一、Reading
My hometown is not very modern, but it's beautiful. There is a big park in the center of my hometown. There is also a swimming pool there. It is next to the park. My school is across from the swimming pool. They are all near my home. In fact, There is no place like my hometown.
二、解析
■ My hometown is not very modern, but it's beautiful.
- 主：My hometown
- 系：is
- 状：not very
- 表：modern
■ There is a big park in the center of my hometown.
- 表：There
- 系：is
- 定：a big
- 主：park
- 地状：in the center of my hometown.
- 介：in
- 定：the center of
- 宾：my hometown.
句型：there is + 单数 + 表场所的介词短语。
■ There is also a swimming pool there.
= There is a swimming pool there, too.
- 表：There
- 系：is
- 主：a swimming pool
- 地状：there
句构：there is + 单数 + there
■ It is next to the park.
- 主：It
- 系：is
- 表：next to the park.
- 介：next to
- 宾：the park.
■ My school is across from the swimming pool.
- 主：My school
- 系：is
- 表：across from the swimming pool.
- 介：across from
- 宾：the swimming pool.
■ They are all near my home.
- 主：They
- 系：are
- 定：all
- 表：near my home.
- 介：near
- 宾：my home
near：介词，表：在...的附近
■ In fact, There is no place like my hometown.
- 状：In fact，作副词用修饰整个句子。
- 表：There
- 系：is
- 主：no place
- 定：like my hometwon.
句构：there is + 主 + 表场所的介词短语。
++此处的 like 为介词，表：像++
like 的两种用法：
（1）作及物动词表示“喜欢”，
句型：主 + like + 宾语
示例：The boy likes the dog.
（2）作介词表“像”，之后亦须接宾语，形成介词短语。使用时要置于：
a. be 动词之后：My teacher is like my father.
b. 名词之后：There is no place like my hometown.
c. 主句之前：Like John, I enjoy music.