2015年11月30日 每天半小时学英语

中文素材:

从阿富汗战争到欧盟财政危机（EU financial crises），一年一度、为期两周的联合国气候变化会议（UN Climate Change Conference）总是因为其他地方的问题而蒙上阴影。但自今日起在巴黎举行的会议，属首次在一个刚刚进入紧急状态的城市举办。

英文原文:From Financial Times of London

The two-week UN Climate Change Conference held each year have a habit of being overshadowed by troubles elsewhere, from Afghan wars to EU financial crises. But the meeting that starts from today in Paris is the first in a city that has just thrown itself into a state of emergency.

中英转化:

1） 从阿富汗战争到欧盟财政危机：[from Afghan wars to EU financial crises]–后置定语，修饰troubles。
2） 一年一度、为期两周的联合国气候变化会议总是因为其他地方的问题而蒙上阴影：The two-week（前置，为期两周） [UN Climate Change Conferences] held each year（后置，每年一度） have a habit of（有一个习惯=总是） being overshadowed by（被…蒙上阴影） troubles elsewhere
3） 但自今日起在巴黎举行的会议，属首次在一个刚刚进入紧急状态的城市举办：But the meeting [that starts from today in Paris] is [the first] [in a city (that has just thrown itself into（把自己扔到…=刚刚进入） a state of emergency)].

重要语法点

1） 插入语形式的后置定语：插入语可前、中、后；形式多样，可句子、从句、其他成分；have a habit of being overshadowed by troubles elsewhere, [from Afghan wars to EU financial crises–修饰前面的troubles].
2） 前置和后置的定语：前置的简单，后置的复杂；The [前置two-week] UN Climate Change Conferences [后置held each year]；/…have a habit [后置of being overshadowed by troubles elsewhere]; /the meeting [后置定语that starts from today in Paris] is the first [in a city that has just thrown itself…]

好词好句整理:

1） have a habit of…：有一个…的习惯、总是；例句：He has a habit of smoking a cigarette after a meal.
2） be overshadowed by：被…蒙上阴影；例句：This year’s celebration is overshadowed by the occurrence of terrorist attack a couple of days ago.
3） throw…into…：把…投入…（一种状态）；例句：I have to throw myself into study. Otherwise, I will fail in the final exam.