初级美语 L085：Blood Types 解析

一、Reading

Some people believe that one's personality is related to one's blood type. There are three main blood types: A, B and O. Type A people are introverts whereas type O people are extroverts. Type B people are a mixture
of both A and O. They are more relaxed and don't get bothered easily. When it comes to choosing a spouse, remember some of these facts.

二、解析

■ Some people believe that one's personality is related to one's blood type.

= Some people believe one's personality is related to one's blood type.

• 主：Some people
• 谓：believe
• 宾：that one's personality is related to one's blood type. (名词性从句)
  • 引导词：that
  • 主：one's personality
  • 谓：is related to
  • 宾：one's blood type.

related：adj.有关联的
be related to: 与...有关；

■ There are three main blood types: A, B and O.

• 表：There
• 系：are
• 主：three main blood types:
• 同：A, B and O.

■ Type A people are introverts whereas type O people are extroverts.

• 主：Type A people
• 系：are
• 表：introverts
• 连词：whereas，“而”，做对比使用。
• 主：type O people
• 系：are
• 表：extroverts.

■ Type B people are a mixture of both A and O.

= Type B people are in between.

• 主：Type B people
• 系：are
• 表：a mixture
• 后定：of both A and O. (修饰 mixture)

both: 强调用法，可以不用。

■ They are more relaxed and don't get bothered easily.

They are more relaxed and（they）don't get bothered easily.

• 主：They
• 系：are
• 表：more relaxed（比较级）
• 连词：and
• 系：don't get
• 表：bothered
• 状:easily.

relaxed：a.感到轻松自在的。注：过去分词当形容词用。

■ When it comes to choosing a spouse, remember some of these facts.

• 时状从：When it comes to choosing a spouse
  • 引导词：When
  • 主：it
  • 谓：comes to
  • 宾：choosing a spouse
• 主句（祈使句表命令）：remember some of these facts.

  原句：You should remember some of these facts.

  • 谓：remember
  • 宾：some
  • 定：of these facts.

come to："谈到, 涉及到"，后接名词、数词、代词或不接任何词。
when it comes to + 动名词：一说到...

三、语法

本课主要讲名词性从句的形成及用法，详情见课本。