He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret.
6.He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation.
他只说在埃尔米斯公司上班。
corporation [,kɔ:pə'reiʃən]
n. 公司;法人(团体);社团;[口]大腹便便;市政当局
例句:
She is the outgoing head of a large corporation.
她是一家大公司即将离职的负责人。
语言点:句子结构分析:that引导宾语从句,详细说明told的内容。
7.Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit.
每天早晨,他穿上一身漂亮的黑色西装离家上班。
语言点:句子结构分析:every morning为时间状语。Dressed in为过去分词短语,作主语的补足语。
8. He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
然后换上工作服,当8个小时的清洁工。
overalls
n. 工装裤;工作裤
例句:
Wash grease out of overalls.
从''。'工装'。''服上洗去油腻。
语言点1:句子结构分析:then强调“他接下来做某事”。And引导的句子说明他换上清洁工服装后做的事情。As a dustman作主语he的补足语。
语言点2:change into表示“更换”,与其一生相近的单词如下:
Replace 替换;rotate轮换;change改变;exchange/commute交换;interchange互换
例句支持:
A computer cannot replace a good teacher. 一台电脑并不能取代一个好老师。
The guards will rotate every four hours in our community. 我们社区里的门卫每4小时换一次岗位。
9. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit.
晚上回家前,他洗个淋浴,重新换上那身黑色西服。
shower ['ʃauə]
n. 淋浴;(倾泻般出现的)一阵,一大批;阵雨
vt. 大量地给予;把……弄湿
vi. 淋浴;下阵雨
例句:
Questions showered on him by the reporters.
记者们的问题劈头盖脸地问了一大堆。
语言点:句子结构分析:before引导时间状语从句,说明事情发生的先后顺序。
10. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret.
2年多以来,阿尔弗雷德一直这样,他的同事也为他保守秘密。
fellow ['feləu]
n. 家伙;朋友;同事;会员
adj. 同伴的,同事的;同道的
vt. 使…与另一个对等;使…与另一个匹敌
例句:
I cannot abide that fellow.
我不能容忍那个家伙。
语言点1:句子结构分析:this 指代他瞒着太太做清洁工的事。And引导的句子说明他的同事们的作法。
语言点2:fellow dustmen表示“清洁工同事们”。还有一些单词可以表示“同事”:colleague,confrere,yokemate,workmate,coworker,yokefellow。
语言点3:keep secret表示“保守秘密”。