He1 was driving2 on Skyline Boulevard3 in the Santa Cruz Mountains4 with a high school friend5, Tim Brown6, who looked back, saw flames coming from the engine, and casually said to Jobs, "Pull over, your car is on fire." 7

长难句解析

解：主语1+谓语2+状语3+状语4+状语5+同位语6+非限定性定语从句7

析：句子的主语为“He”，谓语为“was driving”，其后连接三个状语，分别为“on Skyline Boulevard”，“in the Santa Cruz Mountains”和“with a high school friend”，状语后跟随同位语“Tim Brown”，其后跟随由关系词“who”引导的非限定性定语从句“who looked back, saw flames coming from the engine, and casually said to Jobs, "Pull over, your car is on fire."”，在该从句中，现在分词短语“coming from the engine”修饰“flames”，作其定语。

1. impose 使强迫接受

例：I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends.

我不想硬要我的已婚朋友们接受我。

常见搭配：

impose sth. on sb./sth. 把…强加于...

例：This system imposes additional financial burdens on many people.

这个制度给很多人增加了额外的经济负担。

2. enlightened 开明的；有见识的

例：As the crisis quickens, more enlightened voices struggle to be heard.

随着危机的不断深化，更多开明的意见被采纳。

常见搭配：

enlightened opinions/attitudes 开明的见解/态度

例：Part of the reason for this enlightened attitude is the lesson of the past.

之所以持这种开明态度，部分原因是有过以往的教训。

3. tow 拖，拉

例：Our car was towed away by the police.

我们的汽车被警察拖走了。

相关俚语：

in tow 紧随着；陪伴着

例：She turned up with her mother in tow.

她露面了，后面紧跟着她的母亲。

4. help-wanted 招聘的

例：They keep up with trade publications, and read help-wanted ads.

他们经常翻阅商业报刊，并注意阅读招聘广告。

常见搭配：

for want of 由于缺少

例：The factories shut down for want of fuel and materials.

这家工厂由于缺少燃料和原料而停产。

5. amuse 逗笑；逗乐

例：It amused him to think that they were probably talking about him at that very moment.

想到就在这会儿他们大概正在谈论他，他不禁笑了起来。

常见搭配：

amuse oneself 自娱自乐

例：I'm sure I'll be able to amuse myself for a few hours.

我相信我能自娱自乐几个小时。

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