Learning about Language课堂实录【3】

1.

Frederick William I, the King of Prussia,could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.普鲁士国王腓特烈·威廉一世从来也不会想到他赠送给俄国人民的礼物会有如此离奇的历史。

could never have imagined that…

绝不可能想到……

could never have done

决不可能做过某事

could not have done

不可能做过某事

都表示对过去发生的事情的可能性的否定推测

Eg: He couldn’t have gone abroad , as I saw him just now.

※ could have done

“可能做过某事”, “本来可以做到，但实际并没有做到”

Eg: You could have passed the exam. We could have lent him the money but he didn’t tell

us he needed the money .

我们本来可以把钱借给他，但他没有告诉我们他需要钱。

2.

The design for the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.

琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式

(1) in …style/in the style of : 以…的风格。

(2)句中的popular in those days是形容词短语修饰the fancy style,功能上相当于which was popular in those days。凡是可充当表语的形容词词组，作定语时通常可后置，这类后置的定语在意义上相对于定语从句。

Eg: The boys easiest to teach are in my class. 最好教的这些男生在我班上。

the boys easiest to teach=the boys who are easy to teach 3. About four metres long, the room served as a small reception hall for important visitors. (Para2, L6) 琥珀屋约四米长，做了接待贵宾的小接待厅。

serve as

担任，充当

eg: ⑴He served two terms as President. (2)He served as a waiter there. (3)When you sleep in the open, old newspapers can serve as a blanket. 4. In 1770 the room was completed the way (that) she wanted. the way she wanted是方式状语从句，the way的用法与连词相同，后面常常带that。

Eg: I was never allowed to do things the way I wanted. 我从来不被允许按照自己的想法去做事情。

另外，in a way, in the way也有类似的用法。

Eg: He was looking at her in a way that surprised her.

他用一种让她很惊讶的方式看着她。

We have to make it work in the way that they want it to.我们必须按照他们的想法把事情办好。