学习英语,高分作文必背新概念英语三1-60课

词做定语, 被修饰词与修饰词之间为逻辑主动关系

-- a boy climbing the tree 正在爬树的男孩

-- the students reading in the room 正在房间里读书的学生



The city was equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found

beneath the narrow streets.

be equipped with 配备, 装备 （equip vt.装备, 配备）

air conditioning 空气调节装置 / air conditioner 空气调节机, 空调设备

-- The car was equipped with air conditioning.

for 引导原因状语从句

在正下方：Beneath = under

-- beneath the narrow streets = under the narrow streets

-- He is standing under/beneath the umbrella.

在进行中：只能用under

-- under control 控制之中 / under discussion 讨论之中 / under repairs修理之中

below 在下方（强调在斜下方）

-- She is sitting below the window



The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from the

fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times.

be used as / be used to be 把…用作为

-- The box was used as a desk in the small village school.

-- The wooden box was used as a bookcase.

be used to do 被用来做…

-- The wooden box is used to contain books



In the most sacred room of temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found.

Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted.

represent vt.代表

-- I represent all the classmates.



The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.

dating 现在分词, 修饰remains

date from = date back to （开始于…, 起始于…）

-- The custom dating from 1990. （custom n.习惯, 风俗）

-- The tradition dates from the time when his grandfather was young.

-- The castle dates from the 14th century. = The castle dates back to the 14th century.

城堡建造于14世纪



Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C.

happen to 偶然, 碰巧（强调事情的偶然发生）

-- I happen to have driven that kind of car. 我恰巧开过那种车。

-- He happened to find the ticket in his pocket.

It happens that +从句

-- It happened that I met her on my way to work.

= I happened to meet her on my way work.

happen on 碰巧碰上

-- I happened on this old picture in the back of the drawer.

我偶然的在抽屉的背面发现了这张旧照片。

-- Guess, who did I happen on while I was in London last month?

This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved.

It was very old and precious even then.

When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the

goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.

Reconstruct
= put together, piece together, restore（vt.恢复, 使回复）

Amazed = very much surprised

surprised > astonished > amazed > astounded 感到