The
expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just
opening.
expensive shops / hotels
表达“高档，豪华”
a fancy / luxury car
a fancy / luxury hotel
arc 词根，和“弧形”相关
arcade
17-Arch Bridge 十七孔桥
Arch of Triumph 凯旋门
Archway
表示“在附近”：
around …
close to …
in the neighborhood of …
in the vicinity of …
off …
A. She needs help finding a place to live.
B. There aren't enough rooms available in the dormitories.
C. She can't afford to live on campus.
D. She doesn't want to live in university housing.
对话：
M: Will you be living in the dormitory this year?
W: Not if I can help it. I've been thinking of renting an apartment
off campus with some friends of mine.
问题：
Q: What does the woman imply?
答案：
Answer: (D) She doesn't want to live in university housing.
Piccadilly
n. 皮卡迪利大街（伦敦的繁华街道）
The expensive China World Shopping Mall on / at the
JianGuoMenWai Avenue in Chaoyang District was just opening.
（地点从小到大）
At
this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty.
empty 表达“空荡荡的”：
empty an empty truck
empty streets
Mr.
Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window
display.
表示“店铺“的属格，必须是职业身份：
the jeweler's 珠宝店
the grocer's 杂货店
the tailor's 裁缝铺
the baker's 面包房
the butcher's 肉铺
the barber's 理发店
the stationer's 文具店
the chemist's 药铺
在人后面加属格不一定代表店铺：
We spent the weekend at Mr. Green's
(house).
He graduated from St. John's
(University).
Joe lives near St. Paul's (Cathedral) in
London.
admire表“钦佩“不能用进行时：
admire表“欣赏“：
gaze at … 表示出神的看
Two
of his assistants had been working busily since 8 o'clock and had only
just finished.
售货员 [英]
an assistant manager
(shop) assistant
售货员 [美]
(shop) clerk
语法:过去完成进行时:
表示持续性的动作一直做到过去的某时，而且还有可能继续下去。
had been doing
Bleriot had been making planes since 1905
and this was his latest model.
The small ship, Elkor, which had been
searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home.
The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed
by an enemy submarine.
People woken during these periods of eye-movements generally
reported that they had been dreaming.
only just adv. not long ago / before
刚刚
Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.
arrange vt. 安排；排列；整理
After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.
gazed at 充满兴趣的看/看的出神
stared at 凝视
gaped at 看傻了
glared at 怒目而视
He gazed at the belle.
He stared at the belle.
He gaped at the belle.
The belle glared at him.
写好文章的精髓:
文似看山不喜平。
为人贵直,而作诗文者贵曲。
— 袁枚《随园诗话》
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The
silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with its headlights
on and its horn blaring, roared down the arcade.
语法: 独立主格
(with) + n. (逻辑主语)+ 非谓语 (doing / done /
to do, 其中 being 常省略), 在句中常作状语或定语
The silence was suddenly broken when a large car, with
its headlights(逻辑主语) (being) on and its horn
blaring,(整句做伴随状语) roared down the
arcade.
One man stayed at the wheel while two others with
black stockings (being) over their faces jumped out
and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars.
…, and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking
at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the
church of our village（后置定语） showing in the far
distance.
It is possible that upon such an occasion a battle ensued,
with the sharks being driven away or
killed.（结果状语）
Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full
of crockery, much of it broken.
（后置定语）
In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a
conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of
coincidences—most of them wildly improbable.
（后置定语）
The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life
being an ugly-looking black goat tied to a tree on a short length of
rope in a field nearby.（定语或状语）
it is quite reasonable to regard the sea floor as the basic form
of the crust of the earth, with, superimposed upon it,
the continents, together with the islands and other features of the
oceans. （定语）
（上一句的正常语序）it is quite reasonable to regard the sea
floor as the basic form of the crust of the earth, with the
continents, together with the islands and other features of the
oceans superimposed upon it.
（定语）
Collecting, by occupying spare time so constructively, makes a
person contented, with no time(being) for
boredom.
独立主格和非谓语动词一样，一般是为了突出句中的次要信息
He came in and carried a book.
He came in carrying a book.
He came in and a book was in his hand.
He came in (with) a book (being) in his hand.
roared
The of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.
A. roar 咆哮
B. exclamation 惊叫
C. whistle 轻声
D. scream 尖叫
The silence was suddenly broken when a tough guy, with his eyes
glaring and a gun in his hand, broke into the bank.
It came to a stop
outside the jeweller's.
come to a stop / halt = stop / halt
停止，终止
come to an end = end 结束
come to a close = close 结束
come to a decision = decide 做出决定
come to a conclusion = conclude 得出结论
One
man stayed at the wheel while two others with black stocking over their
faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop with iron bars.
at the wheel 在驾驶室里
while / whereas 而
while 表“尽管，即使”，在句首引导让步状语从句
While she is a likable girl,
she can be extremely difficult to work with.
While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of
their dwelling, they do not realize that they are deprived of the
necessities of life.
While the quality of legal journalism varies
greatly, there is an undue reliance amongst many journalists on
interpretations supplied to them by lawyers.
While comment and reaction from lawyers may
enhance stories, it is preferable for journalists to rely on their own
notions of significance and make their own judgments.
While Washington and Jefferson privately
expressed distaste for slavery, they also understood that it was part of
the political and economic bedrock of the country they helped to
create.
While this was
going on, Mr. Taylor was upstairs.
表“与此同时”
at the same time
meanwhile
(in the) meantime
He
and his staff began throwing furniture out of the
window.
主动发出的行为用doing
客观发生的to do
Many of the tourists on board had begun
bargaining with the tradesmen, ……
It began to rain.
During the journey, the boat began to
sink.
Chairs and
tables went flying into the arcade.
flying 此处做非谓语，此处做方式状语
One
of the thieves was struck by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping
himself to diamonds to notice any pain.
be busy doing sth. / be busy with sth.
忙于做某事
be too busy doing sth. to do sth.
太忙做某事….而忘了做某事…
be up to one’s neck / ears / eyes in
… 表示非常忙碌，忙于某事
听力真题
A. She wants to check the weather before deciding.
B. She has a problem with her hearing.
C. She’d enjoy coming to dinner another time.
D. She wants the man to help her with some work.
原文：
M: Can you come over for dinner tonight?
W: I’m up to my ears in work, so I’ll have to
take a rain check. (改日)
问题：
Q: What does the woman mean?
回答：
Answer: (C) She’d enjoy coming to dinner another time.
表“忙于某事”
be wrapped up in …
be absorbed in …
be immersed in …
He is totally immersed in the
novel.
In the new country he became absorbed in
making a new life for the two of us, so that he gradually ceased to
grieve.
help oneself to sth. 表“自己做某事。。。”
help oneself to sth. 表“偷，抢”
The
raid was all over in three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the
car and it moved off at a fantastic speed.
in three minutes 花费了3分中
within three minutes 3分钟之内
under three minutes 不超过3分钟
scrambled 仓皇的跑
speed 介词搭配，做不可数名词时，与 at, with
搭配均可
speed 做可数名词时，只能与 at 搭配
Just
as it was leaving, Mr. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing
ashtrays and vases, but it was impossible to stop the
thieves.
表“追，追求”
run after
chase
pursue
Instead of studying, he wastes his time chasing
girls.
The thief ran across the field, with an officer
pursuing him.
possible，impossible 这类词主语不能是人
They
had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.
金钱 + worth of + 物品 价值多少钱的东西
Ross: Well, how was the date?
Rachel: Well I’m alone and I just bought fifteen dollars
worth of candy bars, what do you think?