新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 第56課 河流，我們的鄰居(1)

　　Our Neighbour, the River 河流，我們的鄰居

　　The river which forms the eastern boundary ofour farm has always played an important partin our lives. Without it we could not make aliving. There is only enough spring water tosupply the needs of the houses, so we have topump from the river for farm use.

　　1.The river which forms the eastern boundary of our farm has always played animportant part in our lives.

　　形成我們農(nóng)場(chǎng)東部邊界的一條河流一直在我們生活中發(fā)揮著重要作用。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2: play an important part相當(dāng)于play an important role in,意思是“在…中起重要作用。”

　　2.Without it we could not make a living.

　　要是沒有這條河，我們就無(wú)法生存下去。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1:without it實(shí)際上是提出一個(gè)先決條件。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2:make a living的意思是“謀生，維持生活。”

　　3.There is only enough spring water to supply the needs of the houses, so we have topump from the river for farm use.

　　泉水只能滿足家庭生活用水，因此我們必須從河里抽水以用于農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):pump from the river for的意思是“為…而從河里抽水。”