一、Reading
Computers are becoming a part of our everyday life. In fact, they are almost everywhere. In many countries, more and more companies are replacing people with computers. Telephone companies are no exception When making a long-distance call on a pay phone in America, you will no longer talk to an operator. Instead, a computer will answer. It will tell you what to do. No wonder people say that computers are taking over the world.
二、解析
■ Computers are becoming a part of our everyday life.
- 时态:一般现在进行时
- 主:Computers
- 系:are becoming
- 定:a part of
- 定:our everyday
- 表:life.
everyday:a.每天的;时常的
(1)使用该单词时其后需接名词。
(2)every day 分开写时作副词,表“每天”,通常置于兔首或句尾使用。
■ In fact, they are almost everywhere.
- 状:In fact
- 主:they
- 系:are
- 状:almost
- 表:everywhere.
■ In many countries, more and more companies are replacing people with computers.
- 时态:一般现在进行时
- 状:In many countries
- 定:more and more(作形容词用)
- 主:companies
- 谓:are replacing
- 宾:people
- 方状:with computers.
replace A with B:用 B 取代 A
■ Telephone companies are no exception.
- 主:Telephone companies
- 系:are
- 定:no
- 表:exception.
be no exception:不例外
■ When making a long-distance call on a pay phone in America, you will no longer talk to an operator.
= When you make a long-distance call on a pay phone in America, you ...
- 时状:When making a long-distance call on a pay phone in America
- 引导词:When
- 分词短语:making a long-distance call on a pay phone in America
- 谓:making(现在分词)
- 宾:a call
- 方状:on a pay phone
- 介:on 借助(仪器或器械)
- 宾:a pay phone
- 地状:in America
- 时状:一般将来时
- 主:you
- 状:no longer
- 谓:will talk to
- 宾:an operator.
■ Instead, a computer will answer.
- 时态:一般将来时
- 状:Instead
- 主:a computer
- 谓:will answer.
instead:adv.相反地;代替
(1)使用该单词时,通常将其置于句首,其后置逗号,再接主语和动词。
(2)instead 与介词 of 并用时,开成“instead of + 名词/动名词”的介词短语,表“非但不...反而...”之意。
Instead of driving to work, I take the bus.
我不是开车而是乘公共汽车上班的。
■ It will tell you what to do.
- 时态:一般将来时
- 主:It
- 谓:will tell
- 间宾:you
- 直宾:what to do.
■ No wonder people say that computers are taking over the world.
- 状:No wonder
- 主:people
- 谓:say
- 宾从:that computers are taking over the world.
- 时态:现在进行时
- 引导词:that
- 主:computers
- 谓:are taking over
- 宾:he world.
No wonder + 主语 + 动词:难怪...
是由“It is no wonder + that 引导的名词性从句”简化而来,实际应用时,则以上列短语为主。
take over:接管...,接收...
三、语法
3.1 wh- + to do 句型
wh- + to do 不定式是 wh- 疑问分句的一种简略形式,等同 于wh- 分句。还是按照形容词的补足语来分析。
I'm not sure of that.(介词短语作形容词补足语)
I'm sure to come.(不定式作形容词补足语)
I'm sure he is wrong.(that 从句作形容词补足语)
I'm not sure (of) what to do.(wh- to do不定式作形容词补足语)
I'm not sure (of) what I should do.(wh-从句作形容词补足语)
3.2 状语从句变成分词短语
详见教材。