补充注释 Unit 2 Notes to the Texts.docVIP

Unit 2 Sailing the Oceans 补充注释 1. This seems to have been the first and most useful form of exploration, which carried the minimum amount of risk. 这似乎已是最早的、最有用的探险方式，所冒的风险也最小。 在seem后接动词不定式的完成式seem to have done / been表示“该动作发生在seem之前”。如： He seems to have lost confidence in himself. 他似乎已失去了自信。 They don’t seem to have grasped what I meant. （or They didn’t seem to have grasped…）他们好像还没明白我的意思。 Rose is quite familiar with the people in this town. She seems to have been there a lot. 罗丝和镇子里的人很熟悉。她好像经常去那里。 carry在本句的意思是“具备；含有；包含”。如： This report carried a serious warning of future trouble. 这