The boy with the name John is my classmate. 叫约翰的那个男孩是我的同学。
3. He made up his mind to be a vet．他下定决心要成为一名兽医。
make up one's mind是"下定决心"的意思，其后常接不定式。one's必须和其相应的主语保持一致。如果主语为复数，mind也要用复数形式。如：
（1）I've made up my mind．我已决定了。
（2）He needs someone to make up his mind for him．他需要别人替他作决定。
（3）The students in Class 1 all made their minds to study hard．一班的全体同学都下定了决心要努力学习。
4. They regarded their pets as members of their families. 他们把宠物视为家庭成员。
句中regard … as意思是"将……视为"。如：
I regard him as my brother. 我将他当成我的兄弟。
He is regarded as the best doctor in town. 他被视为是城内最好的医生了。
5. Later in his life, James Herriot wrote a lot about his experience as a country vet in Yorkshine, England. 在赫瑞尔的晚年，他根据在英国约克郡当乡村兽医时的经验写下许多著作。
句中的as 是介词，意思是"作为，当作"。如：
I have come here as a journalist. 我是以记者身份到这里来的。
As a student, you must study hard for the people. 作为一名学生，你必须努力为人民而学习。
6. No matter how much he loved all kinds of animals, he loved dogs the best. 不管他多么喜欢各种各样的动物，他还是最喜欢狗的。
句中no matter作连词用，意思是"不管"。如：
No matter how hot it is! 不管多么热。
Don't trust him, no matter what he says or does. 他不管说什么，做什么，都不要信任他。
Don't trust him, no matter what he says. 不管他说什么，你都不要信任他。
Don't believe the rumour, no matter who repeats it. 不论是谁说的，都不要相信这谣言。
No matter where she is, I must find her. 不论她在哪儿，我都要找到她。
第60课重点例句及相关知识的分析
1. Mrs Parley said she felt as if they were in a storm at sea. 帕利太太说她觉得好象是在海上乘船遇到了风暴似的。
句中as if 相当于as though "仿佛……似",注意：当主句是一般现在时，as if从句用一般过去时；当主句是一般过去时，as if从句用表示过去的相应时态。如：
He speaks English as if he were an Englishman. 他说起英语来好像一个英国人似的。
He acted as if （as though） nothing had happened. 他表现得似乎没有发生什么事。
She loves the child as if he were here own. 她爱这孩子如同爱自己的孩子一样。
此外，as if （as though）后可以跟动词不定式。如：
She raised her hand as though （as if） to hang the picture on the wall. 她举手象要把这幅画挂在墙上。
He raised his hand as though to take off his hat. 他举起手来，像要脱帽似的。
2. She tried hard to reach the baby's room… but the house broke in two, dropping her to the first floor and leaving the baby's b
《九年级Unit 15 A doctor for animals》出自：www.89xue.com网www.89xue.com ed hanging in the edge of the two-story house. 他尽力地到达婴儿房间，但是房子裂成了两半，把她摔到了楼下，而婴儿的小床留在上面，搭在这座二层楼的边缘上，摇摇欲坠。
由dropping 和leaving 组成的两个-ing形式短语在句中作伴随情况状语。如：
They came into the room laughing and talking. 他们说说笑笑地走进屋来。
Taking a dictionary, she began to prepare her lessons. 她拿了本词典，开始准备功课。
3. …… just as the bed crashed to the first floor ……与此同时床坠落到了一楼。
4. It is true to say a dog is man's best friend or at least Roberts best friend. 事实上说狗是人类最好的朋友，起码是罗特的最好的朋友。