下面一句摘自2014高考英语全国卷1的语法填空题:
While there are amazing stories of instant transformation, for most of the changes are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river.
请问老师:
1 连词while在句子中表示“虽然,尽管”的意思吗?
2 后面的for这里完全看不懂,是不是要删掉啊?
3 like cleaning up a polluted river是做定语修饰work吗?
While there are amazing stories of instant transformation, for most of us the changes are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river.
1 连词while在句子中表示“虽然,尽管”的意思吗?
答:是的。while在句子中是连词,表示“虽然,尽管”,引导让步状语从句。
2 后面的for这里完全看不懂,是不是要删掉啊?
答:不是多余的,但你的句子漏了一个 us,即应该是 for most of us。这个 for 表示“对于……来说”,for most of us 意思是“对我们大多数人来说”。 for most of us 后面的the changes are gradual and require a lot of effort and work 是主句。
3 like cleaning up a polluted river是做定语修饰work吗?
答:like cleaning up a polluted river 不是做定语修饰work。这里的 like 是介词,意思是“像……一样”,作状语(作比喻)。
句意:虽然有很多瞬间转变的奇妙故事,但对于我们大多数人来说,改变是一个逐渐的过程,就像清洁一条污染的河流一样,需要付出很多努力,做很多工作。