Taking attendance 点名

英语笑话

On my first day of classes at my University I took a front-row seat in my literature course.

The professor told us we would be responsible for reading five books, and that he would provide us with a list of authors from which we could choose. Then he ambled over to the lectern , took out his class book and began, "Baker, Black, Brooks, Carter, Cook..."

I was working feverishly to get down all the names when I felt a tap on my shoulder. The student in back of me whispered, "He's taking attendance ."

中文翻译

大学的第一天，文学课我坐在了前排。

教授告诉我们这学期必须得读五本书，他提供我们可供选择的作者名单。随后他缓步走上讲台，拿出课本，开始念：“贝克、布莱克、布鲁斯、卡特、库克……”

为了写下所有的名字，我不得不疯狂地做着记录，这时我感觉有人轻轻地拍我肩膀。坐在我后面的学生悄悄告诉我：“他在点名呢。”

词汇点睛

literature [ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)] n. 文学，文学作品

be responsible for 须负责任，承担责任

author [ˈɔːθə(r)] n. 作者

amble [ˈæmbl] v. 乘骑缓行或漫步，徐行

lectern [ˈlektən] n. 讲台

feverishly [ˈfiːvərɪʃli] adv. 兴奋地

tap [tæp] v. 轻叩（拍）

attendance [əˈtendəns] n. 出席，到场，参加，出席人数

语法分析

1. The professor told us we would be responsible for reading five books, and that he would provide us with a list of authors from which we could choose. 教授告诉我们这学期必须得读五本书，他提供我们可供选择的作者名单。

解析 　这个句子比较长，结构比较复杂，但只要找出句子的主干，也就不难分析句子成分了。这句话的主干是The professor told us…。us后面的内容都是told的宾语，其中we would be responsible for reading five books是省略了that的宾语从句，在宾语从句that he would provide us with a list of authors from which we could choose中又包含了一个由介词from+which引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰a list of authors。

2. I was working feverishly to get down all the names when I felt a tap on my shoulder. 为了写下所有的名字，我不得不疯狂地做着记录，这时我感觉有人轻轻地拍我肩膀。

解析 　这是一个由when引导的时间状语从句，表示做记录的动作和感觉有人轻轻地拍我肩膀的动作同时发生。例如：

I'll call you when I get there. 我一到那里就给你打电话。

Don't get excited when you talk. 你说话时别激动。

口语实践

A　I lost my notes, can I borrow yours?

B　Sure, that's okay with me.

A　Really? Thanks. When do you need to have them back?

B　You can return them two weeks before the exam.

A　我把笔记给丢了，能把你的借给我吗？

B　当然，这没什么。

A　真的吗？谢谢。我什么时候还给你呢？

B　考试前两周还给我就行。