新概念英语第三册逐句精讲语言点 第56课 河流，我们的邻居 (5)

　　One bad winter we watched the river creep up the lower meadows. All the cattle hadbeen moved into stalls and we stood to lose little. We were, however, worried aboutour nearest neighbors, whose farm was low lying and who were newcomers to thedistrict.

　　13.One bad winter we watched the river creep up the lower meadows.

　　有一年冬天，天气不好，我们眼看着河水浸没了地势较低的草场。

　　语言点:watch…creep up为“感官动词+动词原形”的结构。

　　14.All the cattle had been moved into stalls and we stood to lose little.

　　所有的牲口已提前转移到畜圈里，没有造成什么损失。

　　语言点:stand在本句中并不是“站”的意思，而是指“承受。”

　　15.We were, however, worried about our nearest neighbors, whose farm was lowlying and who were newcomers to the district.

　　不过，我们很为我们的近邻担心。他们的农场地势低洼，而且他们又新来乍到。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:注意，本句中的and连接两个并列的定语从句。