重点词汇词组：

It was then that Meg¹ realized² how rich she had been in the things³ which really mattered⁴ --love, peace, good health.

长难句分析

解：1主语+2谓语+3宾语从句+4定语从句

析：①本句中有一个强调句It was then that...，强调的是时间状语then。

强调句型：It is/was+被强调的部分+that/who+其他部分。

②宾语从句：how rich she had been in the things

宾语从句的时态为过去完成时，表示had been rich是在主句谓语动词realized之前发生的，即“过去的过去”。

③定语从句：which really mattered

修饰先行词things，关系代词which在从句中作主语，不可省略。

1. allow 允许，准许

例：Do you think Dad will allow you to go to Jamie's party?

你认为爸爸会允许你去参加杰米的聚会吗？

【常见短语】

①allow for sth. 顾及，考虑到

例：We have to allow for the possibility that we might not finish on schedule.

我们必须考虑到我们有可能不能按时完成。

②allow of sth. 容许

例：This rule allows of no exceptions.

必须严格遵守这一规则，没有例外。

2. night and day 夜以继日

例：They've worked night and day to publicize their campaign.

他们夜以继日地为自己的活动做宣传。

【相关俚语】

①all in a day's work 日常工作的一部分；习以为常

例：When you're a nurse, cleaning up vomit is all in a day's work.

对护士来说，打扫呕吐污物就是分内工作。

②day in day out 日复一日

例：I have to do the same boring jobs day in day out.

我每天都要干这些单调乏味的工作。

③sb.'s/sth.'s days are numbered ……的时日不多

例：The latest opinion polls suggest that his days as leader are numbered.

最新的民意调查表明他在领导者的位置上坐不了多久了。

3. call 呼喊；召唤

例： I keep the bedroom door open in case the children call for me in the night.

我让卧室门开着，以防孩子们晚上叫我。

【常见短语】

①call by 顺道拜访

例：I just thought I'd call by on my way into town.

我只是想进城时顺路去一下。

②call sb./sth. off 喝退，把……叫开

例：I shouted to him to call his dog off, but he just laughed at me.

我大声喊他把狗叫开，可他只是嘲笑我。

【相关俚语】

①call it a day 结束工作；收工

例：I'm getting a bit tired now. Let's call it a day.

我有些累了，收工吧。

②sth. is calling you 诱惑；召唤

例：That last piece of chocolate cake is calling me.

最后一块巧克力蛋糕正诱惑着我。

4. shadow 阴影

例：The children were playing, jumping on each other's shadows.

孩子们正在嬉戏，跳来跳去踩彼此的影子。

【相关俚语】

①be a shadow of your former self （健康、力量或影响）不如从前

例：He came home from hospital cured of the disease but a shadow of his former self.

他病愈出院回家，但身体已大不如从前。

②cast a shadow over/on sth. 给……蒙上阴影

例：Her father's illness had cast a shadow over the birth of her baby.

她父亲的病给她孩子的出生蒙上了一层阴影。

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