新概念英语第三册Lesson23重点句型解析

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　　What was it about snails that made the writer collect them for his friend on that day in particular?

　　1、People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.

　　come to 涉及, 谈及(常和 when 连用) When it come to sth When it come to doing sth

　　-- When it comes to politics I know nothing. 谈到政治, 我一无所知。

　　-- He never complains when it comes to helping his wife with the house work. 当谈及到帮妻子做家务活这件事的时候, 他从来不抱怨。

　　2、If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.

　　for instance = for example adv.例如

　　consider sth (to be) sth

　　3、You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.

　　4、On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal Fat-- --the normally accepted practice in many northern countries.

　　On the other hand 在另一方面(转折连词)

　　一些 at 介词短语表示：当…就… 一…就…

　　at the idea of = at the thought of 一想到就…

　　at the sight of 一看到就…,

　　at the mention of 一提到就…,

　　at the news of 一听到什么的消息就

　　at the touch of 一碰到就…,

　　at the sound of 一听到什么的声音就…

　　-- I was glad at thought of getting something to eat.

　　-- I always love at the mention of ghost story.

　　Practice n.组织或个人的惯例性的做法、办事方式

　　-- It is now quite common practice for married women not to take their husband’s second name.

　　已婚女子不用跟丈夫姓在现在是常见的做法了。

　　-- the practice of closing shops on Sunday

　　-- My practice to studying English is to read every day.

　　Habit n.个人的习惯、习性

　　-- Early to bed and early to rise is a good habit. 早睡早起是个好习惯。

　　Custom n.社会的习惯、风俗

　　-- the custom of giving present at Christmas

　　-- Social custom vary greatly form country to country. 不同的国家有不同的社会习俗。

　　5、The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.

　　That 引导表语从句, 说明 truth 的内容。

　　bring up v.抚养, 教育, 培养(常用被动语态, 表示自小到大)

　　-- Joe is born in England, but brought up in France.

　　-- She was brought up to believe that money is the most/great important thing in life.

　　-- I’ve been brought up to eat fish, just because my mother is fond of fish as well.

　　-- He has been brought up to eat frying potatoes just because his parents are fond of that.

　　-- He gave much attention to bring up his children. Stick to = keep to = not give up stick to the decision / stick to the idea / stick to the plan

　　-- We decided to stick to our previous plan.

　　-- I made my decision and I am going to stick to it. Insist on doing sth. = Persist in doing sth. 坚持做某事

　　6、No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.

　　= The common garden snail often receives more praise and abuse than other creature. 比较级表达高级：

　　-- Nobody is more beautiful than you.

　　-- He is more intelligent than anyone else in my class.

　　7、Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.

　　cooked 过去分词做定语, 与 snail 构成被动关系。

　　8、There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.

　　Countless(adj.无数的, 数不尽的)= numerous(adj.众多的, 许多的, 无数的)

　　Associate sth with sth 把某物和某物联系在一起

　　9、My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despised.

　　People there don’t consider snails to be a great delicacy

　　10、As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.

　　Has no garden of his own 没有自己的庭院

　　11、For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.

　　12、The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.

　　The idea never appealed to me very much. = The idea never interested me very much.

　　happen to do 偶然, 碰巧

　　-- I happened to out when he called.

　　-- We both happened to be traveling on the same plane. happen / chance

　　-- It happened that I was out when he called. = It happened that I was out when he called.

　　When 表示正在这时突然(常与过去进行时、过去完成时连用, 位于句中)

　　-- He was having a bath when the telephone suddenly rang.

　　-- We were about to start when it rained. taking a stroll 现在分词做定语修饰 snail snails taking a stroll = snails that were taking a stroll

　　13、Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.

　　on a sudden impulse 一时的冲动

　　-- Acting on a sudden impulse, she went shopping to buy several dresses.

　　14、Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift.

　　= Robert was not only delighted to see me but also pleased with my little gift.

　　Be delighted to do

　　Be pleased with sth

　　15、I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.

　　I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish.

　　16、I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room.

　　Fancy(vt.爱好)= like

　　Reluctant(adj.不愿意的, 勉强的)= unwillingly(adv.不愿意地, 不情愿地)

　　To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall!

　　Dismay n.灰心, 沮丧; 惊愕

　　to our dismay 使我们惊愕的是

　　take possession of v.占有, 占领

　　-- The solider take possession of enemies’ fort.(fort n.堡垒, 要塞)

　　-- terrorist(n.恐怖分子)

　　embassy(n.大使馆人员, 大使馆)

　　-- The terrorists took possession of the embassy.

　　17、I have never been able to look at a snail since then.

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