新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第37課(2)
The Olympic Games will be held in our country in fouryears'time. As a great many people willbevisiting thecountry, the government will be building new hotels,an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool.They will also be building new roads and a specialrailway-line. The Games will be held just outsidethe capital and the whole area will be called'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed thenew roads by the end of this year. By the end ofnext year, they will have finished work on thenew stadium. The fine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will bewatching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forwardto the Olympic Gamesbecause theyhave never been held before in this country.
精講筆記：
4. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called‘Olympic City’.
奧運會就在首都市郊舉辦，整個地區(qū)將被稱作“奧林匹克城”。
語言點1 此句為并列句，句子主干采用將來時的被動語態(tài)。
語言點2 奧運會常用詞匯：.
bid for the Olympic Games 申辦奧運會
Olympic Committee 奧委會
Olympic City奧林匹克城
Media Village 媒體村
athlete運動員
journalist, gazetteer, pressman, reporter 記者
volunteer自愿者
medal獎牌
gold medal 金牌
silver medal 銀牌
copper, medal 銅牌
5. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year,
工人們將在今年年底把新路鋪好。
語言點 介詞by的多種用法：
用于被動語態(tài)：Thisstory was written by Shakespeare. 這部小說是莎士比亞寫的。
在……邊上：They told stories and sang songs by the campfire. 他們圍在營火旁講起了故事，唱起了歌。(Lesson27)
以……方式：She earned money by writing. 她靠寫作掙錢。
表示乘坐交通工具：They will be coming by train. 他們將會乘火車來。(Lesson 13)
“by + 時間”意為“到結(jié)束時” ：
by the end of this year 到今年年底
by the end of this term 到學(xué)期結(jié)束
by the end of spring / summer / fall / winter 到春末/夏終/秋尾/冬末
6. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium.
到明年年底，他們將把新體育場建成。
語言點 此句為一個典型的“by the end of... +將來完成時”的結(jié)構(gòu)。
