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VOA慢速英语:Remembering Math Teacher Jaime Escalante

2010-12-30来源:和谐英语
1.The school was in danger of losing its official approval to operate.

in danger of处于…危险之中

例句:Pandas are in danger of extinction.
      大熊猫正面临灭绝的危险。

2.Mr. Escalante's students were mostly Mexican-Americans from a Spanish-speaking area of the city.

Spanish-speaking复合词

复合形容词通常在句中作定语用,少数也可以作表语。常见的有以下几种类型:

A. "形容词 + 形容词”例如:

 dark blue, 深蓝色, red hot 炽热的, light yellow浅黄色, bittersweet有苦有甜的。

B. “形容词 + 名词”例如:

large scale 大规模的, high class 高级的, old style旧式的,long distance长途的, lowtemperature低温的。

C.“形容词 + 名词 + ed“例如:

noble minded 高尚的, good tempered 脾气好的,old fashioned 过时的, kind hearted好心的, glass topped玻璃罩的。

D. ”形容词 + 现在分词”例如:

good looking 好看的, hard working努力工作的,easy going随和的, fine looking美观的,fine sounding好听的。

E. “形容词 + 过去分词”例如:

ready made 现成的, high born 出身高贵的, new born新生的

F. “名词 + 形容词”例如:

waterproof防水的, ice cold 冰冷的, duty free免税的, snow white 雪白的, paper thin薄如纸的

3.Mr. Escalante's students went on to become engineers, scientists and university professors.

go on继续做

例句:I don't mean to interrupt. Please go on.
      我并不想打断你, 请你继续说。

4.Both his parents were teachers.

both, either, neither, all, any, none

  这些词都可用作代词或形容词。其位置都在be 动词之后,行为动词之前或第一助动词之后。
 1) both (两者都),either(两者中任何一个), neither (两者都不)。以上词使用范围为两个人或物。
  Neither of the two boys is clever. 两个男孩都不聪明。
 
 2) both,either
  both与复数连用,either与单数连用。
  Both the boys are clever.  两个男孩都很聪明。
  Either of the two boys is clever. 两个男孩都很聪明。
  There are flowers on both sides of the street.
  (两岸)
  There are flowers on either side of the street.
  (岸的两边)
  路边长满了野花。
 3) all (所有的,全部的人或物),any (任何一个), none (都不)。 以上词使用范围为三者以上。
  All the flowers are gone. 所有的花都谢了。
  I don't like any of the flowers. 这些花我都不喜欢。
  I like none of the flowers. 这些花我都不喜欢。