新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第46课 自己动手(4)

　　When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes getclogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some women assume that their husbandswill somehow put things right. The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is thatsometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even whenthey have repeatedly been proved wrong. It is a question of pride as much as anythingelse.

　　10.When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners failto operate, some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.

　　每当电灯保险丝烧断、家具榫头松动、管道堵塞、吸尘器不动时，有些妻子认为丈夫总有办法。

　　语言点:put sth.right的意思是“把某物修好”。

　　11.The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men liveunder the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly beenproved wrong.

　　自己动手的例子中最糟糕的是，有时甚至是男人尽管接连失败却还误以为自己什么都行。

　　12.It is a question of pride as much as anything else.

　　原因就是要面子。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:as much as引导比较状语从句。