
Given the tradition of students bringing apples to their teachers, it somehow seems fitting that an old apple barn(谷仓)will find a new life as a one-room schoolhou se. And it is jut as fitting that a retired schoolteacher will become the caretaker of that historic treasure.
My friend Velma, a teacher for more than 30 years, has been retired for some time now, but that doesn’t stop her giving history lessons at the old Englewood School, located on her family’s California farm. The lovingly restored building was constructed around 1850 as a home for a woodsman and later was used as apple barn. Then , in 1870 it began a new life as a schoolhouse.
Originally located in the nearby Englewood meadow, it was now moved its current site in 1 978 by Velma’s late husband and his brother, Robert and Richard, who thought it would help keep Velma busy in retirement. No nails had been used in the original construction, so each piece of wood had to be carefully marked and the building was reassembled(重装)on its new site. The brothers worked with much care and hard work to ensure a perfect fit of mitered(斜接的)corners.
After the relocation, Velma and her family furnished the school with some of its original desks. They also added a collection of schoolbooks, the oldest dating back to 1845. perhaps the school’s most cherished souvenir is the diploma of student Hettie Essig, who graduated on June 30, 1904. Hettie’s daughter, Flora, presented Velma with the precious keepsake.
Nowadays Velma gives tours to local schoolchildren and other groups, who learn what it was like to attend school back in the good old days. She has kids ring the school bell, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing “Good Morning to You” as they might have done in days gone by. Then, with twinkling eyes and much enthusiasm, she tells the history of the school, and gives a sh ort sample lesson.
考虑到学生给老师带苹果的传统,一个旧苹果谷仓似乎很合适(谷仓)一位退休教师将成为这座历史瑰宝的守护者,这是非常合适的。
我的朋友维尔玛是一名30多年的教师,现在已经退休一段时间了,但这并不能阻止她在位于她家加利福尼亚农场的旧恩格尔伍德学校上历史课。这座经过精心修复的建筑建于1850年左右,是一位伐木工人的家,后来被用作苹果谷仓。然后,在1870年,它开始了作为校舍的新生活。
它最初位于附近的恩格尔伍德草地上,现在由维尔玛已故的丈夫和他的兄弟罗伯特和理查德于1978年搬到了现在的位置,他们认为这将有助于维尔玛在退休后保持忙碌。最初的建筑没有使用钉子,所以每一块木头都必须仔细标记,然后重新组装(重装)在其新址上。兄弟俩非常小心和努力地工作,以确保斜接的完美贴合(斜接的)角落。
搬迁后,维尔玛和她的家人为学校提供了一些原始的办公桌。他们还增加了一批教科书,最古老的可追溯到1845年。也许学校最珍贵的纪念品是学生赫蒂·埃西格的毕业证书,他于1904年6月30日毕业。海蒂的女儿弗洛拉向维尔玛赠送了这件珍贵的纪念品。
如今,Velma为当地学童和其他团体提供旅游服务,让他们了解过去上学的感觉。她让孩子们敲钟,背诵效忠誓言,像过去一样唱“早上好”。然后,她用闪烁的眼睛和热情,“讲述”学校的历史,并上了一堂很长的示例课。
句子成分分析:
And it is jut [as fitting] | that a retired schoolteacher will become the caretaker (of that historic treasure).
句子语法结构详解:
* it 为先行主语,代表后移的主语从句。
* jut 为谓语,采用被动语态。
* 第1个 that 引导主语从句。
* become 为系动词作谓语,采用一般将来时。
* caretaker 为名词作表语。
* 第2个 that 为指示代词。
* will 为情态动词。is 为助动词。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
jut [dʒʌt] | vi. | (使)突出, 伸出 |
as [æz] | prep. | 1) 作为, 当作 2) 像,如同 |
fitting ['fitiŋ] | n. | 1) 试衣,穿衣 2) 小配件,小零件 |
retired [ri'taiәd] | a. | 已退休的;已退职的 |
schoolteacher ['sku:lti:tʃә] | n. | (中小学)教师 |
become [bi'kʌm] | vt. | 1) 变得,变成 2) 适合(某人),(与……)相称 |
caretaker ['kєәteikә] | n. | 1) (建筑物的)管理员,看管人,看门人 2) (主人外出时房地产的)看管人,代管人 |
that [ðæt] | a. | 那(个) |
historic [hi'stɔrik] | a. | 1) 历史上著名(或重要)的,可名垂青史的 2) 有史时期的 |
treasure ['treʒә] | n. | 1) 金银财宝,珠宝,财富 2) 极贵重的物品,珍宝,宝物,珍品 |
句子成分分析:
My friend Velma, <a teacher (for [more than] 30 years)>, has been retired [for some time] [now], || but that doesn't stop her giving history lessons [at the old Englewood School], located [on her family's California farm].
句子语法结构详解:
(doesn't = does not)
* Velma 为同位语
* a teacher for more than 30 years 为同位语
* retired 为谓语,采用现在完成时和被动语态。
* but 为并列连词,连接并列句,表转折。
* stop 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* giving 为动名词,作宾语。her 为动名词的逻辑主语。
* located 为过去分词,作状语。
* my, her 为形容词型物主代词。that 为指示代词。has, been, does 为助动词。family's 为名词所有格。the 为定冠词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
more than | 超过, 不只 |
stop doing sth | 停止做某事 |
give a lesson | 上课 |
Vocabulary:
friend [frend] | n. | 1) 朋友 2) 支持者 |
teacher ['ti:tʃә] | n. | 教师,教员,老师,先生 |
year [jiә] | n. | 1) 年 2) 一年时间 |
retire [ri'taiә] | vt. | 令退职,使退休 |
some [sʌm] | a. | 1) 一些 2) 某一, 某个 |
time [taim] | n. | 1) 时间 2) 时候 3) 时期,时代 |
now [nau] | ad. | 现在, 目前 |
but [bʌt] | conj. | 1) 但是 2) 而, 却 |
that [ðæt] | pron | 1) 那(个) 2) (在句中作关系代词, 连接从句) |
history ['histәri] | n. | 1) 历史 2) 发展史 |
old [әuld] | a. | 1) 老的,年纪大的,不年轻的 2) 具体年龄,(多少)岁,年纪 |
school [sku:l] | n. | 1) (中、小)学校 2) 专科学校,专业学校 3) 流派,学派 |
locate ['lәukeit] | vt. | 1) 找出……的准确位置,确定……的准确位置 2) 安置(于某处), 建造(在某处), 座落(在...) |
family ['fæmәli] | n. | 1) 家庭 2) 亲属 |
California [,kæli'fɔ:njә] | n. | [地名] 加利福尼亚 |
farm [fɑ:m] | n. | 1) 农场 2) 农舍 |
句子成分分析:
She has kids ring the school bell, recite the Pledge of Allegiance and sing "Good Morning to You" || as they might have done [in days (gone by)].
句子语法结构详解:
(has 为 have 的第三人称单数形式。gone 为 go 的过去分词。)
* has 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* ring 为不带 to 的不定式,作宾语补足语(或称复合宾语)。
* recite 为谓语。
* sing 为谓语。
* as 为连词,引导状语从句。
* done 为谓语,采用完成时态。
* gone by 为后置定语。
* you 为人称代词。may 为情态动词。she, they 为人称代词主格。have 为助动词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
the Pledge of Allegiance | 宣誓效忠(美国人站在国旗前右手贴左胸宣誓) |
Good morning to... | (讲话前的问候)...早上好 |
go by | (时间)过去,流逝,消逝 |
Vocabulary:
have [hæv] | vt. | 1) 有,持有 2) 吃,喝, 抽(烟) 3) 患病,出现(某症状) |
kid [kid] | n. | 1) 小孩,年轻人 2) 小山羊 |
ring [riŋ] | vt. | 1) 给……打电话 2) 包围,环绕 |
school [sku:l] | n. | 1) (中、小)学校 2) 专科学校,专业学校 3) 流派,学派 |
bell [bel] | n. | 1) 铃(声),钟(声) 2) 电铃(声) |
recite [ri'sait] | vt. | 1) (尤指对听众)背诵,吟诵,朗诵 2) (口头)列举,逐一讲述 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
sing [siŋ] | vt. | 唱(歌),演唱 |
as [æz] | conj. | 1) 按照, 照着, 以...方式 2) 由于, 因为 |
do [du:] | vi. | 1) (以某种方式)做,行动,表现 2) (询问或谈论时用)进展,进行 |
day [dei] | n. | 1) 天, 一日,一天 2) 白天,日间 3) 时代;时期 |
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