英语书面表达小篇作文（英语阅读文章Tablemanners）

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今天这篇文章的题目是Table manners，作者介绍了Thomas 一家吃饭时的经历，一起来看看吧。

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下面来一段一段讲解。

1.Thomas burped loudly at the table. Father chuckled. Grandma shook her head disapprovingly.

托马斯在桌边大声打嗝。父亲低声笑了，奶奶不以为然地摇了摇头。

burp打嗝

burp loudly 大声打嗝

chuckle轻声笑，低声笑

shake one's head 摇头

2."Thomas," his mother growled, eying her husband grumpily as well. She'd quite had enough of this behavior, and decided to finally fix it.

“托马斯，”母亲咆哮着，也不高兴地看着她的丈夫。她已经受够了这种行为，并决定最终解决它。

第一句是伴随状语从句。它的主句是"Thomas," his mother growled.后面的eying her husband grumpily as well是由v-ing形式（eying）引导的伴随状语从句。

第二句是由and连接的并列句，and前面是一个完整的句子She'd quite had enough of this behavior,

and后面是一个省略了主语she的句子。

growl咆哮

grumpily脾气粗暴地

eye 名词是：眼睛 名词是：注视

3.He burped again, and then he wiped his mouth on the table cloth. "Man, I am so charming! "He chuckled.

他又打了个嗝，然后在桌布上擦了擦嘴。“伙计，我太迷人了!”他笑了。

wiped his mouth on the table cloth 在桌布上擦了擦嘴

table cloth 桌布

4."Thomas, unless you want to do the laundry AND you want to start eating out of a dog bowl, I suggest you find some manners."

“托马斯，除非你想洗衣服，或者你想开始用狗食碗吃饭，否则我建议你找点礼貌。”

这个句子是由unless引导的条件状语从句，unless表示“除非，如果不”，从句是由and连接的两个并列句，也就是说有两个条件，一个是you want to do the laundry，另一个是you want to start eating out of a dog bowl。主句是I suggest you find some manners."

5."Like what?" Thomas groaned, leaning on the table with both elbows.

“像什么?”托马斯呻吟着，两肘支在桌子上。

这个句子是伴随状语从句。它的主句是"Like what?" Thomas groaned，后面的leaning on the table with both elbows.是由v-ing形式（leaning）引导的伴随状语从句。

"Like what?"是个省略句，它省略了kind of manners。我们看上句，他的妈妈建议他要有礼貌，他紧接着妈妈的话问Like what?就是问What kind of manners?

6."Elbows off the table."

"肘部离开桌子。”

off表示”离开某处“，再如He took his feet off the desk.他把脚从桌子上移开。

7.Thomas lifted his elbows and fidgeted with his napkin.

托马斯抬起胳膊，摆弄着餐巾。

fidget坐立不安

8."The napkin goes on your lap,"Mother ordered, "and no eating with your fingers."

”餐巾放在腿上，”母亲命令道，“不许用手拿东西吃。”

9.Thomas sighed and did those two things, too. Peeking out of the corner of his eye at his mom, he grabbed his spoon and started shoveling food into his mouth with his face about two inches off the plate. Speed-eating was fun. He liked to see how much he could get into his mouth at once.

托马斯叹了口气，也做了那两件事。他从眼角向外窥视妈妈，抓起勺子，把食物往嘴里塞，脸大约离盘子两英寸远。快吃很好玩。他想看看自己能一下子塞进多少东西。

Thomas sighed and did those two things, too.这一句是由并列连词and引导的并列句。

Peeking out of the corner of his eye at his mom, he grabbed his spoon and started shoveling food into his mouth with his face about two nches off the plate.

这是由v-ing形式（peeking）引导的伴随状语从句，主句是he grabbed his spoon and started shoveling food into his mouth with his face about two nches off the plate.主句是由and引导的并列句，and前是一个完整的句子he grabbed his spoon，and后是省略了主语的句子 started shoveling food into his mouth with his face about two nches off the plate.start后跟-ing形式，表示开始做某事。这个句子中还有一个“with 宾语 宾语补足语”的复合结构，表示伴随状态。

He liked to see how much he could get into his mouth at once.

这是一个宾语从句。see后面是宾语，它是由how much引导的宾语从句。

10."Whoa, there! I had no idea this was a feeding trough, " Mother laughed. "Try using fork, sitting up, and closing your mouth when you chew. If you can't get the fork to your mouth without spilling the food on your lap, you are overloading it."

“哇,!我不知道这是一个喂食槽，”母亲笑着说。”试着用叉子，坐起来，咀嚼时闭上嘴。如果你把叉子放到嘴里时，食物洒在腿上的话，那你就是装得太多了。

I had no idea this was a feeding trough.

have no idea 后面的从句是同位语从句。引导同位语从句的连词是that，在这个句子中that省略。

Try using fork, sitting up, and closing your mouth when you chew.

这是一个祈使句，用于建议。它没有主语，句首直接用动词原形。

try doing sth.试着做某事

try后接了3个v-ing形式，即给出了3个建议: try using fork, (try) sitting up，第3个建议是由when引导的状语从句，主句是 (Try)closing your mouth。

11."Then it takes forever to eat, and I want to go watch TV. "Thomas whined.

“那就得花很长时间吃饭，而我想去看电视。”托马斯颇有微词。

这是由and连接的并列句，and前的一句是T hen it takes forever to eat， and后的一句是 I want to go watch TV。

it takes some time to do sth. 花费多长时间做某事。

12.“You will eat properly, and you will stay and have a discussion with us until we are all done with our meals. This is not a drive-through. Eat slowly and neatly, and then help me clear the dishes.”

"你要好好得吃，留下来和我们聊天，直到我们吃完为止。这里不是免下车餐厅。吃东西要慢，要干净，然后帮我洗碗。”

You will eat properly, and you will stay and have a discussion with us until we are all done with our meals.这是一个由并列连词and连接的并列句，and前是一个简单句You will eat properly，and后是一个由until引导的时间状态从句，从句是until we are all done with our meals，主句是 you will stay and have a discussion with us。

drive-through 是司机经过窗口的时候，选择服务，付费，并接受服务

13."But..."Thomas began to protest.

"但是…"托马斯开始抗议。

14."Dog bowl?"Mother offered.

"狗碗？"妈妈提议道。

15."No, thank you."Thomas said softly, which made Grandma smile.

“不,谢谢。”托马斯轻声说，这让奶奶笑了。

这是一个由which引导的非限制性定语从句。

16.Mother smiled asThomas lifted a carefully-loaded fork of food to his lips and chewed with his mouch closed. "Excellent. You might still make someone a good husband. "

母亲笑了，托马斯小心翼翼地把盛满食物的叉子举到嘴边，闭上嘴巴咀嚼着。“太好了。你仍然可以成为一个好丈夫。”

第一句是由as引导的时间状语从句，主句是Mother smiled.从句中还有一个并列句，由and连接。and前是一个简单句Thomas lifted a carefully-loaded fork of food to his lips，and后还有一个with的复合结构with his mouth closed表示伴随状态。

17.Father cleared his throat and ate neatly, too. He didn't get a compliment, though.

父亲清了清嗓子，吃得也很干净。不过，他没有得到赞美。

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