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課文詳注 Further notes on the text
1.He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.過去他?；孟胪诵莺蟮接⒂?jì)劃在鄉(xiāng)間安頓下來。
(1)dream of 在這里不表示具體的做夢，而是“幻想”、“向往”的意思：
Frank used to dream of having a car of his own.
弗蘭克過去?；孟霌碛幸惠v自己的車。
(2)settle down 是個(gè)固定短語，可以表示“定居”、“安身”、“安頓”等含義：
They settled down in Australia in 1988.
他們1988年在澳大利亞定居了。
After two years of travelling, I want to settle down now.
旅行了兩年之后，我現(xiàn)在想過安定的日子了。
2.Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even
though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. 但緊接著他就開始抱怨那里的天氣了。 因?yàn)榧词鼓菚r(shí)仍為夏季，但雨總是下個(gè)不停，而且常常冷得厲害。
(1)for 在這里為連詞，
為所陳述的事說出原因。它與 because不同，不能用于句首。并且在for后面必須重復(fù)主語：
I don't have a car, for I can't afford it.
我沒有車，因?yàn)槲屹I不起。
(2)連詞even though引導(dǎo)的是讓步狀語從句，
表示“即使”、“雖然”：
Even though we were very tired, we went on with the work.
雖然我們已非常累了，我們?nèi)匀焕^續(xù)干活。
3.He acted as if be had never lived in England before.他的舉動(dòng)就好像他從未在英國生活過一樣。
連詞 as if/ though 引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句，通常跟在描述行為舉止的動(dòng)詞之后，如act, appear, feel, look, smell, sound等后面：
She acted as if she were mad.
她的舉動(dòng)像瘋了一樣。
It feels as if/ though it's going to rain.
這天氣給人的感覺好像是要下雨。
4.In the end, it was more than he could bear. 后，他再也忍受不住。
more than在這里表示“超過……的范圍”：
This piece of news is more than I can believe.
我無法相信這條消息。
這種用法與它通常表示“比……更多”的用法稍有不同：
There were more than ten people in the room.
房間里不止10個(gè)人。
語法 Grammar in use
過去完成時(shí)
在第14課的語法中，我們學(xué)習(xí)了過去完成時(shí)的構(gòu)成和基本用法。它經(jīng)常與一般過去時(shí)連用，表示在過去某個(gè)動(dòng)作發(fā)生前完成的動(dòng)作：
When I arrived, Jane had left.
我到時(shí)，簡已經(jīng)走了。(走發(fā)生在我到達(dá)之前)
與過去完成時(shí)連用的表示時(shí)間的詞或詞組有when, after, as soon as, (not) until, by that time, (never) before, already, for, since, just等，另外它還常與連詞no sooner…than和
hardly…when連用。(cf.詞匯學(xué)習(xí))過去完成時(shí)不能與副詞ago 連用(ago只能與一般過去時(shí)連用)：
He hadn't finished it by yesterday evening.
到昨天晚上他還沒做完。
課文詳注 Further notes on the text
1.He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.過去他?；孟胪诵莺蟮接⒂?jì)劃在鄉(xiāng)間安頓下來。
(1)dream of 在這里不表示具體的做夢，而是“幻想”、“向往”的意思：
Frank used to dream of having a car of his own.
弗蘭克過去?；孟霌碛幸惠v自己的車。
(2)settle down 是個(gè)固定短語，可以表示“定居”、“安身”、“安頓”等含義：
They settled down in Australia in 1988.
他們1988年在澳大利亞定居了。
After two years of travelling, I want to settle down now.
旅行了兩年之后，我現(xiàn)在想過安定的日子了。
2.Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather, for even
though it was still summer, it rained continually and it was often bitterly cold. 但緊接著他就開始抱怨那里的天氣了。 因?yàn)榧词鼓菚r(shí)仍為夏季，但雨總是下個(gè)不停，而且常常冷得厲害。
(1)for 在這里為連詞，
為所陳述的事說出原因。它與 because不同，不能用于句首。并且在for后面必須重復(fù)主語：
I don't have a car, for I can't afford it.
我沒有車，因?yàn)槲屹I不起。
(2)連詞even though引導(dǎo)的是讓步狀語從句，
表示“即使”、“雖然”：
Even though we were very tired, we went on with the work.
雖然我們已非常累了，我們?nèi)匀焕^續(xù)干活。
3.He acted as if be had never lived in England before.他的舉動(dòng)就好像他從未在英國生活過一樣。
連詞 as if/ though 引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句，通常跟在描述行為舉止的動(dòng)詞之后，如act, appear, feel, look, smell, sound等后面：
She acted as if she were mad.
她的舉動(dòng)像瘋了一樣。
It feels as if/ though it's going to rain.
這天氣給人的感覺好像是要下雨。
4.In the end, it was more than he could bear. 后，他再也忍受不住。
more than在這里表示“超過……的范圍”：
This piece of news is more than I can believe.
我無法相信這條消息。
這種用法與它通常表示“比……更多”的用法稍有不同：
There were more than ten people in the room.
房間里不止10個(gè)人。
語法 Grammar in use
過去完成時(shí)
在第14課的語法中，我們學(xué)習(xí)了過去完成時(shí)的構(gòu)成和基本用法。它經(jīng)常與一般過去時(shí)連用，表示在過去某個(gè)動(dòng)作發(fā)生前完成的動(dòng)作：
When I arrived, Jane had left.
我到時(shí)，簡已經(jīng)走了。(走發(fā)生在我到達(dá)之前)
與過去完成時(shí)連用的表示時(shí)間的詞或詞組有when, after, as soon as, (not) until, by that time, (never) before, already, for, since, just等，另外它還常與連詞no sooner…than和
hardly…when連用。(cf.詞匯學(xué)習(xí))過去完成時(shí)不能與副詞ago 連用(ago只能與一般過去時(shí)連用)：
He hadn't finished it by yesterday evening.
到昨天晚上他還沒做完。