英語四級寫作范文句型詳解：My Father
我對父親最早的一些記憶之一是他以前常在黎明時離家去慢跑.
解說:
a. memory n.記憶;記性
in memory of……為紀念……
例:Rick has a very good memory;he remembers almost everything he reads.
里克的記憶力很好;凡是他讀過的東西幾乎都能記得。
A statue was erected in memory of the dead leader.
有人建立了一座雕像以紀念那名去世的領袖。
b. would often V 以前常常……
例:When Jim first started dating Sherry，he would often bring her flowers.
吉姆剛開始和雪莉約會時常送她花。
c. at dawn 在黎明時
dawn n.天亮時分，黎明，破曉
注意:
表時刻，介同用at，如:at dawn(在黎明時),at noon(在正午時)、at dusk(在黃昏時),at night(在晚上),at midnight(午夜12點)、at ten o'clock(在10點整)等。
例:The criminal was scheduled to be executed at dawn.
那名罪犯定于黎明時被處決。
d. go jogging 去慢跑
2.He is a traditional Chinese father,which means that he didn't show his affection for his kids easily.
他是一個傳統的中國父親，這意味著他不輕易對兒女表露他的情感.
解說:
a. 上列句中的which為關系代詞，代替其前整個主句"He is atraditional Chinese father" , which在所引導的定語從句中作主語，且which之前須加逗號。
例:Wayne failed the exam, which means that he had to repeat the course.
韋恩沒有通過考試，這意味著他得重修這門課。
b. traditional a.傳統的
例:The young couple didn't want to have a traditional wedding.
那對年輕情侶不想舉行傳統的婚禮。
c. affection n.情感
show one's affection for…對……表露某人的情感
例:The dog showed his affection for his master by licking her face.
那只狗舔女主人的臉，表達它對主人的感情。
3.And he and I didn't talk much.
=And he and I seldom talked
而且我和他并不常交談.
4.Some time ago, he made me go jogging with him.
前一陣子，他叫我和他去慢跑
解說:
a.some time ago一段時間以前
some time一段時間
sometime adv某時(不明確的時I'}7，可用于過去時或將來時，通常與一明確時間副詞或副詞短語連用)
sometimes adv有時候
例:He'll stay here some time.
他會在這兒待一陣子。
I saw Jennifer sometime the day before yesterday.
我在前天某個時候見過詹妮弗。
The basketball star will visit Taiwan sometime next Summer.
該籃球明星將于明年夏天的某個時間來臺灣訪問。
Old Mrs. Wilson sometimes gets lost in her own house.
威爾遜老太太有時會在自己家里迷路。
b. make+人+動詞原形 叫某人從事……
被動用法:
be made to+動詞原形 被要求/命令做……
例:Jack's mother made him paint the kitchen.
=Jack was made to paint the kitchen by his mother.
杰克的媽媽叫他粉刷廚房。
5.I hated it be-cause I didn't know what to say to him.
我討厭和他慢跑，因為我不知道要和他說什么.
解說:
代詞it于本文中代替其前的句子“he made me go jogging with him"
6.Needless to say, I did not enjoy exercising with Dad.
不用說，我不喜歡和爸爸一起運動
解說:
a. Needless to say, S+V不用說，……
=It goes without saying that+S+V
例:Needless to say，people who are careful with their money are more likely to become rich than those who are not.
不用說，用錢謹}h}的人比用錢不謹慎的人更有可能致富。
b. enjoy vt.享受;喜愛
* enjoy之后須接名詞或動名詞作賓語，而不可接不定式作賓語
例:Melody enjoys watching videos with her boyfriend.
美洛蒂喜歡和她的男友一起看錄影帶。
7.However, as time went by, he and I began to talk while jogging.
然而，隨著時間推移，我和他開始在慢跑時交談。
解說:
as time goes by隨著時間(一天天)過去/流逝
=as time passes
= with the passing of time
例:As time went by. Mr. Chen became accustomed to life in Canada.
隨著時間流逝，陳先生適應了加拿大的生活。
*accustomed a.習慣的
8.Later, he even began to tell me jokes!
后來，他甚至開始講笑話給我聽!
解說:
joke n.笑話
tell a joke說笑話
play a joke on sb開某人玩笑
例:The boys spent the evening telling jokes.
那些男孩整晚都在講笑話。
The old soldiers played a joke on the new recruits.
這群老兵開那些新兵的玩笑。
9.It was a side of him that I had never seen before.
這是我以前從未見過的一面。
解說:
句型分析:
(1)It 代詞，代替其前’'he even began to tell me jokes"，作主語。
(2)was 不完全不及物be 動詞
(3)"side of him"名詞，作表語。
(4)"that I had never seen before"關系代詞that引導的定語人句，修飾“side of him”的a side,that 相當于which,作“that I had never seen before”中seen的賓語，可予省略。
10.I'm gald that he made me go jogging with him because our relationship has greatly improved as a result.
我很高興他要我和他去慢跑，因為我們的父子關系因此大為改。
解說:
a. relationship n.關系
例:The two brothers never had a good relationship.
那兩兄弟的關系一直不好。
b. improve vi.改善，進步&Vt.改良，使進步
例:The political situation in that country has improved over the past few years.
過去幾年來，該國的政治狀況已有改善。
You need to improve your grades if you want to get a scholarship.
如果你想得到獎學金，成績就要進步。
c. as a result 因此(=as a consequence)
例:The only bridge across the river was destroyed in the storm; as a result, the explorers were trapped.
過河的唯一一座橋梁在暴風雨中被沖毀;因此，那些探險家被困住了。