初级美语 L053：Country LIfe 解析

一、Reading

My parents prefer to live in the country. The streets there are cleaner. The air is fresher and the people are nicer and friendlier. Besides, it is busier and noisier in the city. But above all, it is safer to live in the country. My parents believe in the saying, "Safety first."

二、解析

■ My parents prefer to live in the country.

  • 主：My parents
  • 谓：prefer
  • 宾（不定式）：to live in the country.
    • 虚词：to
    • 动：live in
    • 宾：the country.

prefer to + 动词原型：比较喜欢...;宁愿...
e.g.：I prefer to listen to music.（我比较喜欢音乐）

prefer to + 动词原形 + rather than + 动词原形：喜欢...胜于...
e.g.：I prefer to listen to music rather than watch TV.（我喜欢听音乐胜于看电视。）

prefer + 名词 + to + 名词：喜欢...胜于...
此处的 to 是介词，有“针对”的意味，“prefer A to B”表示“就 A 和 B 而言，比较喜欢 A”.
e.g.：I prefer music to movies.（我喜欢音乐胜于电影。）

■ The streets there are cleaner.

  • 主：The streets
  • 状：there
  • 系：are
  • 表：cleaner.

■ The air is fresher and the people are nicer and friendlier.

  • 主：The air
  • 系：is
  • 表：fresher
  • 并列连词：and
  • 主：the people
  • 系：are
  • 表：nicer and friendlier.

■ Besides, it is busier and noisier in the city.

  • 状：Besides
  • 主：it（代替 live:生活）
  • 系：is
  • 表：busier and noisier
  • 地状：in the city.

it：此处的 it 是代词，泛指某地的环境。使用这个 it 时，句尾一定有一个表示场所的介词短语。

■ But above all, it is safer to live in the country.

  • 状：But above all
  • 形主：it（代替 to live in the country.）
  • 系：is
  • 表：safer
  • 主：to live in the country.

above all：最重要的是，介词短语作副词用，置于句首，之后置逗号修饰全句。= most important of

■ My parents believe in the saying, "Safety first."

  • 主：My parents
  • 谓：believe in
  • 宾：the saying
  • 同位语："Safety first."

believe + 宾语（人）：作及物动词时，后接“人”作宾语。表示相信某人/某人的话。
believe in + 宾语：坚信某格言/信仰某宗教/相信某种神的存在（强调信仰或信念）