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ime. 再過20分鐘,大鐘將敲響12下。 (1)這句話的時(shí)態(tài)為過去將來時(shí)。 (2)in+表示時(shí)間長(zhǎng)度的短語可譯為“……時(shí)間之后”,一般與將來時(shí)連用: Please wait a moment here. Jack will be back in a few minutes. 請(qǐng)?jiān)诖松院颉=芸藥追昼娭缶突貋??! ?3)strike的基本含義是“打”、“擊”: She struck the man in the face. 她打了那人的臉?! ‘?dāng)用于鐘、樂器等東西時(shí),它有“敲”、“彈”的含義: When I entered the room, the clock struck five. 我進(jìn)屋時(shí),鐘敲響了5點(diǎn)?! ?waited and waited, but nothing happened. 我們等啊等啊,可情況沒有變化。 動(dòng)詞 happen作“發(fā)生”、“出現(xiàn)”講時(shí),主語是物: Have you heard what happened to Sam this morning? 你聽說今天上午薩姆發(fā)生了什么事了嗎? An interesting thing happened last night. 昨晚發(fā)生了一件有趣的事?! ?big clock refused to wele the New Year. 那座大鐘不愿意迎接新年?! ∵@句話中的兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞 refuse和wele在一般情況下主語都是人。我們可以說: Susan’s friends weled her with flowers when she returned from abroad. 蘇珊從國(guó)外回來時(shí),她的朋友們用鮮花歡迎她?! ≡跁系倪@句話中,用大鐘作主語是一種擬人手法。