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(8)

　　The men of our family waded down through ourflooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of theraft and pull it out of the current towards our bank. We still think it a miracle thatthey we able to do so.

　　22.The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks,in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the currenttowards our bank.

　　我家的男人们手拿船篙过被水淹没草场，希望能够钩住筏子一角，将它拽出激流，拖回岸边。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:in the hope of的意思是“希望…”，引导目的状语。

　　23. We still think it a miracle that they we able to do so.

　　他们终于成功了。至今我们仍认为这是个奇迹。

　　语言点:句子结构分析:that引导宾语从句。It是形式宾语。