新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点第63课（3）

Lesson 63:She was not amused 她并不觉得好笑
Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. he had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadn't. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
句⼦讲解：
8、Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.
尽管杰⾥⽶有点扫兴，但他还是按照⼥⼉的要求做了。

真题测试测试语⾔点：but连接的并列句
I thought Jim would say something about his school report, but he it.
(2003年⾼考上海卷，第32题）
A. doesn't mention
B. hadn't mentioned
C. didn't mention
D. hasn't mentioned
答案：选C
分析：本句考查由but连接并列句，两个分句时态要⼀致；因此选C, ⼀般过去时与前边的though ⼀致。

翻译：我本以为吉姆可能会说⼀点关于他在学校的报告，但是他并没有提及。

9、On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.
在回家的路上，他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词。

10、To his surprise, she said she hadn't.
让杰⾥⽶没有想到的是，她回答说不喜欢。

11、Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
杰⾥⽶问她为何不喜欢，她说她不愿意看到那么多⼈嘲笑他。

语⾔点现在分词短语laughing at him作宾语补⾜语。