十堰新概念英語培訓(xùn)

新概念英語第三冊原文課文Lesson18(2)

Language points

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1, Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken.

rarely: not often

e.g. Modern sculpture does not surprise us any more.

近義詞：seldom: almost never 可見rarely的程度比seldom要稍稍頻繁一點

句型轉(zhuǎn)化：Sth. surprises sb.=sb. 系動詞 surprised at\by sth.

that引導(dǎo)同位語從句，修飾限定the idea的內(nèi)容。

e.g. The idea that one can learn English well in English-speaking countries is mistaken.

mistaken 常和表示認識，想法的名詞連用，e.g. mistaken idea, impression, belief

2, Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places.

詞組：take no interest in sth. 對…不感興趣

take\find\have\show an interest in 對......感興趣

cannot failed to 雙重否定意味著肯定, 用于加強語氣

e.g. He cannot have failed to pass his examination last week.=He must have passed his examination last week.

e.g. You can’t fail to keep your promise.=You must keep your promise.

On display=on show