英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀關(guān)鍵句：211. About six years ago I was eatin

211. About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table; I couldn't help overhearing parts of their conversation.

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大概六年前我在紐約市的一家餐廳正吃著飯，一位婦女和一個(gè)小男孩在鄰桌坐了下來(lái)，于是我無(wú)意中聽(tīng)到了他們的對(duì)話。

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本句包含兩個(gè)分句。前一個(gè)分句的主干是I was eating lunch，其前的About six years ago是介詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)，其后的when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table為狀語(yǔ)從句。后一個(gè)分句的主干是I couldn't help overhearing parts。

couldn't help doing是個(gè)固定表達(dá)，意為“禁不住做某事，情不自禁地做某事”。如：

She couldn't help smiling. 她禁不住笑了起來(lái)。

overhear意為“無(wú)意中聽(tīng)到，偷聽(tīng)到”。如：

I happened to overhear what he said. 我碰巧聽(tīng)到他說(shuō)的話。