发布时间： 2016年05月17日
课文详注 Further notes on the text
1．go on strike
罢工
on strike表示“在罢工”：
The workers are on strike.
工人们在罢工。
It is not clear yet when the teachers on strike will return to their classrooms.
目前还不清楚罢课的教师何时会回到教室去。
Must we go on strike?
我们必须罢工吗？
2．The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
罢工定于星期二开始。
due表示“预定的”、“约定的”，后面可以跟带to的不定式，也可以不跟。它后面通常有确定的时间状语：
The plane is due (to arrive) in London at 9 o'clock.
飞机预定9点抵达伦敦。
The performance is due to begin at 7 o'clock in the evening.
演出定于晚上7点开始。
due to后面若是名词，则它表示“由于”、“因为”（通常用于系动词be之后）：
Our delay was due to the heavy traffic.
我们被耽搁了是因为交通拥挤。
3．…the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
……此次罢工将一直持续到就工资和工作条件问题达成全面的时候为止。
在until引导的时间状语从句中，主语agreement的定语about pay and working conditions被谓语隔开了。因为谓语很短，如果定语紧跟agreement，则句子读起来会头重脚轻。这种修饰语与被修饰语隔开的情况通常在不会引起误解时使用。如He looked at the girl with large blue eyes这句话就容易引起误解，with large blue eyes既可修饰he也可修饰the girl。
4．to some extent
在某种程度上
也可以用to a certain extent：
The weather has helped me to some/a certain extent.
天气在某种程度上帮了我的忙。
5．press
新闻界，报界；记者们（集合名词，后面动词用单数或复数均可）
Ian is a member of the press.
伊恩是位新闻界人士。
The press is/are waiting to see the president．
记者们在等着见总统。
6．Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!
只有一两个人提出反对意见，说学生们会把车开得太快！
object作动词时后面可以跟从句，表示“提出异议”、“反对”；它后面也可以跟介词to 名词/动名词，表示“反对”、“不喜欢”、“不赞成：
They objected that the book was too difficult for them.
他们提出异议，说这本书对他们来说太难了。
A lot of people object to smoking in public places.
许多人不赞成在公共场所吸烟。
Do you object to my sitting beside you?
你反对我坐在你旁边吗？
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