Section_ⅣLearning_about_Language_&_Using_Language

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　　SIGHTSEEING① IN LONDON

　　Worried about the time available②， Zhang Pingyu had made a list of the sites she wanted to see in London③. Her first delight④ was going to the Tower. It was built long ago by the Norman invaders of AD 1066. Fancy！⑤ This solid stone, square tower had remained standing⑥ for one thousand years. Although the buildings had expanded⑦ around it, it remained part of a royal⑧ palace and prison combined. To her great surprise⑨， Zhang Pingyu found the Queen's jewels guarded⑩ by special royal soldiers who, on special occasions⑪， still wore the four­hundred­year­old uniform⑫ of the time of Queen Elizabeth Ⅰ.

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　　①sightseeing [ˌsaIt'siːIŋ] n．观光；游览

　　②available adj.可用的；可得到的；有效的

　　③she wanted to see in London为定语从句，修饰the sites。

　　④delight [dI'laIt] n．快乐；高兴；喜悦 vt.使高兴；使欣喜

　　⑤Fancy！是一个独词句。在此处fancy是一个动词。

　　⑥remain doing"一直在做；仍旧在做"，doing多为不及物动词，如standing, sitting等。

　　⑦expand vi.&vt.扩大；扩展；详述

　　⑧royal ['rɔIəl] adj.王室的；皇家的；高贵的

　　⑨to her great surprise作状语，相当于much to her surprise，表示"令她很吃惊的是"。

⑩found the Queen's jewels guarded为"find＋宾语＋宾语补足语"结构，其中宾语补