重点词汇词组：

When he had been younger1, Harry2 had dreamed and dreamed of3 some unknown relation4 coming to take him away5, but it had never happened; the Dursleys were his only family.

长难句分析

解：1时间状语从句+2主语+3谓语+4宾语+5宾语补足语

析：①现在分词短语coming to take him away和宾语some unknown relation之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，即some unknown relation执行了coming的动作。

②the Dursleys是“the+姓氏复数”，表示一家人，谓语一般用复数。

1.dream of 梦想，幻想

例：I dream of one day working for myself and not having a boss.

我幻想将来有一天能没有老板，为自己工作。

【常见短语】

①dream sth. up 凭空想出

例：This is the latest ploy dreamed up by advertising companies to sell their new products.

这是广告公司为了推销其新产品而想出来的最新招数。

②dream sth. away 空想，虚度光阴

例：She would just sit in her room dreaming away the hours.

她那时常常会在自己房间里坐着遐想几个小时。

2.take sb. away 带走某人

例：Police came in the night and took him away.

警察夜里来把他带走了。

【常见短语】

①take to sb./sth. 开始喜欢

例：The two dogs took to each other immediately and started to play.

这两条狗立刻喜欢上了对方，开始玩了起来。

②take on sth. 呈现；露出

例：Her voice took on a troubled tone.

从她说话的声音里能听出她遇到了麻烦。

③take against sb. 开始不喜欢（某人）

例：I think she took against me when I got the promotion she wanted.

我觉得当我被提拔到她梦寐以求的职位上后，她开始恨起我来了。

【相关俚语】

take your time 做事磨蹭

例：The builders are really taking their time.

那些建筑工人真会磨蹭。

3.wave at sb. 向某人招手

例：I waved at him from the window but he didn't see me.

我从窗口向他招手，可他没看见我。

【常见短语】

①wave sth. aside 对……置之不理，不理会

例：She waved aside all my objections.

她完全不理会我的各种反对意见。

②wave sb./sth. down 挥手拦下（车辆）

例：If a car comes along, wave it down.

如果有汽车来，就拦住它。

③wave sb. off 与（某人）挥手道别

例：We went outside to wave her off.

我们走到外面与她道别。

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