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杰克看着手表，不知所措。他是在等待某人的到来。路上车来车往，却不见那人的到来。时间已是六点五十分了，莫不是他临时出了什么事。想到这里，杰克不由得焦虑起来……
Description of the Background
1.It is now 6:50 in the evening.
2.A bus has just left the bus stop.
3.At the bus stop there is a man and a woman waiting for the next bus to come.
4.There are only a few people on the bus.
5.There are two bicycle riders riding down the street.
6.Up in the sky are a number of birds flying in formation.
7.Jack is in the forefront of the picture and the bus,bicycles,and people waiting for the next bus are all in the background.
8.Our attention is clearly focused on Jack.
讲解：
第二句A bus has just left the bus stop.后可以接着说两句：
There are only a few people on the bus.车上只有几个人。
Everyone has a seat.人人都有座位。
第三句At the bus stop there is a man and a woman waiting for the next bus to come.的句意是：车站上有一男一女正在等下一班车的到来。我们可以围绕这一句展开一下：
They have just missed the bus.他俩刚刚错过了那班车。
The sign indicates that there is only one bus-stop here,and so this must be the bus that they will take.
站牌标明只有一路公共汽车在这里停站，所以，可以肯定，这辆车就是他们想乘坐的车。
第五句There are two bicycle riders riding down the street.后也可以再接一句：
They are riding downthe street in the same direction that the bus is going.
自行车正朝着公共汽车行驶的方向驶去。
Description of Jack
1.Jack eyes his watch nervously as he stands near bus stop No.37.
2.There is a frown on his face.
3.He is waiting for a friend who apparently has not showed up.
4.They had a plan to have dinner with Jack’s family·
5.The bus has just left,but his friend is nowhere to be seen.
6.This is a very sad situation.
讲解：
第二句There is a frown on his face.是对杰克面部表情的描述。若要更详细一点描述他的外表，我们可以说：
Jack’s hair is thick and dark.杰克的头发又密又黑。
He is wearing a turtleneck sweater and a jacket.他穿着一件高翻领套衫和一件外套。
He also has a bag on his shoulder.他的肩上还背着一只包。
将上面的单句合起来，成为一句：
Jack has thick dark hair and is wearing a turtleneck sweater,a jacket,and he also has a bag on his shoulder.
若要附带提一下他的发式，则可以说：
His hair is combed to one side.他将头发梳向一边。
第四句They had a plan to have dinner with Jack’s family.是一个猜测。当然也会是其他的可能性：
He is probably waiting for his friend to prepare for their class.
他可能是在等他的朋友一起准备功课。
Or he could be waiting for his girl friend to see a movie tonight.
或者说，他是在等女朋友今晚一起去看电影。
He might be waiting for John to visit a friend who is sick in the hospital.
他也可能是在等约翰一起去医院探望一位生病的朋友。
Maybe he is waiting for his classmate to attend an evening class together.
他可能是在等一位同学一起去夜校上课。
但不管是何种安排，现在看来都难以实现了：
Now it’s too late;there isn’t enough time to get their homework done.
the movie has already begun.
the visiting hours of the hos-
pital are already over.
the class has already started.
此外，我们还可以对那人迟迟不出现的原因作一些推测：
Probably the bus has broken down.也许汽车抛锚了。
Or the subway is running especially slow today.或许是今天地铁特别慢。
Maybe he simply forgot about their appointment.
可能他压根儿就忘记了他们的约会。
It could be that his friend got ill at the last second,and was unable to come.
他的朋友可能在最后一刻病倒了，因而不能前来赴约。
His friend might have had an unexpected emergency.
他的朋友可能遇上了意想不到的急事。
Comment
1.I really empathize with Jack.
2.It’s rude when you are not on time.
3.If you are not on time,you cause distress for those who are waiting for you.
4.Being late is not only impolite,but also inconsiderate.
5.When you are waiting for people who are late.each second seems like a minute,each minute seems like an hour,and each hour seems like a week.
6.Tardiness delays the person who is waiting and will cause him worry.
7.The best thing to do is avoid being late at all; if that is impossible,the next best thing to do is notify whoever is waiting for you.
8.This should be a lesson for all of us.
9.We should always be punctual.
讲解：
上述句子说完之后，我们可以再加上一句总结性的话：
This teaches us a lesson that we should always be on time for our appointments so that we do not cause our friends to become anxious and worried about us.
实例：
本讲拟提供三个实例，第一例和第二例运用了想象，对他们可能的去处各作了一个假想。第三例注重评论。中国学生在做这种自由度较大的叙述时经常放不开，常常在一些微不足道的语法现象上纠缠，从而忽略了表达的真实性。但愿以下的三个实例能对读者的连续表达有所启发。
Sample 1
Jack is eyeing his watch nervously as he waits at bus stop No.37.He is expecting his friend John to come to meet him at the bus stop at 6:30,but it’s now 6:50 and John has still not arrived.His friend is at least 20 minutes late.The buses have been coming and going,but there is no sign of John.Jack is very sad about this.His family has prepared a very big meal.a banquet really,for John.His parents are probably getting very upset because Jack and John have not showed up yet.Poor Jack has a yew sad look on his face.This is a sad situation.
Sample 2
This is Jack.He is checking his watch.It is now 6:30.They had planned to see the latest movie and were very excited to go.Now Jack can’t decide whether he should go without his friend or he should wait a little bit longer.Jack is struggling with the question of whether to stay or go.He really likes his friend,but he is tired of waiting for him.These situations occur sometimes.Jack doesn’t know what to do and neither choice seems very,appealing.He is in a dilemma.
Sample 3
Jack is obviously perturbed.He is waiting for someone to meet him at the bus stop,and that person has not arrived yet.Anybody who has waited for someone who is late knows how agonizing it can be to watch the hands of the clock move slowly.Jack feels this anguish because his friend is late to meet him.He is probably beginning to wonder if his friend is going to show up at all.Jack has no choice but to wait and wait,looking at his watch all the time,to expect the arrival of his friend.
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