重点词汇词组：

One afternoon a week or two later，Jo¹ went² outside to clear the snow away from some of the garden so that Beth could walk there³ when the sun came out⁴．

长难句分析

解：1主语+2谓语+3目的状语从句+4时间状语从句

析：①to clear the snow away from some of the garden中，动词不定式短语表目的。

②目的状语从句：so that Beth could walk there when the sun came out

so that 引导的目的状语从句，意为“以便；为的是”，从句中通常用may(might)或can(could)。

③时间状语从句：when the sun came out

so that引导的目的状语从句包含when引导的时间状语从句。

complain 抱怨；埋怨

eg. She never complains, but she's obviously exhausted.

她虽然从不抱怨，但显然已疲惫不堪。

【单词辨析】

①complain，protest，object，grumble，moan，whine均含对人或事物感到恼怒、不高兴或不满之义

②complain指抱怨、埋怨、发牢骚；protest指公开反对、抗议或申辩；object指不同意、不赞成、反对或抗辩；grumble指咕哝、嘟囔、发牢骚；moan指抱怨、埋怨；whine指哭哭啼啼或哭嚷着诉说

【常见搭配】

complain to sb. about/of sth. 向某人抱怨某事

afford 买得起；（有时间）做，能做

eg. She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work.

她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。

【常见搭配】

can't/couldn't afford to do sth. 没有足够的钱/时间做某事

【派生词】

affordability，affordable

come out （太阳、月亮或星星）出现，露出

eg. The rain stopped and the sun came out.

雨停后太阳出来了。

【拓展讲解】

come out 开花；出版；显示；公开表明（同意或不同意）

come easily/naturally to sb. （对某人而言）轻而易举

come to nothing 不成功；失败

when it comes to sth./to doing sth. 当涉及某事（或做某事）时

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