时间前介词的省略

Pat Hogan was traveling around the country in the car. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for a small hotel when he saw an old man at the side of the road. He stopped his car and said to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel. Do you know it?“     

Driving with a Goat

A highway patrol officer was sitting in his car beside the road one day when he noticed a man driving with a goat in the back seat of his car．Turning on the lights,he pulled out,sped up, and pulled the man over．     

Driving with a Goat

One day a highway patrol officer was sitting in his car beside the road. When he noticed a man driving with a goat in the back seat of his car, turning on the lights, he pulled out, sped up, and pulled the man over. "Don't you know it's against the law in…     

A Farmer

A man is driving down a country road,when he sees a farmer stand-ing in the middle of a huge field of grass.He drives the car over to the side of the road and notices that the farmer is just standing there,doing nothing,looking at nothing.The man gets out of the car,walks all the way out to the farmer and asks him,“Ah,excuse me mister,but what are you doing?”The farmer replies,“I'm trying to win a Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖).”“How?”asks the man,puzzled(迷惑不解).“Well,I heard they give the…     

阅读理解一则(英文)

At one time no one could travel on an English road faster than four miles an hour. That was the law until 1896. A man had to walk in front of a car which could not go faster than the man. At night the man had to carry a red lamp. Once Charles Rolls brought a car from France to England, but he wanted to drive faster than four miles an hour. In order to have no trouble with the police,     

I''''ll Show You The Way

Pat Hogan was traveling around the country inthe car.One evening he was driving along a roadand looking for a small hotel when he saw an oldman at the side of the road.He stopped his carand said to the old man,“I want to go to the SunHotel.Do you know it?”     

STORES

There was ice on the road,and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times.To his supprise,he was not hurt.He went out of the car and walked to the nearest house.He wanted to telephone the garage for help.The door was opened by one of his patients."Oh,Doctor,"she said,"I have just telephoned you.You must have a very fast car.You have got here so quickly.There has been a very bad accident outside.I saw it through the window.I'm sure the driver will need your help."     

STORIES

There was ice on the road,and the doctor’s car hit a tree and turned over three times.To his supprise,he was not hurt.He went out of the car and walked to the nearest house.He wanted totelephone the garage for help.The door was opened by one of his pa-tients."Oh,Doctor,"she said,"I have just telephoned you.You musthave a very fast car.You have got here so quickly.There has been avery bad accident outside.I saw it through the window.I’m sure thedriver will need your help."     

The Elephant Did It!

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged. Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a cirus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, “I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!” Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.     

幽默故事

A state trooper pulled a car over and told the man driving that he was going 50 mph in a 40 rnph zone.     

when,while及as考点辨析

when,while及as都能引导多种状语从句:一、when常见考点1、"当……时候",引导时间状语从句。When he was a young man,he was fond of hunting. It was already 10:00PM,when I finished the work. 2、"正在那时,这时"等于and at that time,引导时     

A ＂Kind＂ Lawyer

One afternoon,a wealthy lawyer was riding in the back of his limousine(大型的豪华轿车)when he saw two men eating grass by the road side.He ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate(调查)."Why are you eating grass?"he asked one man."We don't have any money for food,"the poor man     

浅谈条件状语从句

条件状语从句是表示前提或条件的从句,分为真实条件状语从句和非真实条件状语从句两大类。前者所表示的条件是事实或者在说话人看来有可能实现的事情;后者所表示的条件与事实相反或者在说话人看来不太可能实现的事情。试比较:If he is not in the office,he must beout for lunch.如果他不在办公室,他肯定是出去吃午饭去了。(真实条件从句)If I had taken your ad-vice,I wouldn’t have madesuch a mistake.如果当时听了你的话,我就不会犯这样的错误了。(非真实条件从句)本文主要讲述真实条件状语从句的用法,非真实条件状语从句将在初三阶段出现。引导条件状语从句的连词通常是if,unless。例如:I’ll buy a computer if Iam able to save up enoughmoney.如果我能存下足够的钱,我就买台计算机。Unless the weather wasbad,my father always usedto take a walk in the evening.除非天气不好,我的父亲晚上总是去散步。...     

一九九六年上半年全国高等教育自学考试英语试题(公外)(续上期)

Passage 2 At one time, Einstein travelled over the States,giving lectures on the theory of relativity.He travelled by car, and became quite friendly with chauffeur.The chauffeur always listened to Einstein's lecture which he gave over and over again.One day he told Einstein that he knew the lecture so well that he was sure he could give it himself.Thinking this was amusing, Einstein said that,as nobody knew him in the place where he had to give his next lecture,perhaps the chauffeur could give the lectrue in his place.That evening they went along to the lecture hall.Both Einstein and the chauffeur wore dark blue suits and ties.Everybody applauded the chauffeur as he took his place on the stage.The lecture was a huge success.The chauffeur didn't make a single mistake or hesitation.When it was over,he collected the papers and put them in Einstein's bag.Then he started to leave,followed quietly by Einstein a few paces behind.Just before they got to the door,a man stopped them. He introduced himself to the     

小议过去分词作状语

过去分词在很多情况下都能说明谓语动词动作发生的背景或情况,意义上相当于状语从句,也可以说这样用的过去分词为非限定性状语从句。学习和使用这种过去分词时应注意下列几点:一、过去分词作状语的基本特点1.过去分词作状语用时,多表示被动的和完成的动作。例如:When completed,the museum will be open to the public next year.博物馆完工后,明年就将对公众开放。Written in a hurry,this article was not so good.因为匆忙写成,所以这篇文章不是很好。2.过去分词作状语用时,其逻辑主语通常为主句的主语。例如:Given another hour,he ca…     

阅读理解训练(英文)

(A)On a snowy evening,a rich lady was standing by the road.She was very worried.Her car had broken down.Just then a poor man named Robert came.He was on his way back home from work as usual.     

To Help a Blind Man

Last Monday was a sunny day. I got up early in order to get to schoo l early, because it was the first day of a week. On my way to school, I saw a ma n standing beside the street with a walking stick in his hand. He was wondering there and moved slowly. It seemed that he wanted to cross the street. At that ti me, a car passed by and nearly hit him. I ran to him only to find out that he wa s a blind man. It was not easy for a blind man to cross the street. I decided to lead him to the othe…     

趣味阅读两则

Wearing the Wrong Boots A man went out with the wrong boots,one with a thick sole and the other with a thin one.As he began to walk,he felt uncomfortable for one foot was higher than the other.He felt this stra     

完形填空练与析

During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father蒺s car to drive to a New Year蒺s Eve 1 to be held in Vermont. The father was 2 about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year蒺s Eve. The 3 that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.So he drove to Vermont, got completely 4 and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadbl…     

常见分词错误用法分析

1.他浇完花,在花园里散步。误:Watering the flowers,he took a walk in the garden. 正:Having watered theflowers.he took a walk in thgarden. 析:分词的动作发生在谓语动词的动作之前,应用现在分词的完成式。