新概念英語第三冊(cè)逐句精講語言點(diǎn) 第31課 可愛的怪人 (7)

　　On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.

　　19. On another occasion, he invited a number of important critics to see his private collection of modern paintings.

　　還有一次，他邀請(qǐng)一些著名評(píng)論家來參觀他私人收藏的現(xiàn)代畫。

　　語言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:invite sb.to do sth.的意思是“邀請(qǐng)某人做某事”。注意本句中的see不作“看”來理解，而應(yīng)因素為“參觀，觀摩”。

　　20. This exhibition received a great deal of attention in the press, for though the pictures were supposed to be the work of famous artists, they had in fact been painted by Dickie.

　　這次展覽引起報(bào)界廣泛注意，因?yàn)檫@些畫名義上是名家的作品，事實(shí)上是迪基自己畫的。

　　語言點(diǎn)1:for引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，這個(gè)從句里面又含有一個(gè)though引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句。In fact是狀語，起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用。

　　語言點(diǎn)2:be supposed to的意思是“被當(dāng)作”(但實(shí)際上不是)。

　　21. It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.

　　他花了4年時(shí)間策劃這出精心設(shè)計(jì)的鬧劇，只是想證明評(píng)論家們有時(shí)并不解他們所談?wù)摰氖虑椤?/p>

　　語言點(diǎn):elaborate joke的意思是“精心設(shè)計(jì)的鬧劇”。相關(guān)短語總結(jié):

　　elaborate account 詳盡的記述

　　elaborate description 詳盡的描述