初级美语 L087：Society Is Changing Rapidly 解析

一、Reading

Society is changing rapidly. As a result, more and more people are suffering from stress. Those who are stressed out are often nervous, angry or ill. People must, therefore, learn to deal with this "new" kind of problem. Regular exercise is one way. The best way, however, is to keep a good sense of humor.

二、解析

■ Society is changing rapidly.

• 时态：现在进行时
• 主：Society
• 谓：is changing
• 状：rapidly.

■ As a result, more and more people are suffering from stress.

• 时态：现在进行时
• 状：As a result,
• 定：more and more
• 主：people
• 谓：are suffering from
• 宾：stress.

重点：more and more
作形容词：译“越来越多的”，后接复数名词或不可数名词。
作副词：译“越来越...”，后接形容词或副词。

■ Those who are stressed out are often nervous, angry or ill.

• 主：Those，= people
• 定从（限制性）：who are stressed out
  • 引导词（主语）：who
  • 系：are
  • 表：stressed out
• 系：are
• 状：often（修饰 are）
• 表：nervous, angry or ill.

stress：n.压力，紧张
stressed：a.紧张的，有压力的
be stressed out：饱受压力

those who... + 复数：凡是...的人...
= one who... + 单数动词
= he who... + 单数动词

■ People must, therefore, learn to deal with this "new" kind of problem.

• 插入语：therefore，习惯放句首。
• 主：People
• 谓：must learn
• 宾：to deal with this "new" kind of problem.
  • 虚词：to
  • 谓：deal with
  • 定：this "new" kind of problem.
  • 宾：problem.

deal：vi.处理
deal with：应付...，处理...，

kind of：前有a, this, that, what等，译为“种，种类” 后加名词。

■ Regular exercise is one way.

= Regular exercise is one way（to deal with the problem.）

• 主：Regular exercise
• 系：is
• 表：one way.

■ The best way, however, is to keep a good sense of humor.

• 插入语：however，习惯放句首。
• 主：The best way
• 系：is
• 表：to keep a good sense of humor.
  • 虚词：to
  • 系：keep
  • 定：a good
  • 表：sense of humor.

humor：n.幽默
sense of humor：幽默感

三、语法

本课主要讲:

1. more and more 作形容词、副词的用法。
2. those who... 的用法。
3. therefore 或 however 用法。

详见课本解释。