1. One afternoon while she was preparing（从one afternoon 可以判断出是过去时；从连词while可以判断出是进行时态，所以为过去进行时）dinner in her kitchen，Anne Peters，a 32-year-old（有连字符时不能加复数）housewife，suddenly had severe pains in her chest accompanied（过去分词做后置定语，表被动，是伴随的意思）by shortness of breath.
2. Frightened（由于此处表示主语Anne自己的情感，所以使用frighten的过去分词frightened） by the thought that she was having a heart attack， Anne screamed for help.
3. Uneasy（心神不安的，不舒服的）-easy
4. They often become easily frightened or feel uneasy in situations where（定语从句中缺少地点状语） people normally would not be afraid.
5. Many claim that psychological stress could be a logical cause， but as yet， no evidence has been found（完成时的被动语态） to support this theory.
6. It is reported that+从句 据报道；it is generally agreed that+从句 大家认为
7. Danger （n.危险）-endanger（v.使危险）
Text B Sleepwalking——Fact or Fancy？
搭配：
1. Commit murder 谋杀
2. Search for sth. 寻找
3. Wake（过去是为woke）up 醒来/唤醒
4. Have the habit of doing sth. 有做某事的习惯
5. Border on 近似于；称得上
6. Have inhibitions against 抑制
7. In general 通常说来
8. Be exaggerated in 在什么方面很夸张
9. More or less 多多少少/几乎
10. Become alarmed about 小心，留意
语言点：
1. Endless 无穷无尽的
2. Persons have been said/reported/known to do sth. 据说人们曾经做过…
3. Lost boy 迷路的小男孩
4. Sleepwalking（动名词作主语） is a scientific reality.
5. What（主语从句中缺少主语指事用waht） is certain about sleepwalking is that it is a symptom of emotional disturbance.
6. Doctors say that sleepwalking is much more（common的比较级是more common，much放在比较级前用来强调） common than is generally supposed.医生说梦游要比原来人们认为的更为普通。
发表于 2007-5-28 08:45:00