Lesson3Houses—oftenthreestoreyshigh—werebuiltofstone.(3.5)房子一般有三层楼高，用石块修建。弃绝平庸的句子：Houses,whichwereoftenthreestoreyshigh,werebuiltofstone.背诵漂亮的句子：Houses—oftenthreestoreyshigh—werebuiltofstone.本句亮点：当定语从句和主句存在系动词的明显重复时，可以视情况将定语从句写成插入语成分。改写的条件是：定语从句的关系词在从句中作主语。我们需要做的仅仅是把关系词和系动词一并省略，在在两端加上破折号，原句的”美容手术”就做好啦!超级模仿：1、数百年前被人们广泛接受的欧洲中心倾向，出现在了当时的世界史课本中。(×)TheEuropocentricorientation,whichwasacceptedcommonlyhundredsofyearsago,wasintheworldhistorytextbookofthetime.(√)TheEuropocentricorientation—acceptedcommonlyhundredsofyearsago—wasintheworldhistorytextbookofthetime.2、这部电影比我们想象要好看得多，很值得再看一遍。(×)Thefilm,whichwasfarmoreinterestingthanwehadimagined,wasworthseeingforasecondtime.(√)Thefilm—farmoreinterestingthanwehadimagined—wasworthseeingforasecondtime.3、作为这些岛民的主要食物的鱼，已经濒临绝迹了。(×)Thefish,whichwasthemainfoodoftheseislanders,wasonthevergeofextinction.(√)Thefish—themainfoodoftheseislanders—wasonthevergeofextinction.4、这个舞会是这个季节最大的盛会，它由当地一家有名的纺织品公司赞助。(×)Theball,whichwasthegreatestfeteoftheseason,wassponsoredbyafamouslocaltextilecompany.(√)Theball—thegreatestfeteoftheseason—wassponsoredbyafamouslocaltextilecompany.Thecitywasevenequippedwithadrainagesystem,foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets.(3.7)城里还敷设排水系统，因为在狭窄的街道底下发现了许许多多的陶土制作的排水管道。弃绝平庸的句子：Therewasadrainagesysteminthecity,fortherewereagreatmanyclaypipesbeneaththenarrowstreets.背诵漂亮的句子：Thecitywasevenequippedwithadrainagesystem,foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets.本句亮点：为了写出生动的句子来，我们应该避免简单乏味的therebe句型。放弃这种最基本的存现句型，换个角度，用主动语态或被动语态表达出相同的意思。超级模仿：1、有数百人聚集在露天看那部电影。(×)Therearehundredsofpeoplewatchingthefilmintheopen.(√)Hundredsofpeoplegatheredintheopentowatchthefilm.2、书架上有一排排的字典。(×)Therearevolumesofdictionariesontheshelf.(√)Volumesofthedictionarieslinetheshelf.3、海中央有一个孤岛。(×)Thereisalonelyislandinthemiddleofthesea.(√)Alonelyislandemergesfromthesea.4、我们中间有一个危险的间谍。(×)Thereisadangerousspyamongus.(√)Adangerousspyisplantedamongus.Despitehergreatage,shewasverygracefulindeed(3.16