PETS二级考试语法复习精讲（76）
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It just remains for me to express our admiration.
Jules: Has everything been dealt with now?
Marcel: Yes, the casualties have all been taken to hospital, the electricity supply has been restored and traffic is now flowing normally.
Jules: What a difference from the chaos and confusion of two hours ago.
Marcel: Yes, for a time we thought we might have to call for reinforcements, but thank goodness in the end we didn't have to.
Jules: Well it just remains for me to express our admiration for the exemplary way in which you dealt with a difficult and dangerous situation.
Marcel: I was just doing my job and I'm very glad that there were no fatalities.
朱尔斯：现在一切都处理好了吗？
马塞尔：不错，伤者都送去医院，电力供应也恢复了。交通已经回复正常。
朱尔斯：这和两个钟头前混乱不堪的情况相比，完全不同了。
马塞尔：是啊，最初我们还以为可能需要增援，幸好后来发觉没有这个必要。
朱尔斯：你处理危机的方式，真值得他人借鉴。我要向你表示我们的敬意。
马塞尔： 我只是做好自己分内的工作。最值得高兴的是没有人死亡。
这一课有三个字可先谈谈：casualty、fatality、exemplary.Casualty可以指事故或战争中的伤者、死者、例如：The car crash resulted in eight casualties（那次车祸有八人死伤）。Fatality则专指事故或战争中的死者，例如：There were 174 fatalities in the plane crash（飞机坠毁，有一百七十四人死亡）。至于exemplary，可说是example的形容词，指'可作模范的'，例如：His behavior as a student is exemplary（他的行为可作为其它学生的模范）。此外，请留意两个时间词组：for a time、in the end.For a time常用来说一件事维持了一段时间，暗示其后有变，例如：For a time he hesitated, but then he made up his mind（他最初犹豫不决，但后来立定了主意）。For a time和for some time不同：for some time是说事情经过一段颇长的时间，例如：I've been feeling unwell for some time（我身体不舒服已有一段时间）。In the end则有'终于'的意思，表示经过某些情况之后，终于发生了一些事，等于at last或finally，例如：I worked hard, and in the end/at last/finally gained a first-class honors degree（我努力读书，终于取得一级荣誉学位）。In the end和at the end不同：at the end指事情的尽头，例如：He died at the end of the year（他年底去世）。这个at不可改为in，而in the end之后也不可接'of＋名词'.马塞尔初时以为要请求增援，后来发觉不必要，所以用了for a time、in the end两个词组。[NextPage] You're the tops .
Una: I'm so fed up with being stuck in the house all day.
Raquel: Well you can't expect to be up and about so soon after breaking your leg.
Una: I suppose not, but it is very frustrating. I can't wait to get the plaster off.
Raquel: I know, I know, but I've brought something to cheer you up.
Una: What is it? Don't keep me in suspense.
Raquel: It's a bottle of the very latest French perfume.
Una: Oh, how thoughtful of you. Raquel, you're the tops.
巫娜：整天呆在家里，快闷死我了。
拉克尔：你断了腿骨，不可能希望一下子就复原，可以四处走动。
巫娜：我也知道，但这真是让人心情恶劣。我恨不得马上把石膏去掉。
拉克尔：我知道，所以我带了些东西来，希望你心情能好一点。
巫娜：那是什么？别让我目直挂心乱猜啦。
拉克尔：是一瓶最新出的法国香水。
巫娜：啊，你真体贴。拉克尔，你真好。
巫娜称赞拉克尔：Oh, how thoughtful of you. You're the tops.The tops是俚语，指'最好的人、物'，tops必须用复数形式，the字则可略去，例如：
（1） In the field of plastic surgery, he is tops in the US（就整形外科方面，他是在美国首屈一指）。
（2） Catsup is tops with salmon（西红柿酱浇鲑鱼最好吃）。How thoughtful of you这一句值得留意。英文可用'形容词＋of'来说某人的性情，常见形容词有good、nice、polite、rude、clever、stupid、silly、foolish、kind等等，例如：It is very kind of you to offer him help（你真好心，向他伸出援手）。请比较以下两句：
（1） It was good of him to go.
（2） It was good for him to go.第一句是说 '他去了，他真好'，第二句则是说 '他去了，对他有好处'.Of、for两字的用法切勿混淆。巫娜说：I can't wait to get the plaster off.Can't wait或can hardly wait都有'急不及待'的意思，其后可用'to＋原形动词（infinitive）'表示急不及待想做的是什么，例如：
（1） After three years of separation, she couldn't wait to see her children（她和孩子分开了三年，非常渴望见到他们）。
（2） I can't wait for the summer vacation to come（我盼望暑假来临）。说事情can wait或can't wait，则有'不赶着做'、'必须赶快做'的意思，例如：This matter must be dealt with first. The others can wait（这件事必须先做，其它的不妨押后）。
