新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第95課 純屬虛構 (3)

　　'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

　　The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.

　　'And how can you explain that?' she asked.

　　'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'

　　句子講解：

　　7、'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador.

　　"我和平時一樣待在辦公室里呢，"大使說。

　　usual ['ju:?u?l]

　　adj. 通常的，慣例的;平常的

　　例句:

　　As usual, the child went to school.

　　這孩子像往常一樣上學去了。

　　8、'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course. '

　　"火是先從地下室里燒起來的，我當然立即下去了。"

　　basement ['beism?nt]

　　n. 地下室;地窖

　　例句:

　　Question: Why are retirees so slow to clean out the basement, attic or garage?

　　問題：為什么退休者打掃地下室，閣樓或汽車房會如此懈怠?

　　9、And that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. '

　　"但那個傻瓜霍斯特竟然把滅火器對準了我。"

　　aimed [eim]

　　vt. 目的在于;引導;把…對準

　　vi. 打算;對準目標

　　n. 目的;目標;對準

　　例句:

　　The talk aimed to lessen the tension.

　　這次交談旨在緩和緊張局面。

　　10、He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted. '

　　"他以為是我身上著火了，我一定得把他打發(fā)走。"

　　語言點 get sb. posted把某人打發(fā)走

　　definitely ['definitli]

　　adv. 清楚地，當然;明確地，肯定地

　　例句:

　　 And we definitely can achieve them!

　　我們的目標一定能夠達到!

　　11、The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.

　　大使夫人還在不停地提問，她突然又發(fā)現(xiàn)丈夫的帽子上有一個大洞。

　　12、' And how can you explain that?，she asked. ' Oh, that/ said the Ambassador.

　　"那你說說這個洞又是怎么回事呢?" "噢，那個洞嘛大使說。

　　13、' Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think?，

　　"那是有人向我辦公室的窗戶開了一槍。真夠準的，是不是?"

　　accurate ['ækjur?t]

　　adj. 精確的

　　例句:

　　At any rate, the separation ratio is accurate.

　　無論如何，這個分離比是精確的。

　　14、Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time.

　　"幸虧我當時沒戴帽子。"

　　fortunately

　　adv. 幸運地

　　例句:

　　Fortunately, it is not alien to your nature.

　　幸運地是，對你的本性來說，它不是。

　　15、If had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.

　　"如果我戴了帽子，我現(xiàn)在就不能回家來吃午飯了。"