Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left.
精讲笔记:
4.Last year, however, it came into use.
然而去年机场开始使用了。
语言点 “动词+ into”短语:come into use投入使用; change into变成;get into卷入,进入:get into troubles 惹上麻烦;throw into 拓进;creep into 爬进;sb. be into 给……迷住,对…… 深感兴趣:My brother, Jay, is into computer game now. 我弟弟杰伊现在对电脑游戏着迷。
5.Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.
有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已经弃家远去。
语言点1 have been driven away... by...,此句为典型的现在完成时的被动语态。
语言点2 over—词多义,基本意思是“在……之上”, 这里意为“超过”。 其他用法:Try it over.再试试看。/ be over-careful过分谨慎; over the street在街对面
语言点3 drive的常用短语:drive away赶走;drive out赶出;drive into赶进;drive sb. back把某人赶回;drive sb. mad把某人逼疯;drive at用意所在;drive to开车前往
常见于口语:
I don’t understand what you’re driving at.我不明白您的意思。
My good friends are driving to the supermarket.我的好朋友们正开车去超市。
6.I am one of the few people left.
我是少数留下来的人当中的一个。
语言点1 “one of +范围,,表示“……中的一个”:He is one of the gangsters. 他是歹徒之一。
语言点2 the few people其中为数不多的人
Few people like snakes and snails. 很少有人喜欢蛇和蜗牛。
语言点3 left是leave(剩下,留下)的过去式及过去分词形式,在此为过去分词作后置定语。