现代大学英语第二版第一册课件unit10 text appreciation.ppt

Lesson 7 - Mandelas Garden Sentence Paraphrase 7 At the time, some of my comrades joked that I was a miner at heart, for I spent my days in a wasteland and my free time digging in the courtyard. (4) At that time, some of my comrades said jokingly that I was really a miner since I spent my days in a land which had been deserted for a long time and my spare time digging in the courtyard. Here “for” is a conjunction used to introduce adverbial clause of reason, the comma before “for” can not be deleted. go to 8 B T L E W Lesson 7 - Mandelas Garden Sentence Paraphrase 8 The authorities did not regret giving permission, for once the garden began to flourish, I often provided the warders with some of my best tomatoes and onions. (5) The person in charge didn’t feel regretful that they had allowed me to have a garden because as soon as the garden began to grow well, I often gave the warders some of my best tomatoes and onions. go to 9 B T L E W Lesson 7 - Mandelas Garden Sentence Paraphrase 9 While I have always enjoyed gardening, it was not until I was behind bars that I was able to tend my own gardens. (6) to look after in prison go to 10 It’s a conjunction used to introduce adverbial clause of concession, which is put before the main clause B T L E W Lesson 7 - Mandelas Garden Sentence Paraphrase 10 Once I was in Johannesburg studying and then working, I had neither the time nor the space to start a garden. (6) used to introduce adverbial clause of time go to 11 “neither..nor”is used when two facts, states or actions, etc. are mentioned and both are not true or not possible. Here they are two present participle phrases used as adverbial to describe something which is happening right at the same time. B T L E W Lesson 7 - Mandelas Garden Sentence Paraphrase 11 I did not have many of the materials that the books discussed, but I learned through trial and error. (7) by testing different methods in order to find the best one go to 12 It is a r