每課一句：新概念第2冊第69課
今天我們接著來看第70課的“每課一句”。
一、課文原文
Lesson 70 Red for danger
During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass. The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.
——選自《新概念英語》第二冊，外語教學與研究出版社，1997年10月第1版
二、每課一句
Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.
注意本句話中的“Apparently sensitive to criticism”是簡略結構，其完整原形應該是：
Because it was apparently sensitive to criticism
Because it was apparently sensitive to criticism
這其實是屬于把從句改為分詞短語結構的運用。關于這個內容，我們在第20課的“每課一句”里已經做了說明，大家可以參看下面的文章：
每課一句：新概念第2冊第20課
與第20課所講的不同的是，本課的這句話中的從句謂語動詞不是行為動詞，而是系表結構。盡管在把從句改為短語時的基本步驟是一樣的，但是要注意如果是系表結構，改為短語后，be動詞一般要改為現在分詞形式。比如，本課中的這句話中的從句改為短語后應該是：
Being apparently sensitive to criticism
Being apparently sensitive to criticism
而在此基礎上，being可以出于簡化的需要被進一步刪除，從而才有了原文中的版本：
Apparently sensitive to criticism
Apparently sensitive to criticism
這個用法，其實在第49課的“每課一句”里也有說明，也就是第49課的第一句話，相關具體內容大家可以參看下面的文章：
每課一句：新概念第2冊第49課
三、更多拓展
Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.
注意這句話中的for是并列連詞，它所引導的句子是用來補充說明前句所描述的狀況的原因。
同樣是表原因，because所引導的句子為從句，而for所引導的句子為并列句。此外，because所以引導的從句，可以根據表達需要置于句首或句末，而for所引導的句子則只能位于句末。試比較：
【對】Many families break up because of a lack of money.
【對】Because of a lack of money many families break up.
【對】The family broke up, for it was in lack of money.
【錯】For it was in lack of money, the family broke up.
【對】Many families break up because of a lack of money.
【對】Because of a lack of money many families break up.
【對】The family broke up, for it was in lack of money.
【錯】For it was in lack of money, the family broke up.
2、周六上午10:35-12:35，新概念第二冊（可插班），目前上到第10課 （楊浦區安波路533弄）
2、周六上午10:35-12:35，新概念第二冊（可插班），目前上到第10課 （楊浦區安波路533弄）
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