1. A homeowner can get hurt trying to use the wrong kind of extinguisher on an electrical fire.

　　2. Bolenciecwcz was staring at the floor, trying to think, his huge hands rubbing together, his face red.

　　3. Facing the Atlantic, it is on the northeastern coast of the United States, and most of the city is built on islands.

　　4. He sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his age.

　　5. Freed from TV, forced to find their activities, they might take a ride together to watch the sunset.

　　6. Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today, maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses.

　　7. He had never been to school or university but had studied privately and by the time he was twenty he was a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, France, and English.

　　8. The materials used – copper, stainless steel, concrete and glass- give the building a striking beauty.

　　9. After all, eighty was a special birthday, another decade lived or endured just as you chose to look at it.

　　10. But at least they would distinguish the organizations entitled to a continuing voice in the dialogue with the research community about the rights of animals in research from the organizations that deserve no say.

　　11. Registering for classes, becoming familiar with the buildings on campus, buying books, adding and dropping classes, and paying fees are confusing for everyone.

　　12. Spending all their time working to a rigid curriculum, the passing of examinations by their pupils gradually became the whole object of their working life.

　　13. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim.

　　14. They also bring together in one display a group of object drawn from various parts of the museum in an effort to represent the whole life-style of a region or a historical period.

　　15. The problem is how museums can continue to serve as storehouses for treasures while encouraging public to enjoy visiting them.

　　1.

　　A homeowner can get hurt trying to use the wrong kind of extinguisher on an electrical fire.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)

　　全句只有1個謂語動詞：can get。句子主干是：A homeowner can get hurt。trying to use the wrong kind of extinguisher on an electrical fire是一個現(xiàn)在分詞結(jié)構(gòu)，在句中作條件狀語，修飾謂語動詞. Try to do something是一個固定用法，表示“試圖，試著做某事” 。

　　翻譯

　　如果業(yè)主在電氣火災(zāi)中使用了錯誤的滅火器，可能會受傷。

　　2.

　　Bolenciecwcz was staring at the floor, trying to think, his huge hands rubbing together, his face red.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)

　　全句只有1個謂語動詞：was staring。trying to think是一個現(xiàn)在分詞短語作伴隨方式狀語，表示主語Bolenciecwcz在staring的同時還在trying to think。同時，后面的兩個獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)his huge hands rubbing together和his face red也是伴隨方式狀語。

　　翻譯

　　伯倫西維茨盯著地面，試圖思考，他搓著大大的雙手，臉色通紅。

　　3.

　　Facing the Atlantic, it is on the northeastern coast of the United States, and most of the city is built on islands.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)

　　全句有2個謂語動詞：is和is built。整個句子由兩個完整的單句組成。句首的現(xiàn)在分詞短語Facing the Atlantic在句子中作方式狀語。

　　翻譯

　　它面臨大西洋，坐落于美國的東北海岸線，其城市的大部分建設(shè)在島嶼上。

　　4.

　　He sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never moving, his dusty face masking his age.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)

　　全句只有1個謂語動詞：sat。句子主干是：He sat in front of them。dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit是過去分詞短語作伴隨狀語，而never moving是現(xiàn)在分詞短語作伴隨狀語，表示主語在sat時的伴隨狀態(tài)。同樣，獨立主格結(jié)構(gòu)his dusty face masking his age也是伴隨狀語。

　　翻譯

　　他坐在他們前面，穿這一身樸素的不合身的衣服，紋絲不動，滿面的風(fēng)塵遮住了他的實際年齡。

　　5.

　　Freed from TV, forced to find their activities, they might take a ride together to watch the sunset.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)

　　全句只有1個謂語動詞：might take。句子主干為：they might take a ride。Freed from TV和forced to find their activities是兩個過去分詞短語，在句中作條件狀語。

　　翻譯

　　如果不看電視又不得不另找些活動，他們可能會一起騎車去觀日落。

　　6

　　Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today, maintaining and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)

　　全句只有1個謂語動詞：are employed。句子主干為：Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed。其中，maintaining，renewing the old roofs 和thatching newer houses是三個并列的現(xiàn)在分詞短語作伴隨狀語。As well as 表示并列。

　　翻譯

　　目前有800名全職茅屋匠人在英格蘭和威爾士工作，進(jìn)行維修，翻新舊屋頂并且還蓋新的茅屋頂。

　　7

　　He had never been to school or university but had studied privately and by the time he was twenty he was a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, France, and English.

　　結(jié)構(gòu)

　　全句有4個謂語動詞：had been，had studied，was

　　和was。全句由三個并列的簡單句組成。he was twenty是一個由by the time引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句。其中句末的現(xiàn)在分詞短語speaking Swedish, Russian, German, France, and English 作伴隨狀語，對excellent linguist進(jìn)行解釋說明。

　　翻譯

　　他從來沒有上過中學(xué)或大學(xué)，但是他都是自學(xué)的。到20歲時，他已經(jīng)是一個很熟練的化學(xué)家，一個優(yōu)秀的語言學(xué)家，會說瑞典語，俄語，德語，法語和英語。