46. In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career anddreaming of sitting on a Super Court bench Somewhere.
1985年的秋天，我是一個有著明亮眼睛的女孩，要去哈佛大學學習，目的是從事法律工作並夢想著坐在某處最高法院的法官席上。
【句式分析】本句是簡單句，heading off…, aiming at…和dreaming of…是並列的定語，sitting on …作介詞of的賓語。
【詞語點撥】1）head v.朝……行進；前進（後面常接介詞for或to/towards等）
Where are you heading for?
你要到哪兒去?
Our ship made head against the wind and waves.
我們的船頂著風浪前進。
2）aim v. 目的在於；瞄準；針對 n.目的；目標
Businesses will have to aim at long-term growth.
企業必須以長期增長為目標。
The new measures are aimed at protecting the environment.
新措施旨在保護環境。
I aim to be a policeman when I leave school.
我打算中學畢業以後當警察。
The aim of the festival is to increase awareness of Hindu culture and traditions.
該節慶日的目的在於增強人們對印度文化和傳統的認識。
【語法點撥】1）現在分詞作定語, 具體用法參見第35句。
2）doing作賓語，具體用法參見第31句。
47. Some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter doesn’t attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes, but instead concentrates on certain qualities of the object, using color, line and shape to represent them.
有些現代藝術是抽象的，也就是說，畫家並不打算把我們眼睛看到的東西如實地畫出來，而是集中展現物體的某些品質特徵，用色彩、線條和形狀把它們呈現出來。
【句式分析】本句是複合句, doesn’t attempt to和concentrates on是並列謂語，as在句中引導狀語從句，using color…作狀語。
【詞語點撥】concentrate vi. 專心於；集中
You should concentrate on the road when you’re driving.
開車時注意力應集中在路上。
When working, one shouldconcentrate and not allow oneself to be distracted.
工作時要集中精力，不要分心。
【語法點撥】現在分詞作狀語，具體用法參見第26句。
48. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, I’m not alone in my opinion.
根據我的經驗，慢跑是最被人高估的運動形式，從退出我們的慢跑大軍的人數判斷，不只是我有這種觀點。
【句式分析】本句是複合句，who引導限制性定語從句，修飾the people，Based on my experience和judging from作狀語，jogging作主語。
【詞語點撥】1）base v. 基於；把……建立在n. 基礎；基地
We must base ourselves on the interests of the people.
我們一定要從人民的利益出發。
Theory is based on practice and in turn serves practice.
理論的基礎是實踐,反過來理論又為實踐服務。
Knowledge is the important base of teacher's specialization.
知識是教師專業化的重要基礎和前提條件。
Shanghai is the most important industrial base of China.
上海是中國最重要的工業基地。
2）alone adj.單獨的，獨自的
I want to have a talk with him alone.
我要和他單獨談一談。
He doesn’t feel lonely when he is left alone.
在只剩下他一個的時候，他並不感到孤獨。
3）judging from/by從……判斷
Judging from his accent, he must be from Hunan.
從他的口音判斷, 他一定是湖南人.
Judging by the sound of his voice, the man couldn't be very young.
聽聲音, 那人已不太年輕。
【語法點撥】1）現在分詞作狀語，具體用法參見第26句。
2）過去分詞作狀語，具體用法參見第41句。
3）doing作主語，具體用法參見第29句。
49. She retired from diving after Atlanta and went to study economics at university. While there she decided to make a comeback and went on tocompete at the Sydney Olympic Games, where she won her fourth Olympic gold, again making Olympic history.
在亞特蘭大之後，伏明霞退役，到大學裡學習經濟。讀書期間，她決定復出參加悉尼奧運會，並且獲得了自己的第四枚奧運金牌，再次改寫了奧運會歷史。
【句式分析】While在句中引導省略的時間狀語從句，where引導非限制定語從句，修飾the Sydney Olympic Games，to make和to compete作賓語，making作結果狀語。
【詞語點撥】compete v.競爭；參加比賽
He at last got a chance to compete in the Olympics.
他終於獲得了參加奧運會比賽的機會。
These products are of high quality and able to compete internationally.
這些產品品質很好，在國際市場上有競爭能力。
【語法點撥】1）現在分詞作狀語，具體用法參見第26句。
2）不定式to do作賓語，具體用法參見第27句。
50. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a weekcompared with husbands’ 10 hours.
比如說，如果孩子數量超過三個，妻子們每週做家務的時間會增加到28個小時，而丈夫僅為10個小時。
【句式分析】本句是簡單句，clocking和compared with作狀語。
【詞語點撥】take on承擔；呈現； 具體用法參見第3句。
【語法點撥】1）現在分詞作狀語，具體用法參見第26句。
2) 過去分詞作狀語，具體用法參見第41句。
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