Unit 8 Surprise endings第 2 课时 课文重难点句型讲解栏目导航巩 固 习 题1.Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both proud of
One was Jim’s gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather
The other was Della’s beautiful hair
It fell about her, and reached below her knee
吉姆和德拉有两样他们都引以为豪的宝贝
一样是吉姆的金表,那是从他父亲和祖父传下来的
另一样就是德拉的美发
它披散在她身上,垂到她的膝下
上面这段话中,第一句话中的 which they were both proud of 是定语从句,先行词是 two possessions,关系代词 which 可用 that 替换,因在定语从句中作宾语,故关系代词也可省略
这里的 both 指的是“两者都”,与数字“2”相关的单词还有:twins(双胞胎)、pair(双、对)、either(两者中的任一)、the other(两者中的另一)、neither(两者都不)等
固定短语 be proud of 相当于 take pride in,“引以为荣”的意思
第三句话中的the other 指代两样宝贝中的另一样宝贝,此处 the other 相当于 the other one、the other possession
例如: The old man has two sons
One is a teacher and the other(one)is a doctor
老人有两个儿子
一个是老师,另外一个是医生
最后一句话中的介词 abou