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NO.04 The Guardian | 难度:⭐⭐⭐

Iconic Stahl House for Sale

The Stahl house – a paragon of Los Angeles mid-century modern architectural design – is for sale for the first time in the home’s history.

“This home has been the center of our lives for decades, but as we’ve gotten older, it has become increasingly challenging to care for it with the attention and energy it so richly deserves,” wrote Bruce and Shari Stahl, the children of the original owners.

They added that the time had come to find a new “steward” of the house – “someone who not only appreciates its architectural significance but also understands its place in the cultural landscape of Los Angeles and beyond”.

The origins of the Stahl house date to May 1954, when CH “Buck” and Carlotta Stahl bought a hilly patch of land in the then undeveloped Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles for $13,500.

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🧐 思考与解析

1. "...as we’ve gotten older..."
这里的 as 引导了什么从句,表示什么?

这里引导的是时间状语从句(也有人分析为原因状语从句),意思是“随着”。

语境分析:它描述的是一个伴随的过程——“随着我们要变老……”。在英语中,当我们要表达“一种情况随着另一种情况的改变而改变”时,常用 as(例如:As time goes by)。这里它既交代了时间背景,也隐含了导致“难以照料房子”的原因

2. "...care for it with the attention and energy it so richly deserves."
(1) "it so richly deserves" 做什么成分?
(2) richly 是什么意思?属于什么类型的副词?

(1) 成分:定语从句。
这部分省略了关系代词 that/which,修饰前面的名词短语 the attention and energy。意思是“它所极度配得上的那些关注与精力”。

(2) Richly:程度副词 (Degree Adverb)。
它的意思不是“富有地”,而是“充分地”、“极大地” (fully, amply)。常与 deserve, reward, decorate 等词搭配。例如:richly rewarded (得到丰厚回报)。

3. "...the time had come to find a new “steward”..."
不定式 to find... 在这里做什么成分?

这里的不定式作定语 (Attribute),修饰名词 time

结构分析:正常的语序理解是 "The time [to find a new steward] had come"。但为了避免主语太长(头重脚轻),英语常把修饰主语的不定式移到谓语动词 had come 之后。结构本质是:Time to do sth (做某事的时候)。

4. "The origins of the Stahl house date to May 1954..."
这里 date 作为动词是什么意思?为什么不用一般过去时?

(1) 意思:"追溯到"、"始于" (usually: date back to / date from)。

(2) 时态:一般现在时。
虽然 1954 是过去的时间,但“这所房子的起源追溯到1954年”被视为这所房子本身的一个客观属性/事实,而这个事实在今天依然成立。类似于我们说 "This book belongs to me"(即使我是昨天买的)。在描述历史渊源、地理位置等持久属性时,常用一般现在时。