新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 第84課: 罷工(2)

　　Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week. Many owners of private cars are going to offer 'free rides' to people on their way to work. This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent. Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.

　　句子講解：

　　5、Most people believe that the strike will last for at least a week.

　　多教人認(rèn)為這場(chǎng)罷工至少會(huì)持續(xù)一個(gè)星期。

　　6、Many owners of private cars are going to offer ' free rides ' to people on their way to work.

　　許多私家車的車主正準(zhǔn)備在罷工期間為乘車上班的人們提供"免費(fèi)乘車"的服務(wù)。 語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) offer free rides提供免費(fèi)乘坐的服務(wù)

　　free ride

　　n.自由通過(guò);不勞而獲的東西;車順風(fēng)車;搭便車;自由騎;免費(fèi)乘車

　　vi.不勞而獲

　　在本文做 搭便車 ，坐順豐車講

　　例句：He hitched a ride to the station.

　　他搭便車到車站去。

　　7、This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.

　　這將在某種程度上減輕對(duì)火車的壓力。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) relieve pressure on sth. to some extent從某種程度上減輕某方面的壓力

　　relieve pressure

　　This will relieve pressure on him.這將會(huì)減輕他的壓力。

　　Amusements give them great happiness and help relieve pressure and depression.娛樂(lè)給人們帶來(lái)很大的快樂(lè)而且?guī)椭麄儨p輕壓力和抑郁。

　　8、Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.

　　與此同時(shí)，一些大學(xué)生自愿在罷工期間駕駛公共汽車。

　　meanwhile：

　　adv.同時(shí)，其間;

　　n.其時(shí)，其間;

　　[例句]Meanwhile, I had to run out of town in shame?

　　而同時(shí)，我必須恥辱地搬出小鎮(zhèn)?

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) have volunteered to do sth已經(jīng)申請(qǐng)自愿去做某事：

　　I have volunteered to serve the Olympic Games in Beijing.

　　我已經(jīng)申請(qǐng)為北京的奧運(yùn)會(huì)自愿服務(wù)。

　　擴(kuò)展學(xué)習(xí)：

　　meanwhile的語(yǔ)法解析：

　　1.meanwhile的基本意思是“其間,與此同時(shí)”,指在一件事情發(fā)生的過(guò)程中或者一段時(shí)間內(nèi)另一件事也在發(fā)生。

　　2.meanwhile用作副詞時(shí)，也可拼作meantime,為非正式英語(yǔ)。

　　meanwhile有時(shí)也可用作名詞,多用在in the meanwhile短語(yǔ)中,意思與meanwhile相同,但不如meanwhile用得普遍。例如:

　　The next programme starts in five minutes; in the meanwhile, here's some music.下一個(gè)節(jié)目5分鐘后開(kāi)始,現(xiàn)在先播放些In the meanwhile I'll wash the dishes.與此同時(shí),我要洗洗盤(pán)子