用法:as it were是固定用法,多位於句中或者句末,在句中作插入語。
例句1:He can be, as it were, the most talented musician since modern times.
他可以說是近代以來最有才華的音樂家。
結構分析:He是主語,can be是系動詞, as是引導定語從句,在從句中作表語,it是主語,were是系動詞, the most talented musician是表語(the most talented是三個前置定語),since modern times是時間狀語(modern是前置定語)。
4. at one’s best在最佳狀態
用法:at one’s best通常位於be動詞之後,在句中作表語或者狀語。
例句1:When the storm was at its best, the most powerful hunters would have to hide.
暴風雨最猛烈的時候,最強壯的獵人也要躲避起來。
結構分析:When引導時間狀語從句,the storm是主語,was at its best是系表型謂語(系動詞was+表語at its best), the most powerful hunters是主語,would have是謂語,to hide是賓語。
20200506作業:1.句子結構、時態等分析;2.將英文譯成中文。短語:be anxious to擔心
用法:be anxious to後面要跟動詞原形。
例句1:He is anxious to find a cure for his high blood pressure. (2013年12月六級)
英語外刊,精讀練習:1.句子結構、時態等分析;2.將英文譯成中文。India has embarked on a 「massive」 operation calling up passenger jets and naval ships to bring back some of the hundreds of thousands of nationals stuck abroad due to coronavirus restrictions, the government said.【The Guardian】讚賞是對小編的鼓勵