1、SENTENCE EXPLANATIONS 请和你的同学一起认真分析下面句子，并补全所缺内容。这种学习方式能逐步提高你理解长难句的能力。 1. He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty, paper-cutting had become an important part of everyday life. (P40)【分析】本句是一个主从复合句。He added是主句，that引导_从句。add在此意为“补充说，继续说”。介词by在此意为“不迟于，在之前”，后接表示时间的短语，在句中作时间状语。【句意】他补充说，到南宋王朝时剪纸已经成为日常生活的重
2、要组成部分。【仿写】他补充说，今天下午四点钟前他们将到达机场。_2. “A young farmer who wanted a wife would look at a young womans paper-cutting skills before marrying her!” explained Mr Chen, laughing at the look of surprise on my face. (P40)【分析】 本句的基本结构为“直接引语+ explained Mr Chen”。直接引语部分是一个主从复合句：主句为A young farmer would look at a yo
3、ung womans paper-cutting skills；who wanted a wife是定语从句，修饰先行词_。laughing at the look of surprise on my face是动词-ing形式短语作伴随状语。 【句意】 看着我脸上惊异的表情，陈先生笑着说：“年轻农夫会依据年轻女子的剪纸手艺来挑选自己的新娘”。【仿写】玛丽看着窗外说：“恐怕今天下午我们不能去公园了”。“Im afraid we cant go to the park this afternoon,” said Mary, _. 3. People to whom the dead person
4、 was related would make these offerings on special days and during festivals. (P40)【分析】本句是一个主从复合句。to whom the dead person was related是“介词+关系代词”引导的定语从句，修饰People。该结构中，介词的选择或与先行词的搭配相关，或与从句中的谓语动词有关。定语从句的谓语可还原为was related to，意思是“与有亲戚关系”。 【句意】 死者亲属会在特殊的日子或节日剪这些祭祀剪纸。【仿写】你的邻居玛格丽特，我们和她是亲戚，邀请我们本周末去她家。 4. They
5、 always told us that one day we would move into a house, a real house that would be ours so we wouldnt have to move each year. (P42)【分析】本句是一个主从复合句。They always told us是主句，that one day . each year是宾语从句。在宾语从句中，a real house that would be ours作house（第一个）的_；that would be ours是定语从句，修饰house（第二个）；so we . eac
6、h year是状语从句。【句意】他们总是对我们说，有一天我们会搬进一栋房子里，一栋真正属于我们自己的房子。那样，我们就不必每年搬家了。【仿写】他对我说有一天他会买一辆车，一辆真正属于我们自己的车，那样我就不用天天坐公交车去上班了。_5. This was the house Papa talked about when he dreamed of being rich and this was the house Mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed. (P42)【分析】 这是一个由and连接的并列复合
7、句。在and前的分句中：Papa talked about . being rich是定语从句，修饰house；在定语从句中，when he dreamed of being rich作时间状语从句。在and后的分句中：Mama dreamed up . went to bed 是定语从句, 其中还包含一个定语从句she told us before .，修饰_。dream of意为“梦想，梦见”；dream up意为“想象出（不寻常的事），凭空想出”。【句意】这是爸爸梦想富有时所谈到的房子，也是在睡觉前妈妈给我们讲的故事中她所梦想的房子。【仿写】我总是梦想到非洲去。I had always
8、_ _ _ to Africa.莉莉总是为迟到编造一些新的理由。Lily always _ _ some new excuses for her being late.参考答案：SENTENCE EXPLANATIONS1.【分析】宾语【仿写】He added that by 4:00 this afternoon we would arrive at the airport.2.【分析】 farmer 【仿写】 looking out of the window3. 【仿写】Your neighbour Margaret, to whom were related, invited us to her home this weekend. 4.【分析】同位语【仿写】He told me that one day he would buy a car, a car that would be ours so I wouldnt have to go to work by bus every day. 5. 【分析】 stories 【仿写】 dreamed / dreamt of going; dreams up