In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.
今天的段落依然來自《愛麗絲漫遊奇境記》第一章,愛麗絲一下子來了精神,想也沒想就跟着兔子跳進洞裡……
詞彙和短語:in another moment: 說時遲,那時快;轉瞬間went after: 原形為go after,追逐in the world: 到底(這裡不可以理解為“在世界上”)tunnel: 隧道dip: 下沉,下降
今天的段落不算長,但句子和結構稍稍有些複雜,需要分析一下。第一段前半句的正常語序為Alice went down after it,文中的表達方式更加形象生動,如果掌握了這樣的表達方式一定能讓自己的作文增色不少。第二段有些長,後半部分可以這樣切分:......so suddenly that 太突然以至于Alice had not a moment 愛麗絲沒時間to think about stopping herself 考慮讓自己停下來before she found herself falling down a very deep well. 在她發現自己掉進一個很深的洞裡之前整個句子連起來的意思便是:……掉得那麼突然,愛麗絲連想停都來不及想,就掉了下去,像掉在一口很深的井裡似的。
參考譯文:不管三七二十一,愛麗絲也緊跟着跳了進去,她想都沒想怎麼出來。兔子洞開始像走廊,筆直向前,後來就突然向下了。拐得那麼急,向下落得又那麼快,愛麗絲還沒有來得及站住,就發現自己已掉進了—個深井裡。
怎麼樣,是不是和我一起積累了幾個常用的短語呢?明天繼續一起學習吧!有問題請盡管留言,一起讨論一起進步!
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