新概念英语第二册：第93课课文详解及语法解析

新概念英语第二册：第93课课文详解及语法解析
课文详注 Further notes on the text
1.One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to… by the people of France. 世界上最的纪念碑之一的自由女神雕像是……由法国人民赠送给……的。

(1)one of 引导的短语(其后面名词要用复数)与 the Statue of…为同位语。

(2)the people 通常指某个国家的人民，指复数的“人们”时通常不用 the：
It was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi.
它由巴索尔地正式赠送给美国人民。

He never pays attention to what people say.
他从不在乎人们会说什么。

A lot of / Few people went to their wedding.
许多/没几个人参加(了)他们的婚礼。

2.The actual figure was made of copper…
这座雕像的主体是用铜制成的……
made of 指用某种材料制成，并且原材料的性质或形状没变，从成品可以看出其原材料。

(cf.第10课词汇学习)
3.it was taken to pieces，它被拆成若干小块。

take…to pieces 为固定短语，表示“把……拆开/拆散”：
When the machine broke down again, some mechanics took it to pieces.
当那台机器再次出毛病时，一些新概念师便把它拆开了。

This machine is too large to be transported in whole. It has to be taken to pieces first.
这台机器太大了，无法整个地运送，得把它先拆开。

4.the statue had been put together again，这座雕像被重新组装起来。

put… together 为固定短语(是take…to pieces的反义词)，表示“把……装配/组合起来”：They managed to put the machine together.
他们设法把那台机器组装了起来。

I can't put the broken vase together.
我无法把那打碎的花瓶重新拼起来。

5.to make their homes in America，在美国安家落户。

make one's home 表示“定居”、
“居住”：
Ian (has) left England and made his home in China.
伊恩已离开英国，并在中国安了家。