初级美语 L009：A Busy Family 解析

一、Reading

It's busy day at the Wangs' house. Mr. Wang is fixing his bike. Mrs. Wang is writing a letter. Tina is reading a book. Tony is exercising.

Even the dog is busy. It's chasing a cat. The cat is running for its life.

The Wangs are busy, but they're having fun.

二、解析

■ It's busy day at the Wangs' house.

• 主：It
• 系：is
• 定：busy
• 表：day
• 地状：at the Wangs' house.
  • 介：at
  • 宾：the Wangs' house

此处的 it 是代词，用来代替“今天”、“此刻”，常用于“It is + 时间名词”的句子结构中。

■ Mr. Wang is fixing his bike.

• 时态：现在进行时
• 主：Mr. Wang
• 谓：is fixing
• 宾：his bike.

结构：
主语+ am / are / is + 现在分词。

■ Mrs. Wang is writing a letter.

• 时态：现在进行时。
• 主：Mrs. Wang
• 谓：is writing
• 宾：a letter.

不可用一般现在时，现在时表常态。

■ Tina is reading a book.

• 时态：现在进行时。
• 主：Tina
• 谓：is reading
• 宾：a book. vvcc

常看书：he reads books， 表常态。

■ Tony is exercising.

• 时态：现在进行时。
• 主：Tony
• 谓：is exercising

常态：Tony exercises everyday.

■ Even the dog is busy.

• 时态：现在进行时。
• 状：Even
• 主：the dog
• 系：is
• 表：busy.

What is the dog doing? 狗正在做什么？

even 是副词，表“甚至”。

■ It's chasing a cat.

• 时态：现在进行时。
• 主：It
• 谓：is chasing
• 宾：a cat.

it 指代上句 the dog.

■ The cat is running for its life.

• 时态：现在进行时。
• 主：The Wangs
• 谓：are having fun.
• 目状：for its life.

for：为了。

■ The Wangs are busy, but they're having fun.

• 主：The Wangs
• 系：is
• 表：busy.
  
  
• 时态：现在进行时。
• 主：The Wangs
• 谓：are having fun.

三、例句

What time is it? It is five.

What time is it by your watch?
it 指“此刻，现在”。