NCE 3.23 One man’s meat is another man’s poison 各有所爱-句子成分分析
- People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.
When引导时间状语从句, 在从句中what引导的名词从句作decide的宾语 - If you lived in Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.
If 引导条件状语从句。octopus:章鱼,delicacy:美食 - The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.
That 引导名词从句作主句的表语。 - Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.
过去分词Cookie in wine 可以看作定语从句的简化, 原句为:
Snails which are cooked in wine are a great luxury in various parts of the world
in various parts of the worlds 介词短语作状语 - There are countless people who , ever since their early years , have learned to associate snails with food.
Who 引导的定语从句修饰先行词people, ever since their early years作时间状语 - My friend, Robert, lives in a country where snails are despited.
Robert 作my friend 的同位语,where引导的定语从句修饰先行词country. - As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own.
As引导原因状语从句 - The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants.
这个句子由两个对等的句子用but连接,第一个句子结构较简单。 在第二个句子中, after a heavy shower作时间状语,when引导时间状语从句,现在分词taking a stroll on some of my prize plants 作形容词修饰snails. - I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddently said that I must stay to dinner.
When引导时间状语从句,that引导名词从句作said的宾语。
words
octopus : 章鱼
delicacy : 美食
repulsive: adj, 令人反感的,令人生厌的