Lesson 59:In or out? 进来还是出去?

　　Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and dark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.

　　句子讲解：

　　4、Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.

　　雷克斯很快成了开门的专家。

　　5、However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate.

　　然而，就在上星期我正准备出去买东西时，发现它正待在花园里靠门的地方。

　　真题测试 测试语言点：when的用法

　　He was about to tell me the secret someone patted him on the shoulder.

　　(2002年高考上海卷，第36题)

　　B. until

　　D. when

　　A. as

　　C. while

　　答案：选D。

　　分析：be about to do sth 经常和when连用。在此when的意思是“这时”，相当于atthistime。 翻译：他正要告诉我这个秘密，这时有人拍他的肩膀。

　　6. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out!

　　这次，它狂叫着让人把它放出去!

　　真题测试 测试语言点：so that引导目的状语从句

　　Roses need special care they can live through winter.

　　(2004年髙考全国卷I,第25题) A. because B. so that C. even if D. as

　　答案：选B

　　分析：用because和as描述原因，even if表7K “即使”，引导让步状语从句;so that表示目的，所以选B。

　　翻译：玫瑰需要特殊的照料，这样它们才能度过寒冬。

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