Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风 定语 状语

Taken for a ride ^{冤大头;被骗;乘车兜风}

• taken for granted ^理所当然
• taken-for-granted world ^{想当然的世界}

I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way. ^{动名词doing 做宾语}

love / like doing sth. ^{喜欢做某事（固定词组搭配强调一种习惯）}

• I love my brother, but I don't like his girlfriend. ^普通名词
• I love having dinner with you, but I don't like paying for dinner. ^动名词

lose one’s way ^迷路

• He doesn't know this city. He might lose his way coming alone. ^{他不熟悉这个城市，一个人来可能会迷路的。}
• Stay by me, I don't want you to lose the way.^{留在我身边哦，我不想你迷路呢。}

I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected. ^比较级

go on an excursion = have an excursion ^{作一次短距离的旅行（远足）}

go on ^{进行，为（某一目的）而去}

• I’ll go on holiday next month.
• Did you go on a trip last month?

金钱上的花费

'but I don't know (that) where it is.' ^{陈述句语序(宾语从句)}

where it is 注意单词的连读，音标以元音音标结尾，字母以“re”或“er”结尾的，会与下一个元音之间加“r”这个音。

* 'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor. ^{宾语从句的省略}

wh- / how to do ^{what 做什么；how 如何做}

“特殊疑问词 + to + 动词原形” ^{省略(sb. should)后可用来取代宾语从句直击核心}

^{省略后不用考虑语序、不用考虑时态，直击从句核心，有更简洁的表达能力。}

歌曲 Making Love Out of Nothing at All 无羁之恋 ^{宾语从句的省略(除了爱，什么都不重要)}

• I know just how to whisper.
• and I know just how to cry.
• I know just where to find the answers.
• and I know just how to lie.
• I know just how to fake it.
• and I know just how to scheme.

I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.

• I'm going to put it here, in front of the window. ^{窗户的前面}

Looking round, I realized that I was the only passenger left on the bus.

Looking round ^{使用doing的词组修饰整个句子做状语，主动(请看上一课的推演)。}

非谓语动词^{（to do不定式、动名词doing或过去分词done）}做状语, 这个动作必然与主句主语有关：动名词 doing 与主句主语构成主动关系而现在分词done与主句主语构成被动关系及 动词不定式 to do 与主句主语构成目的关系如果非谓语动词做定语, 只与被修饰词相关, 与主语无关。

• passing planes ^{路过的飞机(主动)}
• ploughed field ^{耕过的地(被动)}

with + n. ^表示状态

• I do sth. with an excitement.^{强调动作本身} = I am excited to do sth. ^{强调期待和兴奋}

You' Il have to get off here, the conductor said.

'This is as far as we go.' ^{“和... 相比一样的 ...”}

as far as + 从句 ^{到…程度/限度，就…的限度而言}

• as far as we go. ^{言外之意 We couldn't go any more.}
• This is as far as I can do. ^我尽力了
• I can't bear (it any more). / It was more than I could bear. = This is as far as I bear. ^{我受不了了}
• This is as far as I can understand. ^{我就知道这么多}
• This is as far as I can afford. ^{我只能付这么多钱}
• As far as I know, they haven’t returned from abroad. ^{据我所知...}
• This is as far as I can help you. ^{我能帮你的就这么多了。}

'Oh dear' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off.'

'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.

in that(this) case ^{如果那样（这样）的话，既然是那样（这样）}

• Is he one of your best friends? In that/this case, you may invite him.

prefer ^{v. 更喜爱，宁可}

表示状态、感觉、情绪、精神活动的动词 常用于一般现在时而不用于进行时。

Q:Where did the writer want to go? Did he know the way or not? What did the conductor promise to do?

A:The writer wanted to go to Woodfast Green but as he did not know the way, the conductor promised to tell him where to get off.
^{(but as) “but as” 并不是并列短语, 两者连在一起仅仅是巧合第一句和第二句之间是 “but” 关系, 第二句和第三句之间为 “as” 关系, 所以产生 “but as”。}