范文句型分析:
1 .I don't want to see a doctor at all.
一Seeing a doctor is the last thing I want to do.
看医生是我最不想做的事。
解说:
一be the last thing/person (that) one (want to/would) +V
是某人最不想/愿……的事/人
例:Going shopping is the last thing Jim wants to do.
=Jim doesn't want to go shopping at all.
逛街是吉姆最不想做的事。
Frank is the last man I would talk to.
弗兰克是我最不喜欢的谈话对象。
2.I hate waiting long hours in a hospital,only to spend five minutes with an indifferent doctor.
我讨厌在医院里等候很久,但却只花五分钟就被漠不关心的医生打发走。
解说:
a. hate vt.厌恶,讨厌
hate +V-ing/to V 讨厌....
注意:
continue(继续)、start(开始),begin(开始)、like(喜欢),love(爱)、hate(讨厌)等动词之后可接动名词或不定式作宾语,意思不变;
但dislike(不喜欢)之后则仅能接动名词作宾语,不可接不定式。
例:I hate going/to go out on a rainy day.
我讨厌在雨天外出。
Little Henry continued doing/to do his homework.
小亨利继续做他的家庭作业。
I like listening/to listen to music.
我喜欢听音乐。
Sam dislikes to wash the dishes.(x)
--Sam dislikes washing the dishes.(O)
山姆讨厌洗餐具。
b. only to V却……竟然……
注意:
only to V表示“却/竟然……”,通常用来指事情之结果与预期大相径庭;且使用时,其前通常用逗号。
例:Robert studied very hard, only to fail the exam.
罗伯特很努力学习,但考试却没有通过。
c. indifferent a.漠不关心的
be indifferent to+N/V-ing对……漠不关心
例:Some people are indifferent to protecting the environment.
有些人对环保漠不关心。
3. Most of them just ask a few questions and then give you a prescription.
大部分的医生只是问几个问题,然后就开给你一张处方。
解说:
prescription n.处方,药方
have a/the prescription filled 按处方配药
例:Stan went to the drugstore to have a prescription filled.
斯坦到药房去按处方配药.
4. In my opinion, they are more like machines than sympathetic people.
依我看,他们比较像机器而不像是有同情心的人。
解说:
In one's opinion,主句
=One is of the opinion+that从句
依某人看,……;某人认为....
例:In my opinion,Arnold is a hypocrite.
=I am of the opinion that Arnold is a hypocrite.
我认为阿诺德是个伪君子.
b.sympathetic a.富有同情心的
sympathy n.同情
sympathize vi.同情
注意:
sympathetic与介词to连用;sympathy与介词for连用;
sympathize则与介词with连用.
例:It's a pity that many people are not sympathetic to stray dogs.
很遗憾有许多人对流浪狗不表同情。
Mr. Nasty doesn't feel much sympathy for the handicapped.
耐斯迪先生不太同情残障人士.
Sister Teresa sympathized with the sick and the poor.
特雷萨修女很同情贫病的人们。
5. I had a severe pain in my right shoulder a few months ago.
几个月前,我的右肩剧烈疼痛
解说:
a. severe a.剧烈的;严重的
例:The approaching typhoon may cause severe damage.
即将来袭的台风可能会造成严重的损失.
b. pain n.痛,痛苦(不可数);费力,劳苦(复数)
注意:
(1)表“痛”、“病苦”时,该词为不可数名词,但特指某处或某种疼痛时,则为可数名词.
例:The death of his son caused Mr. Lee great pain.
李先生因儿子的死而极为悲痛.
Labor pains usually begin a few hours before a baby is born.
阵痛通常在婴儿出生前儿小时就开始。
(2)表示“费力”、“劳苦”时,恒用复数形式
take pains努力,费力
例:You had better take more pains with your studies.
你最好在学业上多加把劲.
6. I had no choice but to see a doctor.
我除了去看医生外别无选择。
解说:
have no choice/option but to V
例:The doctor had no option but to amputate the patient's leg.
医生除了锯掉那名病人的腿外别无选择。
7. To my surprise,the doctor was very kind.
令我惊讶的是,那个医生很好。
解说:
to one's surprise令某人惊讶的是
例:To Mrs. White's surprise,her son failed the exam.
令怀特太太惊讶的是,她的儿子考试失败了。
8. He asked me some questions and thoroughly examined my shoulder.
他问了我一些问题并全面检查我的肩膀
解说:
a. thoroughly adv.彻底地,完全地
例:The suspecting wife checked her husband’s pockets thoroughly.
那个疑心的老婆彻底检查了她老公的口袋.
b. examine vt.诊察,检查
例:Sam had his eyes examined last night.
山姆昨天晚上去检查眼睛.
9. He said I would have to take some medicine for two months and get plenty of rest.
他说我必须吃两个月的药并要充分地休息.
解说:
a. medicinen ] n.药
take medicine服药
注意:
表示“服药”的动词固定使用take,如take medicine/pills(服药/药丸);“喝酒/水”则用drink wine/water,
例:You should see a doctor before taking any medicine.
你要看过医生才可以吃药。
I only ate a little soup because it was too spicy.
因为那汤太辣,所以我只喝了一点。
b. plenty of…很多的……
注意:
plenty of之后可接复数可数名词或不可数名词。
例:There are plenty of good hotels in Shanghai.
在上海有很多好的旅馆。
There is still plenty of wine.
还有很多酒。
10. Now I have fully recovered and feel great.
现在我已经完全康复并且感觉很好。
解说:
a. fully adv.完全地
b. recover vi.痊愈,康复,复原
recover from…从……复原
=get over…
例:The patient is quickly recovering from the operation.
那病人正从手术后快速复原中。
11 .Although I was at first reluctant, I'm glad I went to see the doctor.
虽然当初我很不愿就医,但我很高兴去看了医生。
解说:
a. at first起初
in the long run到头来,最后
例:I was at first scared to try swimming, but as soon as I got in the water, I loved it.
起初我害怕尝试游泳。但一下水后,我就爱上了这种运动。
It pays to put some money in the bank each month in the long run.
每个月在银行里存点钱,长期下来是值得的。
b. reluctant a.不情愿/愿意的
be reluctant to V不愿……
=be unwilling to V
例:Little Henry was reluctant to help his mother clean the house.
小亨利不愿意帮他妈妈打扫房子.