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# 拓展 · 最后且最长之旅

### 第1段

Even ships grow old and have to be destroyed. The last journey of a ship, which people have worked in and grown to love, is always a sad occasion. The F.S. 949 had not been a great liner, or even a remarkable merchant ship. She was a U-boat and had sunk more ships during the war than any other submarine. In one famous battle, she had sunk six ships in twenty-four hours. Alone, she had gone out to meet a convoy of merchant ships. Though these ships were protected by destroyers, the F.S.949 had sunk four of them before she was located. During the long battle that followed, two of the destroyers were sunk and the little submarine was only slightly damaged. Now, under a cold, grey sky, people were watching silently as she came into the harbour. She would soon make her last journey out to sea before resting for ever in the depths she knew so well.

中文理解：船也会老，最后不得不被拆毁。人们曾在船上工作，对它有了感情，所以看着它走完最后一程，总会感到难过。 F.S.949号不是豪华客轮，甚至不是一艘出色的商船。它是一艘潜艇，战时击沉的船比其他任何潜艇都多。在一场著名的战斗中，它曾在二十四小时内击沉六艘船。 它曾独自出海迎击一支商船队。虽然有驱逐舰护航，它还是在被发现前击沉了四艘商船。随后漫长的战斗中，又有两艘驱逐舰被击沉，而这艘小潜艇自己只受了轻伤。 如今，寒冷灰暗的天空下，人们默默望着它驶入港口。很快，它就会最后一次驶向大海，永远安息在自己熟悉的深处。

* **grow old**：变老；grow作系动词表逐渐变化，适用人或拟人化事物。

* **a sad occasion**：令人伤感的时刻或场合；occasion 指某个时刻或场合，sad 说明它带来的感受。

* **only slightly damaged**：仅轻微受损；only限制程度，不能复述成严重损毁。

* **came into the harbour**：驶入港口；船只作主语，into强调进入，不只是在港内。

* **out to sea**：向外海；到海上；表示朝海上、外海移动；要连同 drift、sail 等动作理解。

* **for ever**：永远；英式常见分写for ever，和时间长度ever since不同。

#### Even ships grow old and have to be destroyed.

并列句，and 连接的两句是并列关系，句首的even 作让步状语有些迷惑性，这里

1选自《新概念英语2》，北京：外语教学与研究出版社2019.7. 第229页.

并不是从句. 前句主系表结构，说哪怕是船只也会变得老旧，后一句则是省略了主语的主谓结构，这里是被动语态，不得不面临销毁的命运了.

#### The last journey of a ship, which people have worked in and grown to love, is always a sad occasion.

复合句，主句是主系表结构，这中间穿插了一个which 引导的非限制性定语从句，是并列结构，都是主谓宾结构. is 在这里体现出一般现在时.

#### The F.S. 949 had not been a great liner, or even a remarkable merchant ship.

并列句，两句均为主系表结构，or 连接了两个表语，可以理解为后面这句省略了主系部分.

#### She was a U-boat and had sunk more ships during the war than any other submarine.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，前句为主系表结构，后句为省略了主语的主谓宾结构，这里谓语动词是sink，to damage a boat or ship so that it goes below the surface of the sea, etc. 使下沉；使沉没. 本句she 指代潜艇为拟人化表达，以表亲切.

#### In one famous battle, she had sunk six ships in twenty-four hours.

简单句，主谓宾结构，再次使用sink 表达击沉船只.

#### Alone, she had gone out to meet a convoy of merchant ships.

简单句，主谓结构，后面动词不定式短语作目的状语.

#### Though these ships were protected by destroyers, the F.S.949 had sunk four of them before she was located.

复合句，本句主句为主谓宾结构，前后各一个状语从句，前句是though 引导的让步状语从句，主谓结构，用了被动语态，被保护；后句为before 引导的时间状语从句，也是被动语态，被定位，在翻译时按照中文表达习惯，写为位置暴露.

#### During the long battle that followed, two of the destroyers were sunk and the little submarine was only slightly damaged.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，前句句首的状语中，有一个定语从句，主谓结构，前句本身也是主谓结构；后句为主谓结构，一般过去时的被动语态，被损伤了.

#### Now, under a cold, grey sky, people were watching silently as she came into the harbour.

复合句，主句主谓结构，后面是as 引导的时间状语从句，主谓结构，这里谓语我们只划分come，而into the harbour 整个介词短语作为地点状语，因为come into 作动词词组的话，是继承、充当…角色之意，在这里不符合句意.

#### She would soon make her last journey out to sea before resting for ever in the depths she knew so well.

简单句，本句主干结构为主谓宾简单句，后面的时间状语其实也可以视为一个从句，before she rests…即可，这个时间状语里面有一个定语从句，我们予以划分，主谓结构. 主句使用了将来时态，即将开始最后的旅程.

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《最后且最长之旅》：舰船也会老去 → 回顾潜艇的战绩 → 独自对阵护航船队 → 迎来最后的航程。再借一个结构讲自己的事：选出文中的两个动作，哪个先发生？再用自己的经历写一对。

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