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THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS
真正的圣诞老人
Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children.
许多人(长大以后)还依然记得来自童年时代的圣诞老人的魔力。
As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.
为人父母之后,他们也想让自己的孩子尽可能长久地相信这份魔力的存在。
1. keep...alive 保持生机,使......持续作用
例1:我们必须让那个受伤的鹿活着。
As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.
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句意:为人父母之后,他们也想让自己的孩子尽可能长久地相信这份魔力的存在。
We must _____ the wounded deer ______.
keep
alive
The people try to ____ the
old traditions _____.
例2:人们试图把这古老的传统保存下去。
keep
alive
【拓展】辨析alive, live, living
这一组形容词都跟“活”有关。
e.g.
1. The big factories are trying to stay _____ by
cutting costs.
大型工厂正试图通过削减成本以维持生存。
2. A ___ band is always a good draw at a party.
现场演奏的乐队在聚会上总是很吸引人的。
alive 活着的,有活力的,常作表语,作定语时必须后置。
live 活的,有活力的,现场直播的。
living 活着的,作定语可前可后,可修饰人也可修饰物。
3.He was the greatest _____ novelist in England.
他是英国活着的最伟大的小说家。
alive
live
living
THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS
真正的圣诞老人
Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children.
许多人(长大以后)还依然记得来自童年时代的圣诞老人的魔力。
As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.
为人父母之后,他们也想让自己的孩子尽可能长久地相信这份魔力的存在。
2. as long as 长达......之久
例1:他们毕生都在关心着我。
As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.
1
句意:为人父母之后,他们也想让自己的孩子尽可能长久地相信这份魔力的存在。
They all continued their regard for me as long
as they lived.
For almost as long as Juanita could remember,
studying English seemed as easy as breathing and as natural.
例2:在胡安妮塔的记忆中,学英语对自己来说早就是如同呼吸一样简单而自然了.
That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.
有些人把圣诞节视为每年的特别时光,对于他们,《圣诞老人的来信》可能是一本再合适不过的书了。
The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature—J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings.
写这些信的人是英国文坛的一位巨匠——《指环王(魔戒)》的作者J. R. R. 托尔金。
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