范文句型分析:

1. When I got up this morning, 1 had a strange feeling that it just wasn't going to be my day.
    今天早上起床时，我就有一种奇怪的感觉，那就是今天会诸事不顺。
    解说:
a. get up起床(=rise)
   go to bed就寝
  =turn in
  =hit the sack
  *sack n.原意为袋子”，此处指“床，
  例:Jim always gets up/rises early every day.
     姆每天都起得很早。
     I [went to bed/turned in/hit the sack] at eleven o'clock last night.
     我昨晚11点钟就寝。
b. …have a strange feeling+that从句
   ……有一种奇怪的感觉，那就是……
   例:I have a strange feeling that I'll meet my ex-girlfriend at the party tonight.
      我有一种奇怪的感觉，那就是我会在今晚的聚会上遇见前女友。
c. It's not one's day.这是某人诸事不顺的一天。
   例:After his car broke down, Jerry knew it wasn't going to be his day.
      在车子抛锚之后，杰瑞就知道那一天他会诸事不顺。

2. First, because I got up late, I missed breakfast.
    首先，因为我起得晚而错过了吃早餐。
    解说:
   miss vt.错过;想念
   例:Connie missed the train by one minute this morning.
      康妮今早迟了一分钟而没乘上火车。
      Mrs. Green misses her son，who went abroad for advanced studies.
      格林太太很想念她那出国深造的儿子。

3. Then，as I was dashing to the bus stop to catch my bus, I stepped on a banana peel，slipped and fell on my backside.
    然后，我冲到公交车站乘公交车时，踩到了一块香蕉皮而滑倒，跌了个四脚朝天。
    解说:
a. dash vi.冲刺，快跑;突进
   dash to…冲到……
   dash off 马上/火速离开
   例:Sorry to leave like this, but I have to dash to the office.
      抱歉我就这样离开了，我得赶到办公室去。)
      I must dash off to catch the airplane.
      我必须马上离开去赶乘那班飞机。
b. step on...踩在……之上;踩(到)...
   trip on…被……绊倒
   例:I carelessly stepped on Jenny's foot while dancing with her.
      和珍妮跳舞时我不小心踩到了她的脚。
      Ken tripped on a stone and injured his foot.
      肯被一块石头绊倒而伤了脚。
c. slip   vi.滑倒;偷偷进/出&vt.使滑;放人
   slippery a.(道路等)光滑的
   例:Little Johnny slipped and sprained his ankle.
      小约翰尼滑倒而扭伤了脚躁。
      The husband tried to slip into the house without waking his wife.
      那位先生设法溜进屋内而不吵醒他的太太。
      I saw the mailman slip a few letters into your mailbox.
      我看见邮递员投了几封信到你信箱里.
      After the rain，the marble walk was slippery.
      下过雨后，那大理石步道很滑。

4. To make matters worse，the bus didn't stop for me because it was packed.
    更糟糕的是，公交车因为客满而没有停下来让我上车。
    解说:
a. To make matters worse,.“更糟糕的是，……
   注意:
   to make matters worse为独立副词短语，通常置于句首，修饰其后的主句。其他常见的类似独立副词短语还有:
   What's even/far worse,…更糟的是，……
   What's even/far better,…更好的是，……
   To make matters even better,…更好的是，……
   另须注意的是，"what's even/far worse/better”之句型是由"what's even/far worse/better is that...”简化而来。
   例 :I overslept this morning. To make matters worse，my car broke down on my way to work.
       今天早上我睡过头了。更糟的是，我的车子在上班途中抛锚了。
       Jimmy passed the entrance examinatian; what's even better, he got a scholarship.
       吉米通过了人学考试;更棒的是，他还获得了奖学金。
b. pack  vt.使拥挤
   be packed with…挤满……
  =be crowded with…
  例:The auditorium was packed/crowded with students.
       礼堂里挤满了学生。

5. I had no choice but to take a taxi.
   我除了乘出租车之外别无选择。
   解说:
   have no choice/option/alternative but toV
   除了……外别无选择
  *alternative n.选择
  例:I had no choice/option/alternative but to give the robber all my money.
     我除了把所有的钱给抢匪外别无选择。

6. Not until the taxi got to my school did I realize I had left my wallet home.
   直到出租车开到我学校时我才知道我把皮夹忘在家里了.
   解说:
a. Not until +S + V+倒装句型直到··一才……
   注意:
   not until引导的状语从句.视为否定状语从句，故置于句首时其后主句须采倒装句型，法则如下:
   (1)主语之后有be动词时，be动词与主语倒装。
    例:Not until Tom came was I aware of the problem.
      =I was not aware of the problem until Tom came.
       直到汤姆来我才知道那个问题。
    (2)主语之后有助动词时，助动词与主语倒装。
     例:Not until I arrive will Robert start to work.
       =Robert will not start to work until I arrive.
        直到我到达时罗伯特才会开始工作。
    (3)句子为一般动词时，则按动词时态与主语人称之不同，在主语前分置do , does或did，其后动词一律改为原形。
       Not until Ted quit did we know the truth.
      =We didn't know the truth until Ted quit.
       直到泰德辞职时我们才知道实情。
b. wallet  n.皮夹(男用)
   purse   n.钱包(女用)

7. After I did a lot of explaining and apologizing, the driver let me go.
   经过我一连串的解释和道歉之后，那个司机才让我走。
   解说:
   apologize  vi.道歉
   apologize to sb for+N/V-ing因……而向某人道歉
   例:Greg apologized to his wife for coming home late.
      格雷格因晚回家而向他太太道歉。

8. Finally, I arrived at the school gate.
   最后我来到了学校大门口
   解说:
   arrive  vi.到达，抵达
   arrive at+小地方到达某个建筑物(如车站、学校)
   arrive in+大地方到达某个大地方(如都市、国家)
   get to十地方到达某地
   reach十地方到达某地
   例:James arrived at the station on time.
      詹姆斯准时抵达车站。
      The ambassador arrived in Washington a week ago.
      大使在一周前抵达华盛顿。
      How can 1 get to the Taipei Bank?
      我到台北银行要怎么走?
      We will reach Paris tomorrow.
      我们明天将抵达巴黎。

9. To my astonishment，I suddenly realized it was a school holiday.
   令我惊讶的是，我突然发现今天是学校假日
   解说:
   to one's astonishment令某人惊讶的是
   注意:
  "to+所有格+情绪名词”形成的介词短语，通常置于句首，作独立副词，用以修饰全句。用法及例句请参阅本书第38页。

10.Whenever it rains，it pours.
一 It never rains but it pours.
   真是祸不单行啊
   解说:
a. 注意:
   上述结构中的but即相当于“if ... not”或“without+V ing”之用法，故原句可等于:
   It never rains if it does not pour.
   或:It never rains without pouring.
      若是不下倾盆大雨，便根本不会下雨—一下雨就下倾盆大雨一坏事一来就接踵而来—祸不单行。
b. pour  vi.(雨)倾盆而下
   例:It's pouring this morning.
     =It's raining heavily/hard this morning.
     =It's raining cats and dogs this morning.
      今天早上雨下得很大。