1. The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted by a ship. (P18)
when 意思是“就在那時”,相當(dāng)于 and at that time, and then。常用于以下搭配中be about to do ... when ...; be on the point of doing ... when ... (就要干……就在這時……)或be doing ... when ... (正在干……就在這時……)。如:
I was about to go out when the telephone rang.
I was taking a walk when I came across him.
The climber was on / at the point of death when they found him.
【練習(xí)】 完成句子:
1) I ____________________ (我正在睡覺,就在這時) there was a loud knock on the door.
2) I ____________________ (我正要出去,這時) it began to rain.
2. I’m afraid I don’t quite follow you, sir. (P18)
quite為副詞,可修飾動詞、形容詞、副詞、分詞、名詞和介詞短語。此句中quite意思是“完全地,徹底地”,所修飾的形容詞含有絕對意味,用來加強(qiáng)語氣。這樣的形容詞常用的有right, wrong, true, false, possible, impossible, ready, full, empty certain, sure, dead, finished。如:
See that your watch is quite right.
We are quite sure that we’ll be able to finish it in a short time.
All the bottles are quite full.