entertaining.(P18)
观看他的表演从来没人感到厌烦,他的精湛表演使一切变得十分有趣。
★entertaining adj.愉快的;有趣的
(1)entertain vt. &vi. 使欢乐;款待
entertain sb. with sth. = sb. be entertained with sth.
用某物使某人快乐
entertain sb. to sth. 用某物招待某人
(2)entertainment n. 娱乐;文娱节目 ①Such games as ropejumping and hideandseek are entertaining and fun.
像跳绳、捉迷藏这样的游戏有趣、好玩。
②I entertained my friends to dinner yesterday evening.
昨晚我招待朋友吃晚饭。
③He entertained_us_with his humorous stories when he was here.
他在这里的时候用他的幽默故事让我们开心。
6.Instead he and another man are hiding in a small hut during a snowstorm with nothing to eat.(P18)
相反,他和另一个人被暴风雪困在一个小木屋里,没有任何东西可吃。
★with的复合结构常在句中作状语或定语,常见形式为:
①With the meal over, we all went home.
吃完饭后,我们都回家了。
②With some words to_say (say), he went to visit his uncle.
有话要说,他去拜访了他叔叔。
③You should go to sleep with the light turned (turn) off.
你应该熄了灯再睡。
[点津] 当with后的宾语和作宾补的动词之间是主谓关系时,常用v.ing形式;如果是动宾关系,则常用v.ed形式;不定式表示将来发生的动作。
④With a lot of difficult problems to_settle(settle), the newlyelected manager is in a dilemma.
⑤With his mother helping (help) him, he is getting along well with his work.
⑥With the key lost (lose), he had to wait outside the door.
7.Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.(P18)
然后他挑出鞋带来吃,像是吃意大利面条一样。
★本句中as if/as though"好像;仿佛",引导方式状语从句,从句用的是虚拟语气,表示与现在事实相反。
①The young man with long hair looks as if he were a girl.
那个长发的男青年看上去像个女孩似的。
as if/as though可以引导方式状语从句和表语从句。若陈述一个事实,从句则用陈述语气;若表示一种虚拟、假设情况或不可能实现的情况,则用虚拟语气。虚拟语气的形式为:
虚拟情况 从句谓语动词 与现在事实相反 一般过去时 与过去事实相反 had+过去分词