高中英語長難句分析

長難句一

One of the earliest epidemics on record happened about 500-550 AD when the Roman emperor at the time was attempting to rebuild the Roman Empire.

【句式翻譯】歷史上有記載的最早的傳染病之一發生在公元500-550年，當時的羅馬皇帝正在試圖重建羅馬帝國。

【句式分析】本句包含一個when引導的限制性定語從句，從句中運用了過去進行時。

【詞語點撥】attempt v./n.嘗試，試圖

William attempted to find the solution to the problem.

威廉試圖找到問題的解決辦法。

He was nearly drowned in the attempt to swim across.

他在試圖游到對岸去時差一點被淹死。

【語法點撥】過去進行時的構成：was/were doing，表示“過去某個時間正在進行的動作”。常用的時間狀語有this morning, the whole morning, from nine to ten last evening, when, while等。如：

What was he writing all day last Sunday?

上週日他一整天都在寫什麼?

My brother fell while he was riding his bicycle and hurt himself.

我哥哥騎自行車的時候從車上摔下來受傷了。