跟着Gwen學英語之每日早讀 第125期
I used to say I live my life a quarter-mile at a time. And I think that's why we were brothers. Because you did, too.
語音講解:
單詞發音
used /juːst/
because /bɪˈkɒz/
連詞發音
used to say /juːstəseɪ/
and I think /ændaɪθɪŋk/
輕讀重讀
重讀:quarter-mile/brothers/too
弱讀:to/at/were/because
詞彙講解
1. quarter-mile 四分之一英里
quarter mile是四分之一英里加速賽,這個在國外很盛行,就像你看國內汽車雜誌講的0-400加速賽
2. used to do phrase.過去常常
I used to sing my songs because it made me happy.
本來我唱歌只是因爲我很高興(《老友記第二季》
活學活用
used to phrase.過去常常
英文:You used to do this by yourself?
中文:以前都是你自己一個人做的嗎?
語法講解
why we were brothers位於be動詞後面,是表語從句。也就是說,當從句在句中做表語,位於主句的系動詞之後。表語從句屬於名詞性從句。
引導表語從句的詞有連詞that,whether,as if;代詞:who,what,which;副詞:when,where,how,why等。
注意:表語從句不能用if引導,但可以用as if引導。
練習:劃出下面的表語從句
The question is who can complete the different task.
答案:who can complete the different task.