"你到底想的是什么?"于是华生又试着回答:"我想到我是多么渺小,而天空是多么广阔。""再回答一次,华生!"福尔摩斯说。华生试着回答第三次:"我想到宇宙是多么寒冷,而人们睡在床上该是多么暖和。"福尔摩斯说:"华生,你这个傻瓜!你应该想到有人把我们的帐篷偷走了!"
1.Children particularly would burst into laughter at his behaviour.(P20)
尤其是孩子们看到他的表演会大笑不止。
★particularly adv.特殊地;特别地
particular adj. 特殊的;特别的
n. 细节;细目
be particular about 对......挑剔
in particular (=particularly) 特别地;尤其地 ①The hotel wasn't particularly good. But I had stayed in many worse hotels.
这家旅馆不是特别好,但我曾经住过很多更差的旅馆。
②She is_so_particular_about her housework that servants will not work for her.
她对家务如此挑剔以至于佣人们都不愿给她干活了。
③Peter was lying on the sofa doing nothing in particular.
彼得躺在沙发上,无所事事。
2.On one occasion in a restaurant he ordered a steak tartare.(P20)
有一次他在餐馆叫了一份生食鞑靼牛排。
★occasion n.时刻;机会;原因;场合
(1)on one occasion 有一次;曾经
on occasion(s) 有时;间或
on this/that occasion 这/那次
have occasion to do sth. 有理由做某事
(2)occasional adj. 偶尔的;偶然的
occasionally adv. 偶然地;有时 ①He has been known on occasion to lose his temper.
大家都知道他有时会发脾气。
②I have had no occasion to_visit (visit) him recently.
我最近无缘去拜访他。
[点津] occasion作定语从句的先行词,如果表示时间,意为"时刻;机会",关系副词用when;如果表示地点,意为"场合",关系副词用where。
③Have you ever met with the occasion where you are mistaken?
你是否遇到过被人误解的情况?
④It's a cheerful occasion when my birthday arrives.
我的生日来临时是个快乐的时刻。
3.I saw a man sliding on a banana skin.(P21)
我看到一个人踩到香蕉皮上滑倒了。
★slide vt.& vi.(slid, slid)(使)滑动;(使)滑行;悄悄地迅速放置 n.滑;滑动;幻灯片