第三节 形容词用作补语

1. He was born rich/ lucky. 他天生富贵/幸运。

“rich”和“lucky”用作补语。与下面两个句型对比学习：

（1）He was a born poet. 他天生是一个诗人。

（2）I was born an American; I live an Amercian; I shall die an American.(Daniel Webster)

我生来是个美国人，我活着是个美国人，我死时也还是个美国人。

后面讲到动词时，还会对这种结构进行讲解。

2. What are they doing wrong? 他们做错了什么？

3. Eat it fresh. 趁新鲜时吃。

4.We believe that all men are created equal because they are created in the image of

god.

我们相信，人人生而平等，因为人都是按照上帝的形象创造出来的。

5. The letter was addressed wrong. 这封信地址写错了。

6.That Hassan would grow up illiterate like Ali and most Hazaras had been decided

the minute he had been born, perhaps even the moment he had been conceived in Sanaubar's unwelcoming womb--after all, what use did a servant have for the written word?

哈桑长大后，会跟阿里和多数哈扎拉人一样，自出生之日起，甚至自莎娜芭

不情不愿地怀上他那天起，就注定要成为文盲--毕竟，仆人要读书识字干吗呢?

我们在阅读时，应多关注这样的结构，然后在英语写作中或练习口语时，才会

想到使用这样的结构。

词 汇 积 累

1. basis n 基础

But this happens on a universal basis. 但这需要建立在达成共识的基础上。

2. bastion n 棱堡（防御工事）

bastion of freedom. 自由堡垒。

3. batch n（人或物之）一批

a new batch of austerity measures. 新一批严厉措施。

4. battle n 战争

battle of the sexes. 性别战争。

5. beat n 拍子

In consequence, even the most attentive and experienced foreign listener will often

find himself at least half a beat behind in almost any conversation.

结果，甚至那些注意力最专注的，经验最丰富的外国听众经常会发现他们几乎在

任何会话中都至少慢半拍。