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慢速英语:Uncooperative Goat Becomes the Mother of an Invention

Source: 恒星英语学习网  Onion  2010-07-20   English BBS   Favorite  
1.About a year and a half ago, his goat Millie was giving him a hard time.

give a hard time使他做……非常不容易

have a hard time doing sth做……不容易,做……有困难

例句:He would have a hard time contradicting her.
      跟她作对,他不会有好日子过的。

      I have a hard time for memorizing words.
      我背单词都背怕了。

2.She kicked her back legs and stepped into the bucket that was supposed to catch her milk.

be supposed to被认为,据说,应该

例句:Vitamin C is supposed to prevent colds.
      维他命C被认为能预防感冒。

      You are not supposed to do that.
      你不可以做那个。

3. The milk goes directly from the goat into a container that is then placed in the refrigerator to keep the milk cold.

that is then placed是定语从句,修饰container。to keep the milk cold表示目的。

4.So he began to develop a device of his own.

of his own所有格

of+名词结构表示所属关系:

1)当表示拥有者的名词由短语或从句修饰时用of+名词结构:

The boys ran about,obeying the directions of a man with a whistle.

男孩子们按带哨子的男人的指示四处奔跑。

I took the advice of a couple I met on the train and hired a car.

我听从了在火车上遇见的一对夫妇的建议,租了一辆小汽车。

2)除了上述所列的名词外,无生命的拥有者也要用of+名词结构表示:

the walls of the town城市的城墙

the roof of the church教堂的屋顶

the keys of the car小汽车的钥匙


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