阿基米德的肚皮The stomach of Archimedes

常用词汇

同义词与近义词

常用短语与固定搭配

• become absorbed in：全神贯注于；沉迷于。原文用法：become so completely absorbed in his geometry。
• draw diagrams：画图。原文用法：draw diagrams in the ashes of his fireplace。
• use ... as ...：把……当作……使用。原文用法：use the oil on his skin as a canvas。
• It is amazing how...：……真是令人惊叹。原文用法：It is amazing how many wonderful discoveries have come from such humble places!

常用句式

• sb. would do sth. when/while ...：某人会在……时候做某事（描述习惯性动作）。原文例句：he would draw diagrams in the ashes of his fireplace or use the oil on his skin as a canvas while he was bathing.
• It is amazing how ...!：……多么令人惊叹！用于表达对某事的感慨。原文例句：It is amazing how many wonderful discoveries have come from such humble places!

长难句解析

Plutarch, in his biographical writings, tells us that Archimedes would become so completely absorbed in his geometry that he would draw diagrams in the ashes of his fireplace or use the oil on his skin as a canvas while he was bathing.

• 主干：Plutarch ... tells us that ...。
• 修饰与从句：

- in his biographical writings 是插入语，说明出处； - that 引导宾语从句，从句内部是 so ... that ... 结果状语结构； - so completely absorbed in his geometry 表示程度； - that 后面是结果：两个并列的谓语 would draw ... or use ...； - while he was bathing 是时间状语从句。

• 逻辑关系：普卢塔克的记载 → 阿基米德极度专注 → 表现为在烟灰和皮肤上作图。

It is amazing how many wonderful discoveries have come from such humble places!

• 主干：It is amazing（形式主语结构）。
• 修饰与从句：how many wonderful discoveries have come from such humble places 是真正的主语从句（由 how 引导的名词性从句）。
• 逻辑关系：用感叹句式强调"简陋之处诞生伟大发现"这一反差。

语言使用特点

• 传记类文本常引用权威来源（Plutarch, in his biographical writings, tells us that...），增强叙述的可信度。
• 使用 would 描述过去的习惯性动作，比一般过去时更能体现"经常如此"的意味。
• 结尾使用感叹句，传达作者（及读者）对阿基米德治学精神的敬佩之情。

迁移练习

1. 用 become absorbed in 写一个句子，描述自己或他人专注于某件事的情景。
2. 用 It is amazing how ...! 结构写一个感叹句，表达你对某个现象的赞叹。