初中英语短文讲解:选美小姐居然是个囚犯本课您将学到:fistandforemost(首要的是……),inadditionto和inaddition的区别,关于“选美”MoveoverMissUniverse,makeroomforMissCaptivity(囚禁),acontesttopickthemostattractivefemaleinmate(囚犯)servingjailtime(服刑期间)inLithuania.Theorganizeroftheevent,televisionproducerArunasValinskas,announced(宣布)thathefinalized(完成)adealwiththeBaltic(波罗的海的)country'ssole(唯一的)femaleprisonandalreadyhadacceptedapplications(申请)from36contestants."We'llattempt(试图)tofindbeautywhereyoumightthinkthereisnone,"hesaidatanewsconference."Theprisonersare,afterall,womenfirstandforemost."TopLithuanianfashiondesigners(设计师)willmakethecontestants'clothesandlocaldignitarieswouldserveasthejudges,selectingawinnerbasedon“beautyandelegance(优雅)”.Inadditiontowhatmanymightseeasthedubious(暧昧的)honorofbeingcrownedMissCaptivity,thewinnerandrunners-upwillqualify(使具有资格)for10,000litasinprizesthoughthey'donlyreceivethemaftercompletingtheirjailterms.(刑期)「读书笔记」一边去,环球小姐,给“在押小姐”腾个地方(makeroomforMissCaptivity)——立陶宛即将举办比赛以选出最有魅力的在押女犯。(acontesttopickthemostattractivefemaleinmateservingjailtimeinLithuania)这段里的moveover意思是“挪开、过去点”,比如:Moveoverandletthelittlegirlsitdown.挪过去点,让这小女孩坐。赛事主办者、(Theorganizeroftheevent)电视制片人(televisionproducer)阿朗纳斯-瓦林斯卡宣布他已经同这个波罗的海国家惟一的女子监狱达成了协议,(announcedthathefinalizedadealwiththeBalticcountry'ssolefemaleprison)并已接受了36人的参赛申请。(hadacceptedapplicationsfrom36contestants)“我们想在人们认为美不存在的地方找到美,”他在记者招待会(anewsconference)上说。“不管怎样,(afterall)这些囚犯首先是女人。”(Theprisonersarewomenfirstandforemost)立陶宛最优秀的时装设计师将为选手们设计服装,(TopLithuanianfashiondesignerswillmakethecontestants'clothes)获胜者由当地名流根据“美丽及优雅”的标准选出。(selectingawinnerbasedon"beautyandelegance)除去“在押小姐”这一许多人眼里的暧昧荣誉外,(InadditiontowhatmanymightseeasthedubioushonorofbeingcrownedMissCaptivity)获胜者及亚军(thewinnerandrunners-up)还将得到1万里特(2500美元)的奖金(willqualifyfor10,000litasinprizes)——不过她们要到服刑期满后才能得到这笔钱。(thoughthey'donlyreceivethemaftercompletingtheirjailterms)「句型留言板」firstandforemost首要的是表示在许多方面中最重要最关键的一点。比如,一个成功人士,可能在许多领域有所建树,但其事业的中心可能只集中在其中的一个方面,下面这个人就是个例子:He'swrittenmanydifferentkindsofthings,buthe'sfirstandforemostanovelist.他写过许多不同性质的东西,但他首先是位小说家。要达到一个目标,方法可以有许多种,但最关键的原则是共通的,所以,营养专家告诉我们:Therearemanywaysofkeepingfit.Firstandforemost,onemustliveaproperlife.许多方法可以保持健康。但最重要的,一个人必须有合适的生活。「语法小教室」inadditionto和inaddition都是很常见很常用的短语,都有“除了、还有”的意思,但它们的用法是完全不同的,所以今天我们就来区分一下。Inadditionto整个词组相当于一个介词,所以to的后面要接宾语。例如:Inadditiontonativeplants,thisgardencontainsnumeroustreesandflowersfromoverseas.除了当地的植物之外,这座花园还有无数来自海外的花草树木。Inaddition相当于副词,通常放在从句的句首,后面接完整的句子。例如:Thisgardenhasthebestcollectionofnativeplants.Inaddition,itcontainsnumeroustreesandflowersfromoverseas.这座花园有当地植物的最...