When Sarah was a teenager, she argued about everything her family said. But five years ago, when she was studying abroad in Britain, she heard a song full of rich feelings on the radio.
当萨拉(Sarah)十几岁时,她对家人所说的每一件事经常争吵。但是在五年前,她正在海外英国留学时,她听见了广播播出的一首充满丰富感情的回家之歌。
It reminds Sarah of going back to meet her family and friends in America. She began to realize how much, in fact, she missed them all. Since then, she has become a fan of American country music.
这让萨拉(Sarah)想起回去见在美国的家人和朋友。她开始意识到,事实上她是多么想念他们所有的人。从那时起,她成了美国乡村音乐的狂热爱好者(粉丝fans)。
Country music is a kind of traditional music in the south of the United States. Nashville is the birthplace of country music. Now many songs about modern American life, such as important money and success, belong to country music.
乡村音乐是美国的南部地区的一种传统音乐。纳什维尔(美国田纳西州府)是乡村音乐的发源地。现在很多描述美国现代生活的歌曲,比如重要的金钱与成功,都是属于乡村音乐。
Country music not only reminds people of "the good old days": people treat each other well and trust each other. It also reminds us that freedom is the most important thing in life: hearty laughter, sincere friends, harmonious family, beautiful natural scenery and simple rural scenery.
乡村音乐不仅让人们想起“过去美好的时光”:人们善待彼此,互相信任。还提醒我们,生活中最重要的是自由:爽朗的欢笑,真诚的朋友,和睦的家庭,美不胜收的自然风光和淳朴乡村景色。
这部分内容主要考察的是从句的知识点:
从属子句,是复句中具有分属地位的分句,它是一种绝大部分语言都有的语法结构。在现代汉语的语法中,“从句”不作为专业术语被使用。
在现代英语的语法中,从句指复合句中不能独立成句,但具有主语部分和谓语部分,由that、who、whom、when、why、where、how、whether、which等引导词(Connective)引导的非主句部分。现在中国教育的“从句”二字常指现代英语的从句结构,故以下只列出现代英语的从句。