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# 69 · 并非谋杀！

### 第1段

I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 'Just one more thing, Mr. Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.' I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly. 'Mr. Eames,' he said, in a mournful voice, 'you have just killed that child!'

中文理解：这是我第三次考驾照。考官要求我在繁忙的车流中驾驶，我顺利完成了。 按指示开到城外后，我越来越有信心，认定自己已经过关，甚至开始享受考试了。 考官想必也很满意，因为他笑着说：“就剩一件事了，伊姆斯先生。假设一个孩子突然从你面前横穿马路。我一敲车窗，你必须在五英尺内把车停住。” 我继续往前开。过了一会儿，考官大声敲了车窗。声音听得清清楚楚，我却过了很久才反应过来。 我突然用力踩下刹车，两个人都被甩向前方。 考官一脸难过地看着我，语气沉重地说：“伊姆斯先生，你刚才已经把那个孩子撞死了！”

* **a driving licence**：驾驶执照；英式名词拼licence，美式通常用license。

* **heavy traffic**：拥堵的交通；车流很大；traffic不可数，用heavy形容车流量大。

* **acquire confidence**：逐渐获得信心；confidence通常不可数，不用a confidence。

* **pleased with**：对……满意；with引出满意的事物；pleased to do描述做某事的心情。

* **As soon as**：一……就……；连接紧接着发生的动作；谈将来时，时间从句通常用一般现在时。

* **in a mournful voice**：用悲伤的语气；voice前用in，形容说话时的声音状态。

#### I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time.

简单句，主谓结构，被动语态.

\[关键句型] 本课复习被动语态，考驾照，路考，是被测试，这里是过去进行时的被动语态，构成为 was/were being + 过去分词；was being tested 表示“当时正在接受测试”。被动的关键是 be + tested，being 同时体现进行结构，并不能单独当成一切被动语态的标识。

#### I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，前句为主谓宾结构，被动语态；后句为省略了主语的主谓宾结构，so 在这里作宾语，完成了这些，而不是作状语.

\[关键句型] 被动语态be asked，这里是过去完成时，所以是had been asked.

#### After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.

简单句，主谓宾结构，动词不定式作宾语. 本句的句首为after 介词短语作状语，只不过正好在这个状语之中，包含了一个被动语态的结构，我们予以细分.

#### Sure that I had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test.

主句 I was almost beginning to enjoy my test 使用过去进行时。句首 Sure that I had passed 是补充主语 I 心理状态的形容词短语，含有原因意味，可理解为“因为我确信自己已通过”。其中 that I had passed 是形容词 sure 的内容补语从句，并非 sure 这个动词的宾语；passed 在从句中为不及物用法，表示“通过考试”。若展开成 Because I was sure that…，可以与主句用逗号连接；若展开成独立陈述 I was sure that…，则要另加 so、使用分号或另起一句，不能只用逗号硬接。

#### The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 'Just one more thing, Mr. Eames.

并列句，for 为并列连词，前句为主谓结构，must have been done，表很有把握的推测；后句为主谓结构.

#### Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you.

复合句，主句为祈使句，谓宾 + 宾补，后面是that 引导的宾语从句，在语法上作动词suppose 的宾语，该从句为主谓宾结构.

#### As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.'

复合句，主句主谓结构，前面为时间状语从句，也是主谓结构.

#### I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly.

并列句，这里是and 连接前后两句，不是逗号，前句为主谓宾结构；你可以把后句看成and 的后面为一个时间状语，然后是主干的主谓结构.

#### Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react.

复合句，主句为主谓宾结构，it 为形式主语，动词不定式为真正主语，而though 为让步状语从句，主谓结构，用了被动语态，被听见.

#### I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，前句为主谓宾结构，后句为主谓结构.

#### The examiner looked at me sadly.

简单句，主谓宾结构.

#### 'Mr. Eames,' he said, in a mournful voice, 'you have just killed that child!'

简单句，主谓宾结构，现在完成时.

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《并非谋杀！》：第三次考驾照 → 越来越有信心 → 最后一项紧急制动 → 听见了，却反应慢 → 猛踩刹车 → 考官宣布结果。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把本课一个被动句改成有明确执行者的主动句，比较关注点有什么变化。

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