16. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake.
司機(jī)妻子正坐在他身邊,手里托著塊大蛋糕。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:holding a large cake作方式狀語(yǔ),意即“拿著一塊大蛋糕”。
17. As she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the windscreen andlanded on the road.
她往前一沖,蛋糕從擋風(fēng)玻璃飛了出去掉到馬路上。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):此處的right是副詞,意思是“正好”,修飾through the windscreen。
18. Seeing a cake flying through the air, a lorry driver who was drawing up alongsidethe car, pulled up all of a sudden.
此時(shí),一輛卡車正好從后邊開(kāi)到那輛汽車邊上,司機(jī)看見(jiàn)一塊蛋糕從天而降,緊急剎車。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:seeing a cake flying through the air是現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ),作原因狀語(yǔ)。flyingthrough the air作賓語(yǔ)cake的補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:pull up的意思是“使(車)停下”,與draw up的意思相同。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)3:all of a sudden表示“突然”。