如:
This plant is not at all demanding with regard to water, soil and climate.(这种植物对水土气候一点不苛求。)
7. “A little man,” we impress on our male children, never cries动词impress用法如下:
① impress sb. with sth.(给某人留下…印象)
I hope I can impress my new boss with my diligence.(
我希望我的勤勉能给新老板留下印象。)
② impress sth on sb.(给某人留下…印象;使某人理解…的重要)
She impressed on the Government the serious effect of high unemployment.
(她使政府意识到高失业率的严重影响。)
课文中的这个句子的意思是we impress “A little man never cries” on the mind of our male children.(我们让男孩铭记“小男子汉决不哭泣。”)
8. And so we condition males in America not to cry whenever they feel like doing so.
本句中的第一个so用作副词,意思是“因此,所以”如:
1) She is the only person I know in the city,so I went to her for help
(在这座城市里,她是我唯一的熟人,所以我将去求她帮忙。)
2) He speaks very little Chinese, so I talked to him in English.(他不太会讲中文,所以我用英文跟他交谈。)
句中的第二个用作代词,代替前文的词语或意思,本句中代指cry(哭)。
1) If you say so, I'll have to believe it.(如果你这样说,我只有相信了。)
2) Is it raining?(在下雨吗?)
I'm afraid so.(恐怕是的。)
condition在本句中用作动词,意思是“(训练,使适应)”,如:
1) They conditioned her not to flare up over trifles.(他们使她养成不为小事发脾气的习惯。)
2) They are conditioning the horse for a race.(他们在训练那匹马以参加比赛。)
feel的后面必须接名词或动名词。如:
1) I feel like singing.(我想唱歌。)
He feels like having a talk with her.(他想与她谈一谈。)