Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man inTeheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. Forthe first time in his life, he became the proud ownerof a bed which had springs and a mattress. Becausethe weather was very hot, he carried the bed on tothe roof of his house. He slept very well for the firsttwo nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up.A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent itcrashing into the courtyard below. The young mandid not wake up until the bed had struck the ground.Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When hewoke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that layaround him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he? hadput it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.
精讲笔记：
7、Although the bed was smashed to pieces，the man was miraculously unhurt.
尽管床摔成了碎片，但年轻人却奇迹般地没有受伤。
语言点 本句although弓|导让步状语从句。初学者一定牢记：在让步状语从句中although 远不 与but同时出现,这与汉语中“尽管……但是……”-的表达截然不同。原句还可以改为：
The bed was smashed to pieces, but the man was miraculously unhurt.
8、When he woke up, he was still on the mattress.
在他醒来时，他仍然躺在床垫上。
语言点 人位于床上，与床有接触面，所以用介词on。
