note to the Pawags pAra 3: When at a party, I met a young man who had recently become a doctor who had recently become a doctoris in past perfect tense which shows the act meeting a young man happened after the act becoming a doctor. For example, I had finished my homework before my mother got home (我在妈妈到家前就做完了家庭作业。) When at a party is an elliptical clause with its S-V(I was) omitted
Notes to the Passage ◼ 4)Para 3: When at a party, I met a young man who had recently become a doctor. ◼ who had recently become a doctor is in past perfect tense, which shows the act meeting a young man happened after the act becoming a doctor. For example,I had finished my homework before my mother got home. ◼ (我在妈妈到家前就做完了家庭作业。) ◼ When at a party is an elliptical clause with its S-V (I was) omitted
note to the Pawags 5)Para3∷… as a doctor, he should call his patients, no matter what their age, by their first names No matter what their age is an adverbial clause of concession where 1s 1s omitted
Notes to the Passage ◼ 5)Para 3:...as a doctor, he should call his patients, no matter what their age, by their first names… ◼ No matter what their age is an adverbial clause of concession, where “is” is omitted
note to the Pawags pAra 5: That must be especially irritating-to have strangers call you patricia That is a pronoun referring toto have strangers call you patricia Another example: That must be ver annoying-to be pushed by the crowd (在人群中被推来推去实在令人生气。)
Notes to the Passage ◼ 6)Para 5:That must be especially irritating-to have strangers call you Patricia. ◼ That is a pronoun, referring to to have strangers call you Patricia. ◼ Another example: That must be very annoying-to be pushed by the crowd. ◼ (在人群中被推来推去实在令人生气。)
Word U/age 1) address:v. speak to, using a title称呼 Address sb.as..把某人称呼为 E.g. i heard him addressing her as darlin ■我听见他称她为亲爱的
Word Usage ◼ 1) address: v.speak to,using a title 称呼 ◼ Address sb. as… 把某人称呼为… ◼ E.g. I heard him addressing her as darling. ◼ 我听见他称她为亲爱的
Word Urage a 2)first-name: v. call people by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title直呼其名 e.g. most old ladies feel annoyed at being first-named by youngsters ■大多数老太太对年轻人对她们直呼其名 而感到生气
Word Usage ◼ 2)first-name: v. call people by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title直呼其名 ◼ e.g. Most old ladies feel annoyed at being first-named by youngsters. ◼ 大多数老太太对年轻人对她们直呼其名 而感到生气