1 新经典句型 1.他刚一入住宾馆就过来看我。 ① He came around to see me immediately/the moment he checked in the hotel. ② Hardly/Scarcely had he checked in the hotel when he came around to see me. ③ No sooner had he checked in the hotel than he came around to see me. He had no sooner checked in the hotel than he came around to see me. 2.我还没来得及阻止他,他就已经跑掉了。 He ran off before I could stop him. 3.要过很久我们才能见面。 It will be long before we meet again. 4.一旦你已经决定了要干什么事情,就应该把它做好。 Once you have decided to do something, you should do it well. 5.自从他离开南京以来,我就没收到过他的信。 I haven’t heard from him since he left/ lived in Nanjing. 6.我大学毕业已经八年了。 It is eight years since I graduated from university. 7.他戒烟已经三年了。 It is three years since he smoked. 8.孩子们直到父亲回来才去睡觉。 The children didn’t go to bed until their father came back. Not until their father came back did the children go to bed. (倒装句) It was not until their father came back that the children went to bed. (强调句) 9.当你过马路的时候,你必须小心。 When you cross the road, you must be careful. 10.当我在做作业的时候,奶奶睡着了。 While I was doing my homework, my grandma fell asleep. 11. 当她从公共汽车上下来的时候,他看见她了。 He saw her as she was getting off the bus. (as从句中的动词无特殊要求) 12.随着时间的推移,他对他的工作厌烦了。 As time goes on/With time going on, he is tired of his work. 13.我正在街上走着,这时我看见了一家裁缝店。 I was walking along the street when I caught sight of a tailor’s shop. 14.我正要离开,这时天突然下起了雨。 I was about to leave when it began to rain. 15. 我刚做完作业,这时电话响了。 2
I had finished my homework when the telephone rang. 16.众所周知,中国是强大的。 As we all know, China is great. 17. 他获得了一等奖,这件事在我意料之外。 He won the first prize, which is out of my expectation. 18.既然你已得到这个机会,你就不妨好好利用它。 Since/As/Now that you have got the chance, you might as well take advantage of it. 19.虽然/尽管他是个孩子,他却知道得很多。 Child as/though he is, he knows a lot. Although/Though/While he is a child, he knows a lot. 20.不管你说什么,我都相信你。 I will believe whatever you say. (宾语从句) No matter what/Whatever you say, I will believe you. (让步状语从句) 21. 无论多热,他也不会脱掉外套。 However hot it is, he will not take off his coat. 22.即使她被邀请,她也不会出席这次会议。 Even if/ Even though she is invited, she won’t attend this meeting. 23.不管天气好还是坏,他们都要按计划出发。 Whether the weather is good or bad, they will set off as they planned. 24.史密斯先生不知道去还是留。 Mr. Smith didn’t know whether to leave or stay there. 25.他们在一块废地上建起了一栋新房。 They built a new house where it was a wasteland. (地点状语从句) They built a new house in the place where it was a wasteland. (定语从句) 26.请照医生的吩咐做。 Please do exactly as your doctor says. 27.只要你坚持下去,你肯定会成功。 So long as /As long as you keep on trying, you will surely succeed. 28.除非被邀请,否则我不去参加他的生日聚会。 I won’t attend his birthday party unless invited/I am invited. 29.万一他忘了,请提醒他。 Please remind him in case he forgets. 30.他的英语说得和我一样好。 He speaks English as well as I/me. 31.他的英语说得不如我的好。 He doesn’t speak English so/as well as I/me. 32.这张桌子是那张桌子的三倍长。 ① This table is twice longer than that one. ② This table is three times as long as that one. ③ This table is three times the length of that one. 33.你读得越多,理解得就越好。 3
The more you read, the better you (will) understand. 34.与其说他聪明,倒不如说他勤奋。 He is more diligent than clever. 35.这本书不如那本书有趣。 This book is not more interesting than that one. 36.这本书并不比那本书有趣。/这本书和那本书都没有趣。 This book is no more interesting than that one. 37.他早起是为了赶上早班车。 ① He got up early so that he could catch the first bus. ②He got up early so as to catch the first bus. ③He got up early in order that he could catch the first bus. ④He got up early in order to catch the first bus. 38.他如此的好,以至于大家都喜欢他。 ① He is so good that everyone likes him. ②He is so good a man that everyone likes him. ③He is so good as to be liked by everyone. ④He is such a good man that everyone likes him. ⑤He is such a good man as to be loved by everyone. ⑥He is such a good man as everyone likes.(定从,他是一个大家都喜欢的好人) 39.她早早起来结果发现下雨了。 She woke early only to find it was raining. 40.她已到可上学的年龄了。 She is old enough to go to school. 41.活到老学到老。 We are never too old to learn. 42.护士越耐心越好。Nurses can’t be too patient. 43.他急于想离开。 He was too anxious to leave. 44.赶快,否则你要迟到了。 Hurry up, or you will be late. 45.再给一个小时,我们就完成了。 One more hour and we’ll finish it. 46.吉姆,你喂鸟! Jim, you feed the bird! 47.他们每天花一个半小时做作业。 It takes them an hour and a half to do their homework every day. 48.精通英语对于我们很重要。 It is important for us to have a good knowledge of English. 49.帮助别人是我们的责任/我们认为帮助别人是我们的责任。 It is our duty to help others./We think it our duty to help others. 50. 如果你能帮助我的话,我将不胜感激。 I would much appreciate it if you could help me. 51.有可能他会来。It is possible/likely that he will come./He is likely to come. 52.据说他已被告知那个消息。 It is said that he has been told the news./He is said to have been told the news.