新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第62課(3)
Lesson 62:After the fire 火災(zāi)過后
Firemen had been fighting the forest for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control. A short time before, great trees had covered the countryside for miles around. Now, smoke still rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills. Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. When the fire had at last been put out, the forest authorities ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly. The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes. The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain. By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root. In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
句子講解：
7、The planes had been planting seed for nearly a month when it began to rain.
飛機撒播近一個月后，開始下起雨來。
語言點 had been planting seed用過去完成進行時表7K持續(xù)播種。
8、By then, however, in many places the grass had already taken root.
然而到那時，很多地方的草籽已經(jīng)生根了。
語言點 take root生根
真題測試 測試語言點：“by +時間名調(diào)”用于完成時態(tài)
The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics ( )by 2006. (2004年高考北京卷，第27題)
A. has been completed B. has completed
C. will have been completed D. will have completed
答案：選C
分析：此題考查動詞的語態(tài)和時態(tài)。很顯然本句應(yīng)該用被動語態(tài)，因此排除B、D;根據(jù)時間狀語by 2006，應(yīng)選擇將來完成時，因此選C。
翻譯：北京市市長說所有有關(guān)北京奧林匹克的建筑將于2006年完成。
9、 In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, patches of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.
一片片綠草開始出現(xiàn)在這片燒焦的土地上，代替了多少世紀(jì)以來一JL生長在那里的麥 天大樹。
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語言點 in place of = instead of 代替
