语,直接引语,作 asked 的宾语,表示“究竟何必费这个劲呢”;on earth 用于疑问句加强语气
- Theo:主语
- asked:谓语动词,表示“问道”
- The man:主语,表示“那位老人”
- smiled:谓语动词,表示“微笑”
- and:并列连词,连接 smiled 和 said 两个谓语动作
- said:并列谓语动词,表示“说”
- that planting was its own reward:宾语从句,that 引导,作 said 的宾语,表示“种植本身就是回报”
- It:主语,指代种植这件事
- was:系动词,作谓语
- a simple pleasure:表语,表示“一种简单的快乐”
- that asked for nothing in return:定语从句,that 引导,修饰 a simple pleasure,表示“不求任何回报的”
The town's money problem was severe. There was almost no revenue left. The council could not pay the wage of even a single clerk. There was not sufficient money for the smallest repair. The prime minister had visited after the bombing. He promised help, but the papers were slow. A minister from the capital came to hold a session with the council. Together they worked out a plan. First, they would gather information about every damaged building. During the chaos, someone had even tried to commit a crime in an empty shop. Then they would ask for a bank loan to start the rebuilding. It was a business cycle the town understood: first collapse, then slow recovery.
小镇的财政问题十分严峻。几乎没有收入剩下。议会连一名办事员的工资都付不起。连最小的修缮都没有足够的钱。首相在轰炸后来访过。他承诺提供帮助,但文件手续进展缓慢。一位来自首都的部长来与议会开会。他们一起制定了一个计划。首先,他们要收集每一栋受损建筑的信息。在混乱期间,甚至有人试图在一家空店铺里犯罪。然后,他们会申请一笔银行贷款来启动重建。这是小镇所理解的商业周期:先崩溃,再缓慢复苏。
- The town's money problem:主语,表示“小镇的财政问题”
- was:系动词,作谓语
- severe:表语,表示“严峻的”
- There:引导词,构成 There be 句型,本身无实义
- was:谓语,There be 句型的谓语
- almost no revenue:主语,There be 句型的真正主语,表示“几乎没有收入”
- left:后置定语,过去分词,修饰 revenue,表示“剩下的”
- The council:主语,表示“议会”
- could not pay:谓语,否定形式,表示“付不起”
- the wage of even a single clerk:宾语,其中 of even a single clerk 是后置定语修饰 wage,表示“连一名办事员的工资”
- There:引导词,构成 There be 句型
- was:谓语,There be 句型的谓语
- not sufficient money:主语,There be 句型的真正主语,表示“没有足够的钱”
- for the smallest repair:状语,for 介词短语,表示“用于最小的修缮”
- The prime minister:主语,prime minister 是固定搭配,表示“首相”
- had visited:谓语动词,过去完成时,表示“来访过”
- after the bombing:时间状语,表示“轰炸之后”
- He:主语,指代首相
- promised:谓语动词,表示“承诺”
- help:宾语,promised 的对象,表示“帮助”
- but:转折连词,连接前后分句
- the papers:第二分句的主语,表示“文件手续”
- were:系动词,作谓语
- slow:表语,表示“进展缓慢”
- A minister from the capital:主语,其中 from the capital 是介词短语作后置定语修饰 minister,表示“一位来自首都的部长”
- came:谓语动词,表示“前来”
- to hold a session with the council:目的状语,不定式短语,表示“来”的目的,即“与议会开会”
- Together:方式状语,表示“一起、共同”
- they:主语
- worked out:谓语动词(短语动词),表示“制定”
- a plan:宾语,worked out 的对象,表示“一个计划”
- First:顺序状语,表示“首先”
- they:主语
- would gather:谓语动词,表示“收集”
- information about every damaged building:宾语,其中 about every damaged building 是介词短语作后置定语修饰 information,表示“关于每一栋受损建筑的信息”
- During the chaos:时间状语,表示“在混乱期间”
- someone:主语,表示“有人”
- had even tried:谓语,过去完成时;even 是状语加强语气,表示“甚至试图”
- to commit a crime in an empty shop:宾语,不定式短语,作 tried 的宾语;commit a crime 是固定搭配,表示“在一家空店铺里犯罪”
- Then:顺序状语,表示“然后”
- they:主语
- would ask for:谓语动词(短语动词),表示“申请”
- a bank loan:宾语,bank loan 是固定搭配,表示“一笔银行贷款”
- to start the rebuilding:目的状语,不定式短语,表示“申请贷款”的目的,即“启动重建”
- It:主语,指代上文所述的情形
- was:系动词,作谓语
- a business cycle:表语,business cycle 是固定搭配,表示“一个商业周期”
- the town understood:定语从句,省略了关系代词 that,修饰 a business cycle,表示“小镇所理解的”;冒号引出对周期的具体说明
- first collapse:同位语,解释说明 a business cycle 的内容,表示“先崩溃”
- then slow recovery:同位语,与 first collapse 并列,共同解释 cycle 的内容,表示“再缓慢复苏”
The negotiation with the bank was hard, but the town was lucky. The manager was an unusual man who liked to tell a joke before every meeting. He agreed in the end. With the loan secured, the council formed a joint venture with a northern firm. The venture would rebuild the market and manufacture new goods. It was a joint effort between old rivals. The atmosphere in the hall changed at once. Suddenly there was a friendly atmosphere, and people began to laugh again.
与银行的谈判很艰难,但小镇运气不错。那位经理是个不同寻常的人,喜欢在每次会议前讲个笑话。最后,他同意了。贷款落实后,议会与一家北方公司成立了合资企业。这家合资企业将重建市场并制造新产品。这是老对手之间的一次共同努力。大厅里的气氛立刻变了。突然有了一种友好的气氛,人们又开始笑了起来。
- The negotiation with the bank:主语,其中 with the bank 是介词短语作后置定语修饰 negotiation,表示“与银行的谈判”
- was:系动词,作谓语
- hard:表语,表示“艰难的”
- but:转折连词,连接前后分句
- the town:第二分句的主语,表示“小镇”
- was:系动词,作谓语
- lucky:表语,表示“幸运的”
- The manager:主语,表示“那位经理”
- was:系动词,作谓语
- an unusual man:表语,表示“一个不同寻常的人”
- who liked to tell a joke before every meeting:定语从句,who 引导,修饰 an unusual man,表示“喜欢在每次会议前讲个笑话的”
- He:主语,指代那位经理
- agreed:谓语动词,表示“同意”
- in the end:时间状语,表示“最后、最终”
- With the loan secured:状语,with 复合结构(with + 宾语 + 过去分词),表示“贷款落实后”
- the council:主语,表示“议会”
- formed:谓语动词,表示“成立”
- a joint venture with a northern firm:宾语,joint venture 是固定搭配,其中 with a northern firm 是介词短语作后置定语修饰 venture,表示“与一家北方公司的合资企业”
- The venture:主语,表示“这家合资企业”
- would rebuild:谓语动词,表示“将重建”
- the market:宾语,表示“市场”
- and:并列连词,连接 rebuild 和 manufacture 两个谓语
- manufacture:并列谓语动词,表示“制造”
- new goods:宾语,表示“新产品”
- It:主语,指代上述合资企业
- was:系动词,作谓语
- a joint effort between old rivals:表语,其中 between old rivals 是介词短语作后置定语修饰 effort,表示“老对手之间的一次共同努力”
- The atmosphere in the hall:主语,其中 in the hall 是介词短语作后置定语修饰 atmosphere,表示“大厅里的气氛”
- changed:谓语动词,表示“改变”
- at once:时间状语,表示“立刻、马上”
- Suddenly:时间状语,表示“突然”
- there:引导词,构成 There be 句型
- was:谓语,There be 句型的谓语
- a friendly atmosphere:主语,There be 句型的真正主语,a friendly atmosphere 是固定搭配,表示“一种友好的气氛”
- and:并列连词,连接前后分句
- people:主语,表示“人们”
- began:谓语动词,表示“开始”
- to laugh again:宾语,不定式短语,作 began 的宾语,表示“又笑了起来”
The rebuilding had to be done in a proper manner, and the council set clear rules. Environmental protection came first: the river and land had to be clean before new work began. Some traders wanted cheap imports, but the council chose a policy of protection for local farmers. A large quantity of grain now comes from those fields, with the exception of one waterlogged plot near the river. The new rules also limited carbon smoke. A dark stain of soot no longer covers the market walls. This new revenue helped pay for social welfare. So the old and the sick were never left alone, and the town's welfare slowly returned.
重建必须以恰当的方式进行,议会制定了明确的规则。环境保护被放在首位:在新工程开工之前,河流和土地必须先清理干净。一些商人想要廉价的进口商品,但议会选择了保护本地农民的政策。现在大量的粮食来自那些田地,除了河边一块被水淹的地块之外。新规则还限制了碳烟。市场墙壁上不再覆盖着黑色的烟灰污渍。这笔新的收入帮助支付社会福利。这样,老人和病人就永远不会被抛下不管,小镇的福利也慢慢恢复了。
- The rebuilding:主语,表示“重建”
- had to be done:谓语,had to 表示“必须”,be done 是被动语态,表示“必须被完成”
- in a proper manner:方式状语,表示“以恰当的方式”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- the council:第二分句的主语,表示“议会”
- set:谓语动词,表示“制定”
- clear rules:宾语,表示“明确的规则”
- Environmental protection:主语,environmental protection 是固定搭配,表示“环境保护”
- came:谓语动词,表示“处于、排在”
- first:状语,序数副词,表示“首先”;冒号引出具体内容
- the river and land:主语,表示“河流和土地”
- had to be:谓语,had to + be 系动词,表示“必须先”
- clean:表语,表示“干净的”
- before new work began:时间状语从句,before 引导,表示“在新工程开工之前”
- Some traders:主语,表示“一些商人”
- wanted:谓语动词,表示“想要”
- cheap imports:宾语,表示“廉价的进口商品”
- but:转折连词,连接前后分句
- the council:第二分句的主语,表示“议会”
- chose:谓语动词,表示“选择”
- a policy of protection for local farmers:宾语,其中 of protection 是后置定语修饰 policy,for local farmers 是后置定语修饰 protection,表示“保护本地农民的政策”
- A large quantity of grain:主语,表示“大量的粮食”
- now:时间状语,表示“现在”
- comes:谓语动词,表示“来自”
- from those fields:地点状语,表示“从那些田地”
- with the exception of one waterlogged plot near the river:状语,with the exception of 表示“除……之外”,补充说明范围,即“除了河边一块被水淹的地块之外”
- The new rules:主语,表示“新规则”
- also:状语,表示“也”
- limited:谓语动词,表示“限制”
- carbon smoke:宾语,表示“碳烟”
- A dark stain of soot:主语,其中 of soot 是后置定语修饰 stain,表示“黑色的烟灰污渍”
- no longer:时间状语,表示“不再”
- covers:谓语动词,表示“覆盖”
- the market walls:宾语,表示“市场墙壁”
- This new revenue:主语,表示“这笔新的收入”
- helped:谓语动词,表示“帮助”
- pay for social welfare:宾语,省略 to 的不定式,作 helped 的宾语,构成 help do sth 结构,social welfare 是固定搭配,表示“支付社会福利”
- So:结果连词,承接上文,表示“这样、因此”
- the old and the sick:主语,the + 形容词表示一类人,指“老人和病人”
- were never left alone:谓语,被动语态,never 是频率状语,表示“永远不会被抛下不管”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- the town's welfare:第二分句的主语,表示“小镇的福利”
- slowly:方式状语,表示“慢慢地”
- returned:谓语动词,表示“恢复”
Jobs came back slowly. The new works needed people, and the council began to recruit new members for a training program. Every worker received a fair wage, and a training session was held each week. Theo joined the first group. In his spare time he studied the charts the engineers drew. He learned to read the frame of every building. To stay in the program, each person had to meet a strict criterion. Theo qualified without difficulty. He would spare no effort.
工作岗位慢慢地回来了。新工厂需要人手,议会开始为培训项目招募新成员。每个工人都拿到了公平的工资,每周还举办一次培训课。西奥加入了第一批。空闲时间,他研究工程师们画的图纸。他学着看懂每栋建筑的结构。要留在项目里,每个人都必须达到严格的标准。西奥毫不费力就达标了。他会不遗余力。
- Jobs:主语,表示“工作岗位”
- came back:谓语动词(短语动词),表示“回来、恢复”
- slowly:方式状语,表示“慢慢地”
- The new works:主语,表示“新工厂”
- needed:谓语动词,表示“需要”
- people:宾语,表示“人手”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- the council:第二分句的主语,表示“议会”
- began:谓语动词,表示“开始”
- to recruit new members for a training program:宾语,不定式短语,作 began 的宾语;recruit new members 是固定搭配,表示“为培训项目招募新成员”
- Every worker:主语,表示“每个工人”
- received:谓语动词,表示“拿到、收到”
- a fair wage:宾语,表示“公平的工资”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- a training session:第二分句的主语,training session 是固定搭配,表示“一次培训课”
- was held:谓语,被动语态,表示“被举办”
- each week:时间状语(频率),表示“每周”
- Theo:主语,表示“西奥”
- joined:谓语动词,表示“加入”
- the first group:宾语,表示“第一批”
- In his spare time:时间状语,spare time 是固定搭配,表示“空闲时间”
- he:主语
- studied:谓语动词,表示“研究”
- the charts:宾语,表示“图纸”
- the engineers drew:定语从句,省略关系代词 that,修饰 the charts,表示“工程师们画的”
- He:主语
- learned:谓语动词,表示“学会”
- to read the frame of every building:宾语,不定式短语,作 learned 的宾语,表示“看懂每栋建筑的结构”
- To stay in the program:目的状语,不定式短语,表示“为了留在项目里”
- each person:主语,表示“每个人”
- had to meet:谓语,had to 表示“必须”,meet the criterion 是固定搭配,表示“必须达到标准”
- a strict criterion:宾语,表示“严格的标准”
- Theo:主语
- qualified:谓语动词,表示“达标、合格”
- without difficulty:方式状语,表示“毫不费力”
- He:主语
- would spare:谓语动词,spare no effort 是固定搭配,表示“不遗余力”
- no effort:宾语,表示“没有任何力气(吝惜)”,即“不遗余力”
Life grew busier. A mobile clinic now visits the town twice a month. No one has to travel far to consult a doctor. Theo went there after he began to cough badly. The nurse said the smoke from the ruined quarter had left his chest weak. He could smell the dust on his clothes even after washing. The smell reminded him of the war. After recovering, he became the clinic's newest recruit.
生活变得越来越忙碌。现在一辆流动诊所每月来小镇两次。所以没有人需要走很远去看医生。西奥开始咳得很厉害后就去了那里。护士说废墟区的烟尘让他的肺部变弱了。即使洗过衣服,他仍能闻到衣服上的尘土味。那股气味让他想起战争。康复之后,他成了诊所最新的成员。
- Life:主语,表示“生活”
- grew:系动词,作谓语,表示“变得”
- busier:表语,比较级,表示“越来越忙碌”
- A mobile clinic:主语,表示“一辆流动诊所”
- now:时间状语,表示“现在”
- visits:谓语动词,表示“到访”
- the town:宾语,表示“小镇”
- twice a month:频率状语,表示“每月两次”
- No one:主语,表示“没有人”
- has to travel:谓语,has to 表示“不得不”,表示“必须走”
- far:状语,表示“远”,修饰 travel
- to consult a doctor:目的状语,不定式短语,consult a doctor 是固定搭配,表示“去看医生”
- Theo:主语,表示“西奥”
- went:谓语动词,表示“去”
- there:地点状语,表示“那里”,指流动诊所
- after he began to cough badly:时间状语从句,after 引导,表示“在开始咳得很厉害之后”
- The nurse:主语,表示“护士”
- said:谓语动词,表示“说”
- the smoke from the ruined quarter had left his chest weak:宾语从句,省略 that,作 said 的宾语;其中 from the ruined quarter 是后置定语修饰 smoke,表示“废墟区的烟尘让他的肺部变弱了”
- He:主语
- could smell:谓语动词,表示“能闻到”
- the dust on his clothes:宾语,其中 on his clothes 是后置定语修饰 dust,表示“衣服上的尘土”
- even after washing:时间状语,表示“即使洗过之后”
- The smell:主语,表示“那股气味”
- reminded:谓语动词,构成 remind sb of sth 结构,表示“使……想起”
- him:宾语,表示“他”
- of the war:状语,与 reminded 构成 remind sb of sth 结构,表示“想起战争”
- After recovering:时间状语,表示“康复之后”
- he:主语
- became:系动词,作谓语,表示“成为”
- the clinic's newest recruit:表语,表示“诊所最新的成员”
While he rested, Theo turned to the garden. He learned to bend the young trees into shape and to sweep the paths clean each morning. Working in the soil calmed his mind. It was a small discovery, but it changed his days. It put him in a much better frame of mind. The grass grew thick and green. One evening, digging with his hands, he made a discovery that surprised everyone. Beneath the garden lay an old stone column from a building far older than the castle.
休息期间,西奥把心思转向了花园。他学会了把幼树弯成想要的形状,每天清晨把小路扫得干干净净。在泥土里劳作让他的心平静下来。这是个小小的发现,却改变了他的日子。这让他的心境好了很多。草长得又密又绿。一天傍晚,他用手挖土时,有了一个让所有人都惊讶的发现。花园下面埋着一根古老的石柱,来自一座比城堡还要古老得多的建筑。
- While he rested:时间状语从句,While 引导,表示“休息期间”
- Theo:主语,表示“西奥”
- turned:谓语动词,表示“转向”
- to the garden:状语,与 turned 构成 turn to 结构,表示“把心思转向花园”
- He:主语
- learned:谓语动词,表示“学会”
- to bend the young trees into shape:宾语,不定式短语,作 learned 的宾语,表示“把幼树弯成想要的形状”
- and:并列连词,连接两个不定式短语
- to sweep the paths clean each morning:并列宾语,不定式短语,作 learned 的宾语,表示“每天清晨把小路扫得干干净净”
- Working in the soil:主语,动名词短语,表示“在泥土里劳作”
- calmed:谓语动词,表示“使……平静”
- his mind:宾语,表示“他的心”
- It:主语,指代上述劳作
- was:系动词,作谓语
- a small discovery:表语,表示“一个小小的发现”
- but:转折连词,连接前后分句
- it:主语,指代 the discovery
- changed:谓语动词,表示“改变”
- his days:宾语,表示“他的日子”
- It:主语,指代 the discovery
- put:谓语动词,表示“使……处于”
- him:宾语,表示“他”
- in a much better frame of mind:宾语补足语,介词短语,frame of mind 是固定搭配,补充说明 him 的状态,表示“处于好得多的心境”
- The grass:主语,表示“草”
- grew:系动词,作谓语,表示“长”
- thick and green:表语,并列形容词,表示“又密又绿”
- One evening:时间状语,表示“一天傍晚”
- digging with his hands:伴随状语,现在分词短语,表示“用手挖土时”
- he:主语
- made:谓语动词,make a discovery 是固定搭配,表示“做出发现”
- a discovery:宾语,表示“一个发现”
- that surprised everyone:定语从句,that 引导,修饰 a discovery,表示“让所有人都惊讶的”
- Beneath the garden:地点状语,表示“在花园下面”
- lay:谓语动词,倒装句式,表示“埋着、平放着”
- an old stone column from a building far older than the castle:主语(倒装句的真正主语),其中 from a building far older than the castle 是后置定语修饰 column,表示“一根来自比城堡古老得多的建筑的古石柱”
The column became the centerpiece of the town's recovery. Experts came to study it, and they called it extraordinary. They wrote an abstract of their findings for a journal. They added the column to a national catalog of historic places. For the townspeople, though, the column was not an abstract idea. It was proof that their home had deep roots. It had come into existence centuries before the town itself, precisely where the old wall had stood. The smooth stone felt cool under their hands.
这根石柱成了小镇复兴的核心。专家们前来研究它,称它非凡。他们为一份期刊写下了研究发现的摘要。他们把石柱列入全国历史遗迹名录。然而对镇民们来说,石柱并不是一个抽象的概念。它证明了他们的家园根基深厚。它早在小镇本身出现之前好几个世纪就已存在,恰好就在那道旧城墙曾经矗立的地方。光滑的石块在他们手下触感冰凉。
- The column:主语,表示“这根石柱”
- became:系动词,作谓语,表示“成为”
- the centerpiece of the town's recovery:表语,其中 of the town's recovery 是后置定语修饰 centerpiece,表示“小镇复兴的核心”
- Experts:主语,表示“专家们”
- came:谓语动词,表示“前来”
- to study it:目的状语,不定式短语,表示“来”的目的,即“研究它”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- they:第二分句的主语
- called:谓语动词,表示“称、认为”
- it:宾语,表示“它”,指石柱
- extraordinary:宾语补足语,补充说明 it,表示“非凡的”
- They:主语,表示“专家们”
- wrote:谓语动词,表示“写”
- an abstract of their findings for a journal:宾语,其中 of their findings 是后置定语修饰 abstract,for a journal 是状语,表示“为一份期刊写的研究发现的摘要”
- They:主语,表示“专家们”
- added:谓语动词,表示“添加、列入”
- the column:宾语,表示“这根石柱”
- to a national catalog of historic places:状语,与 added 构成 add...to 结构,表示“列入全国历史遗迹名录”
- For the townspeople:状语,表示“对于镇民们来说”
- though:插入语,转折副词,表示“然而”
- the column:主语,表示“石柱”
- was:系动词,作谓语
- not an abstract idea:表语(否定形式),表示“不是一个抽象的概念”
- It:主语,指代 the column
- was:系动词,作谓语
- proof:表语,表示“证明”
- that their home had deep roots:同位语从句,that 引导,解释 proof 的内容,表示“他们的家园根基深厚”
- It:主语,指代 the column
- had come:谓语,过去完成时,表示“已经存在”
- into existence:状语,与 come 构成 come into existence 固定搭配,表示“产生、形成”
- centuries before the town itself:时间状语,表示“早在小镇本身出现之前好几个世纪”
- precisely where the old wall had stood:地点状语从句,where 引导,表示“恰好在那道旧城墙曾经矗立的地方”
- The smooth stone:主语,表示“光滑的石块”
- felt:系动词(感官动词),作谓语,表示“摸起来”
- cool:表语,表示“冰凉”
- under their hands:地点状语,表示“在他们手下”
The council turned the old market into a small museum. A jury of judges came from the capital to give it an award. The museum's first show displayed a chart of the town's history. It ran from the time of the king to the present day. It was an honor for everyone who had worked on it. As a reward for his work in the garden, Theo was asked to open the show. He spoke briefly before stepping back. A second jury of local artists later judged a children's competition in the same hall. The museum's rooms comprise the town's archives, and these comprise letters from the war.
议会把旧市场改造成了一座小型博物馆。一个由评委组成的评判委员会从首都赶来给它颁奖。博物馆的第一场展览展示了一张小镇历史的图表。这幅图表从国王时代一直延伸到今天。这对每一个参与其中的人来说都是一份荣誉。作为对他在花园里付出的奖赏,西奥被请来为展览揭幕。他简短地讲了几句便退到一旁。后来,由本地艺术家组成的第二个评判委员会在同一大厅里评审了一场儿童比赛。博物馆的房间构成了小镇的档案馆,而这些档案里包括战争时期的信件。
- The council:主语,表示“议会”
- turned:谓语动词,构成 turn...into 结构,表示“把……改造成”
- the old market:宾语,表示“旧市场”
- into a small museum:状语,与 turned 构成 turn...into... 结构,表示“改造成一座小型博物馆”
- A jury of judges:主语,表示“一个由评委组成的评判委员会”
- came:谓语动词,表示“赶来”
- from the capital:地点状语,表示“从首都”
- to give it an award:目的状语,不定式短语,表示“来”的目的,即“给它颁奖”
- The museum's first show:主语,表示“博物馆的第一场展览”
- displayed:谓语动词,表示“展示”
- a chart of the town's history:宾语,其中 of the town's history 是后置定语修饰 chart,表示“一张小镇历史的图表”
- It:主语,指代 the chart
- ran:谓语动词,表示“延伸、贯穿”
- from the time of the king to the present day:状语,表示“从国王时代一直到今天”
- It:主语,指代这场展览
- was:系动词,作谓语
- an honor for everyone:表语,其中 for everyone 是后置定语修饰 honor,表示“对每个人来说的一份荣誉”
- who had worked on it:定语从句,who 引导,修饰 everyone,表示“参与其中的人”
- As a reward for his work in the garden:状语,as a reward 是固定搭配,表示“作为对他在花园里付出的奖赏”
- Theo:主语,表示“西奥”
- was asked:谓语,被动语态,表示“被请”
- to open the show:宾语,不定式短语,作 was asked 的宾语,表示“为展览揭幕”
- He:主语
- spoke:谓语动词,表示“讲话”
- briefly:方式状语,表示“简短地”
- before stepping back:时间状语,before + 动名词,表示“在退到一旁之前”
- A second jury of local artists:主语,其中 of local artists 是后置定语修饰 jury,表示“由本地艺术家组成的第二个评判委员会”
- later:时间状语,表示“后来”
- judged:谓语动词,表示“评审”
- a children's competition:宾语,表示“一场儿童比赛”
- in the same hall:地点状语,表示“在同一大厅里”
- The museum's rooms:主语,表示“博物馆的房间”
- comprise:谓语动词,表示“构成、包括”
- the town's archives:宾语,表示“小镇的档案馆”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- these:第二分句的主语,指代 archives
- comprise:谓语动词,表示“包括”
- letters from the war:宾语,其中 from the war 是后置定语修饰 letters,表示“战争时期的信件”
That night the whole town watched the opening on cable television. A comedy actor came to perform, and his warm humor made everyone forget their troubles for an hour. The crowd gave a delighted scream when he stepped on stage. Afterwards a local band played, and Theo borrowed a guitar and joined them. It was a lovely evening, the kind the town had not known in years. Every ticket for the show had sold out in a morning.
那天晚上,全镇的人都在有线电视上观看了开幕式。一位喜剧演员前来表演,他温暖人心的幽默让大家在一小时内忘记了烦恼。当他走上舞台时,人群发出了欣喜的尖叫。之后一支本地乐队演奏起来,西奥借了把吉他也加入了他们。那是一个美好的夜晚,是小镇多年来未曾有过的夜晚。演出的每一张票在一个上午就售罄了。
- That night:时间状语,表示“那天晚上”
- the whole town:主语,表示“全镇的人”
- watched:谓语动词,表示“观看”
- the opening:宾语,表示“开幕式”
- on cable television:方式状语,cable television 是固定搭配,表示“在有线电视上”
- A comedy actor:主语,表示“一位喜剧演员”
- came:谓语动词,表示“前来”
- to perform:目的状语,不定式短语,表示“来”的目的,即“表演”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- his warm humor:第二分句的主语,表示“他温暖人心的幽默”
- made:谓语动词,构成 make sb do sth 结构
- everyone:宾语,表示“每个人”
- forget their troubles:宾语补足语,省略 to 的不定式,构成 make sb do sth 结构,表示“忘记烦恼”
- for an hour:时间状语,表示“在一小时内”
- The crowd:主语,表示“人群”
- gave:谓语动词,表示“发出”
- a delighted scream:宾语,表示“欣喜的尖叫”
- when he stepped on stage:时间状语从句,when 引导,表示“当他走上舞台时”
- Afterwards:时间状语,表示“之后”
- a local band:主语,表示“一支本地乐队”
- played:谓语动词,表示“演奏”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- Theo:第二分句的主语,表示“西奥”
- borrowed:谓语动词,表示“借”
- a guitar:宾语,表示“一把吉他”
- and:并列连词,连接 borrowed 和 joined 两个谓语
- joined:并列谓语动词,表示“加入”
- them:宾语,表示“他们”,指乐队
- It:主语,指代这个夜晚
- was:系动词,作谓语
- a lovely evening:表语,表示“一个美好的夜晚”
- the kind the town had not known in years:同位语,补充说明 a lovely evening;其中 the town had not known in years 是定语从句修饰 the kind,表示“小镇多年来未曾有过的夜晚”
- Every ticket for the show:主语,其中 for the show 是后置定语修饰 ticket,表示“演出的每一张票”
- had sold out:谓语,过去完成时,sell out 表示“售罄”
- in a morning:时间状语,表示“在一个上午”
The secondary school reopened soon after, and the pupils returned in new uniforms. To qualify for the senior class, each pupil had to meet the criterion set by the board. Many spent their evenings studying. The head teacher warned them not to confuse the two subjects they would sit. The latter was much harder. But she added that kindness was of secondary importance compared with effort. Theo taught a short course on gardening. He was glad to see the children learn. The council even bought a new printer for the school. He told them education was a privilege, not a right. They should never feel ashamed of asking questions, nor ashamed of a wrong answer. There is one exception to this rule: never mock a classmate. When two pupils could not agree, he asked them to consult each other before deciding.
中学不久后重新开学,学生们穿着新校服回来了。要升入高年级,每个学生都必须达到董事会设定的标准。许多人把晚上都用在了学习上。校长告诫他们不要混淆将要参加考试的两门科目。其中后者要难得多。不过她又补充说,与努力相比,善良只是次要的。西奥教了一门园艺短课。看到孩子们学习,他很高兴。议会甚至为学校买了一台新打印机。他告诉孩子们,教育是一种特权,而不是一种权利。他们永远不应该为提问感到羞愧,也不应该为答错而感到羞愧。这条规则有一个例外:永远不要嘲笑同学。当两个学生意见不合时,他让他们在做决定前先互相商量。
- The secondary school:主语,表示“中学”
- reopened:谓语动词,表示“重新开学”
- soon after:时间状语,表示“不久之后”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- the pupils:第二分句的主语,表示“学生们”
- returned:谓语动词,表示“回来”
- in new uniforms:方式状语,表示“穿着新校服”
- To qualify for the senior class:目的状语,不定式短语,表示“为了升入高年级”
- each pupil:主语,表示“每个学生”
- had to meet:谓语,had to 表示“必须”,meet the criterion 是固定搭配,表示“必须达到标准”
- the criterion set by the board:宾语,其中 set by the board 是过去分词短语作后置定语修饰 criterion,表示“董事会设定的标准”
- Many:主语,表示“许多人”
- spent:谓语动词,构成 spend time doing sth 结构
- their evenings:宾语,表示“他们的晚上”
- studying:宾语补足语,现在分词,构成 spend time doing sth 结构,表示“用在学习上”
- The head teacher:主语,表示“校长”
- warned:谓语动词,构成 warn sb not to do sth 结构,表示“告诫”
- them:间接宾语,表示“他们”
- not to confuse the two subjects they would sit:直接宾语,不定式短语,构成 warn sb not to do sth 结构;其中 they would sit 是定语从句修饰 the two subjects,表示“不要混淆将要参加考试的两门科目”
- The latter:主语,表示“(两者之中的)后者”
- was:系动词,作谓语
- much harder:表语,比较级,表示“要难得多”
- But:转折连词,表示“但是、不过”
- she:主语,指代校长
- added:谓语动词,表示“补充说”
- that kindness was of secondary importance compared with effort:宾语从句,that 引导,作 added 的宾语,表示“与努力相比,善良只是次要的”
- Theo:主语,表示“西奥”
- taught:谓语动词,表示“教”
- a short course on gardening:宾语,其中 on gardening 是后置定语修饰 course,表示“一门园艺短课”
- He:主语
- was:系动词,作谓语
- glad:表语,表示“感到高兴”
- to see the children learn:状语,不定式短语,说明 glad 的原因;see sb do sth 结构,表示“看到孩子们学习”
- The council:主语,表示“议会”
- even:状语,加强语气,表示“甚至”
- bought:谓语动词,表示“买”
- a new printer for the school:宾语,其中 for the school 是状语,表示“为学校买的一台新打印机”
- He:主语
- told:谓语动词,表示“告诉”
- them:间接宾语,表示“他们”
- education was a privilege, not a right:宾语从句,省略 that,作 told 的直接宾语,表示“教育是一种特权,而不是一种权利”
- They:主语,表示“他们”
- should never feel:谓语,情态动词 should + feel,never 是频率状语,表示“永远不应该感到”
- ashamed of asking questions:表语,be/feel ashamed of 结构,表示“为提问感到羞愧”
- nor:并列连词,表示“也不”
- ashamed of a wrong answer:并列表语,与 ashamed of asking questions 并列,表示“为答错而感到羞愧”
- There:引导词,构成 There be 句型
- is:谓语,There be 句型的谓语
- one exception to this rule:主语,There be 句型的真正主语,其中 to this rule 是后置定语修饰 exception,表示“这条规则有一个例外”
- never mock a classmate:同位语,解释说明 exception 的具体内容,即“永远不要嘲笑同学”
- When two pupils could not agree:时间状语从句,When 引导,表示“当两个学生意见不合时”
- he:主语
- asked:谓语动词,构成 ask sb to do sth 结构,表示“要求”
- them:宾语,表示“他们”
- to consult each other before deciding:宾语补足语,不定式短语,构成 ask sb to do sth 结构;其中 before deciding 是时间状语,表示“在做决定前先互相商量”
In their free hours the children played tennis on the new court. The boys would chase each other until breathless. Theo sometimes joined them, feeling like a young athlete again. One boy played a trick on him, hiding his hat. Then he tried to trick him into a race. But Theo chased him laughing through the grass. "Thank God the field is flat," Theo said, catching his breath.
空闲时间,孩子们在新球场上打网球。男孩们会互相追逐,直到气喘吁吁。西奥有时也加入他们,感觉自己又像个年轻的运动员了。一个男孩对他搞了个恶作剧,藏起了他的帽子。然后,他又想哄骗他赛跑。但西奥笑着穿过草地追赶他。『谢天谢地场地是平的,』西奥喘着气说。
- In their free hours:时间状语,表示“空闲时间”
- the children:主语,表示“孩子们”
- played:谓语动词,表示“打”
- tennis:宾语,表示“网球”
- on the new court:地点状语,表示“在新球场上”
- The boys:主语,表示“男孩们”
- would chase:谓语动词,表示“追逐”
- each other:宾语,表示“彼此”
- until breathless:时间状语,until + 形容词短语,表示“直到气喘吁吁”
- Theo:主语,表示“西奥”
- sometimes:频率状语,表示“有时”
- joined:谓语动词,表示“加入”
- them:宾语,表示“他们”
- feeling like a young athlete again:伴随状语,现在分词短语,表示“感觉自己又像个年轻的运动员了”
- One boy:主语,表示“一个男孩”
- played:谓语动词,构成 play a trick on sb 结构,表示“搞恶作剧”
- a trick:宾语,表示“一个恶作剧”
- on him:状语,与 played a trick 构成 play a trick on sb 结构,表示“对他”
- hiding his hat:伴随状语,现在分词短语,表示“藏起他的帽子”
- Then:时间状语,表示“然后”
- he:主语,指代那个男孩
- tried:谓语动词,表示“试图”
- to trick him into a race:宾语,不定式短语,作 tried 的宾语;trick sb into sth 结构,表示“哄骗他赛跑”
- But:转折连词,连接上下文,表示“但是”
- Theo:主语,表示“西奥”
- chased:谓语动词,表示“追赶”
- him:宾语,表示“他”
- laughing:伴随状语,现在分词,表示“笑着”
- through the grass:地点状语,表示“穿过草地”
- "Thank God the field is flat,":宾语,直接引语,作 said 的宾语,表示“谢天谢地场地是平的”
- Theo:主语,表示“西奥”
- said:谓语动词,表示“说”
- catching his breath:伴随状语,现在分词短语,表示“喘着气”
Slowly the economy came back to life. The new works now generate revenue all year round. The town's tax revenue rises month by month. This economic recovery did not happen by chance. It followed the natural business cycle of a community that had hit bottom and climbed again. Every shop that reopened brought a small reduction in the town's hardship. The war had a massive impact on Greenford, and it took a massive effort to undo the damage.
经济慢慢复苏了。新工厂现在全年都在创造收入。小镇的税收逐月增长。这场经济复苏并非偶然。它遵循了一个社区的自然商业周期,这个社区跌到谷底之后又重新爬了起来。每一家重新开张的商店都为小镇的困境带来了一点小小的减轻。战争对格林福德产生了巨大的影响,而要消除这些损害需要付出巨大的努力。
- Slowly:方式状语,表示“慢慢地”
- the economy:主语,表示“经济”
- came back:谓语动词(短语动词),表示“回来”
- to life:状语,与 came back 构成 come back to life 结构,表示“复苏、恢复活力”
- The new works:主语,表示“新工厂”
- now:时间状语,表示“现在”
- generate:谓语动词,generate revenue 是固定搭配,表示“创造收入”
- revenue:宾语,表示“收入”
- all year round:时间状语,表示“全年”
- The town's tax revenue:主语,表示“小镇的税收”
- rises:谓语动词,表示“增长”
- month by month:方式状语,表示“逐月”
- This economic recovery:主语,economic recovery 是固定搭配,表示“这场经济复苏”
- did not happen:谓语,否定形式,表示“并非发生”
- by chance:方式状语,表示“偶然地、碰巧”
- It:主语,指代 economic recovery
- followed:谓语动词,表示“遵循”
- the natural business cycle of a community:宾语,business cycle 是固定搭配,其中 of a community 是后置定语修饰 cycle,表示“一个社区的自然商业周期”
- that had hit bottom and climbed again:定语从句,that 引导,修饰 a community,表示“跌到谷底之后又重新爬起来的”
- Every shop:主语,表示“每一家商店”
- that reopened:定语从句,that 引导,修饰 Every shop,表示“重新开张的”
- brought:谓语动词,表示“带来”
- a small reduction in the town's hardship:宾语,其中 in the town's hardship 是后置定语修饰 reduction,表示“对小镇困境的一点小小减轻”
- The war:主语,表示“战争”
- had:谓语动词,表示“有”
- a massive impact:宾语,massive impact 是固定搭配,表示“巨大的影响”
- on Greenford:状语,与 impact 构成 impact on sth 结构,表示“对格林福德”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- it:第二分句的形式主语,指代后面的 to undo the damage
- took:谓语动词,构成 it takes sth to do sth 结构,表示“需要”
- a massive effort:宾语,表示“巨大的努力”
- to undo the damage:真正主语,不定式短语,是 it 指代的内容,表示“消除这些损害”
Not everything was easy, and some old divisions remained. A few voices on the right wing of the council still wanted to restrict trade. For a while this threatened to trigger a fresh quarrel. It seemed unlikely that they would ever agree. But the majority chose to resist the pressure, and they could not resist the urge to hope. They had absolute trust in each other. They had absolute certainty that the town would stand. This saw them through. A single announcement changed everything. The government would forgive part of the town's debt. A new subsidy would strengthen the local works. A bitter divorce between two council families once nearly broke the town. But even that old quarrel was put aside, thanks to the quiet involvement of a few fair-minded people. Even the town's old minister came out of retirement. He was a gentle man who had taught for fifty years at the church school. He came to speak at the meeting and to smooth the way for peace.
并非一切都一帆风顺,一些旧日的分歧依然存在。议会右翼中有少数声音仍想限制贸易。有一阵子,这几乎引发了一场新的争吵。他们似乎永远不可能达成一致。但多数人选择顶住压力,他们也忍不住要怀抱希望。他们彼此之间有着绝对的信任。他们有着小镇会挺过去的绝对信念。这帮助他们渡过了难关。一则通告改变了一切。政府将免除小镇的部分债务。一笔新的补贴也将加强本地的工厂。议会两户人家之间一场痛苦的离异曾差点毁掉小镇。但就连那场旧日的争吵也被搁置一旁,这多亏了几位公正之人的默默参与。就连小镇的老牧师也结束了退休生活。他是一位在教会学校教了五十年书的温和长者。他前来在会议上发言,为和平铺平道路。
- Not everything:主语,表示“并非一切”
- was:系动词,作谓语
- easy:表语,表示“容易的”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- some old divisions:第二分句的主语,表示“一些旧日的分歧”
- remained:谓语动词,表示“依然存在”
- A few voices on the right wing of the council:主语,right wing 是固定搭配,其中 on the right wing of the council 是后置定语修饰 voices,表示“议会右翼中的少数声音”
- still:状语,表示“仍然”
- wanted:谓语动词,表示“想要”
- to restrict trade:宾语,不定式短语,作 wanted 的宾语,表示“限制贸易”
- For a while:时间状语,表示“有一阵子”
- this:主语,指代上述情形
- threatened:谓语动词,表示“威胁到”
- to trigger a fresh quarrel:宾语,不定式短语,作 threatened 的宾语,表示“引发一场新的争吵”
- It:形式主语,指代后面的 that 从句
- seemed:系动词,作谓语,表示“似乎”
- unlikely:表语,表示“不可能的”
- that they would ever agree:主语从句,that 引导,是 it 指代的真正主语,表示“他们似乎永远不可能达成一致”
- But:转折连词,表示“但是”
- the majority:主语,表示“多数人”
- chose:谓语动词,表示“选择”
- to resist the pressure:宾语,不定式短语,作 chose 的宾语,表示“顶住压力”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- they:第二分句的主语
- could not resist:谓语,否定形式,表示“无法抗拒”
- the urge to hope:宾语,其中 to hope 是后置定语修饰 urge,表示“怀抱希望的冲动”
- They:主语,表示“他们”
- had:谓语动词,表示“有”
- absolute trust in each other:宾语,其中 in each other 是后置定语修饰 trust,表示“彼此之间绝对的信任”
- They:主语,表示“他们”
- had:谓语动词,表示“有”
- absolute certainty:宾语,表示“绝对的信念”
- that the town would stand:同位语从句,that 引导,解释 certainty 的内容,表示“小镇会挺过去的”
- This:主语,指代上述信任和信念
- saw:谓语动词,构成 see sb through 结构,表示“帮助……渡过”
- them:宾语,表示“他们”
- through:状语,与 saw 构成 see sb through 结构,表示“渡过难关”
- A single announcement:主语,表示“一则通告”
- changed:谓语动词,表示“改变”
- everything:宾语,表示“一切”
- The government:主语,表示“政府”
- would forgive:谓语动词,表示“将免除”
- part of the town's debt:宾语,表示“小镇的部分债务”
- A new subsidy:主语,表示“一笔新的补贴”
- would strengthen:谓语动词,表示“将加强”
- the local works:宾语,表示“本地的工厂”
- A bitter divorce between two council families:主语,其中 between two council families 是后置定语修饰 divorce,表示“议会两户人家之间一场痛苦的离异”
- once:时间状语,表示“曾经”
- nearly:程度状语,表示“几乎”
- broke:谓语动词,表示“毁掉”
- the town:宾语,表示“小镇”
- But:转折连词,表示“但是”
- even that old quarrel:主语,表示“就连那场旧日的争吵”
- was put aside:谓语,被动语态,表示“被搁置一旁”
- thanks to the quiet involvement of a few fair-minded people:原因状语,thanks to 表示“多亏了”,即“几位公正之人的默默参与”
- Even the town's old minister:主语,Even 加强语气,表示“就连小镇的老牧师”
- came:谓语动词,表示“出来”
- out of retirement:状语,与 came 构成 come out of retirement 结构,表示“结束退休生活”
- He:主语,指代老牧师
- was:系动词,作谓语
- a gentle man:表语,表示“一位温和长者”
- who had taught for fifty years at the church school:定语从句,who 引导,修饰 a gentle man,表示“在教会学校教了五十年书的”
- He:主语,指代老牧师
- came:谓语动词,表示“前来”
- to speak at the meeting:目的状语,不定式短语,表示“在会议上发言”
- and:并列连词,连接两个不定式短语
- to smooth the way for peace:并列目的状语,不定式短语,smooth the way 是固定搭配,表示“为和平铺平道路”
Today Greenford is transformed. Visitors come to see the column and restored castle, and the landscape looks green again. The town publishes its catalog online nowadays. You can order a museum ticket from a mobile phone in seconds. Leave your cart in the wrong place, however, and you will still get a parking ticket. It is no longer unusual to see strangers wander the streets with cameras. No one panics when the clouds gather overhead. Visitors typically arrive in summer, and they are typically surprised by the warm welcome. A language barrier rarely troubles anyone now. A small barrier at the old gate reminds them of the war years. The last segment of the old wall is now a path. A segment of the museum is set aside for children. A steel cable carries power across the river, and a bird's wing flashes over the water. Every plan has its limitation, but they guard this peaceful existence with care. It is a rare privilege to live in such a place. Not even a stain on the new pavement can dim its spirit. The townspeople commit themselves to keeping the town green and kind. The recovery is a habit built one honest day at a time.
如今格林福德已经焕然一新。游客们前来看石柱和修复后的城堡,景色又变得绿意盎然。小镇现在把目录发布到网上。你几秒钟就能用手机订一张博物馆门票。不过,要是把购物车停错了地方,你还是会收到一张违章停车罚款单。看到陌生人拿着相机在街上漫步已不再稀奇。云层在头顶聚集时也没有人惊慌。游客通常夏天来,也通常会为热情的欢迎感到惊讶。现在语言障碍很少困扰任何人。而旧城门处的一道小小的关卡则让人想起战争年代。旧城墙的最后一段如今成了一条小路。博物馆的一部分也被划出来给孩子们使用。一根钢缆把电力送过河面,一只鸟的翅膀在水面上掠过。每个计划都有它的局限,但他们小心翼翼地守护着这份安宁的生活。能住在这样的地方是一种难得的荣幸。就连新路面上的一个污点也无法磨灭它的精神。镇民们致力于让小镇保持绿色与友善。而这场复兴是一种习惯,靠着一个又一个诚实的日子慢慢养成。
- Today:时间状语,表示“如今”
- Greenford:主语,表示“格林福德”
- is transformed:谓语,被动语态,表示“焕然一新”
- Visitors:主语,表示“游客们”
- come:谓语动词,表示“前来”
- to see the column and restored castle:目的状语,不定式短语,表示“来”的目的,即“看石柱和修复后的城堡”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- the landscape:第二分句的主语,表示“景色”
- looks:系动词,作谓语,表示“看起来”
- green:表语,表示“绿意盎然”
- again:状语,表示“又、再次”
- The town:主语,表示“小镇”
- publishes:谓语动词,表示“发布”
- its catalog:宾语,表示“它的目录”
- online:方式状语,表示“在网上”
- nowadays:时间状语,表示“如今”
- You:主语,表示“你”
- can order:谓语,情态动词 can + order,表示“能预订”
- a museum ticket:宾语,表示“一张博物馆门票”
- from a mobile phone:方式状语,mobile phone 是固定搭配,表示“用手机”
- in seconds:时间状语,表示“几秒钟内”
- Leave:谓语动词,祈使句,表示“把……停”
- your cart:宾语,表示“你的购物车”
- in the wrong place:地点状语,表示“在错误的地方”
- however:插入语,转折副词,表示“不过”
- and:并列连词,连接祈使句与结果分句
- you:主语,表示“你”
- will still get:谓语,still 是状语,表示“还是会收到”
- a parking ticket:宾语,parking ticket 是固定搭配,表示“一张违章停车罚款单”
- It:形式主语,指代后面的 to see 不定式短语
- is:系动词,作谓语
- no longer:时间状语,表示“不再”
- unusual:表语,表示“稀奇、不寻常”
- to see strangers wander the streets with cameras:真正主语,不定式短语,是 it 指代的内容;see sb do sth 结构,表示“看到陌生人拿着相机在街上漫步”
- No one:主语,表示“没有人”
- panics:谓语动词,表示“惊慌”
- when the clouds gather overhead:时间状语从句,when 引导,表示“当云层在头顶聚集时”
- Visitors:主语,表示“游客们”
- typically:频率状语,表示“通常”
- arrive:谓语动词,表示“到达”
- in summer:时间状语,表示“在夏天”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- they:第二分句的主语
- are typically surprised:谓语,被动语态,typically 是状语,表示“通常会感到惊讶”
- by the warm welcome:状语,by 引出被动语态的施动者,表示“被热情的欢迎”
- A language barrier:主语,language barrier 是固定搭配,表示“语言障碍”
- rarely:频率状语,表示“很少”
- troubles:谓语动词,表示“困扰”
- anyone:宾语,表示“任何人”
- now:时间状语,表示“现在”
- A small barrier at the old gate:主语,其中 at the old gate 是后置定语修饰 barrier,表示“旧城门处的一道小小关卡”
- reminds:谓语动词,构成 remind sb of sth 结构,表示“使……想起”
- them:宾语,表示“他们”
- of the war years:状语,与 reminds 构成 remind sb of sth 结构,表示“想起战争年代”
- The last segment of the old wall:主语,其中 of the old wall 是后置定语修饰 segment,表示“旧城墙的最后一段”
- is:系动词,作谓语
- now:时间状语,表示“如今”
- a path:表语,表示“一条小路”
- A segment of the museum:主语,其中 of the museum 是后置定语修饰 segment,表示“博物馆的一部分”
- is set aside:谓语,被动语态,表示“被划出、被留出”
- for children:状语,表示“给孩子们使用”
- A steel cable:主语,表示“一根钢缆”
- carries:谓语动词,表示“输送”
- power:宾语,表示“电力”
- across the river:地点状语,表示“穿过河面”
- and:并列连词,连接两个分句
- a bird's wing:第二分句的主语,表示“一只鸟的翅膀”
- flashes:谓语动词,表示“掠过”
- over the water:地点状语,表示“在水面上”
- Every plan:主语,表示“每个计划”
- has:谓语动词,表示“有”
- its limitation:宾语,表示“它的局限”
- but:转折连词,连接前后分句
- they:主语,表示“他们”,指镇民们
- guard:谓语动词,表示“守护”
- this peaceful existence:宾语,表示“这份安宁的生活”
- with care:方式状语,表示“小心翼翼地”
- It:形式主语,指代后面的 to live 不定式短语
- is:系动词,作谓语
- a rare privilege:表语,表示“一种难得的荣幸”
- to live in such a place:真正主语,不定式短语,是 it 指代的内容,表示“住在这样的地方”
- Not even a stain on the new pavement:主语,其中 on the new pavement 是后置定语修饰 stain,表示“就连新路面上的一个污点”
- can dim:谓语,情态动词 can + dim,表示“能磨灭”
- its spirit:宾语,表示“它的精神”
- The townspeople:主语,表示“镇民们”
- commit:谓语动词,构成 commit oneself to doing sth 结构,表示“致力于”
- themselves:宾语,表示“他们自己”
- to keeping the town green and kind:状语,与 commit oneself 构成 commit oneself to doing sth 结构,表示“让小镇保持绿色与友善”
- The recovery:主语,表示“这场复兴”
- is:系动词,作谓语
- a habit:表语,表示“一种习惯”
- built one honest day at a time:后置定语,过去分词短语,修饰 a habit,表示“靠着一个又一个诚实的日子慢慢养成的”