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知识梳理
爷爷的话
1天, 爷爷正在给艾米讲过去的生活。
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Working in the field every day is hard work.
每天在地里干活是辛苦的工作。
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句中的主语“Working”是动词work的动名词形式。动词作主语时,应用其动名词形式,谓语动词用单数形式。例如:
Doing exercise every day is a good habit. 每天做运动是个好习惯。
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铁棒磨成针
Li Bai was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. It is said that in his childhood, he was very fond of playing and afraid of difficulties, and made slow progress in his studies.
One day, on his way home after school, he walked by a creek and saw an old woman grinding a very, very thick iron rod.
Being curious, he went to the old woman and asked, “Old grandma, why are you grinding this iron rod?”
The old woman replied, “To make a needle.”
At this moment, Li Bai felt more curious and asked again, “How can you grind such a thick iron rod into a needle?”
“Yes, I can. I certainly can,” the old woman said. “If one works with constant effort, one can grind an iron rod into a needle.”
Hearing the old woman’s words, Li Bai was enli