高考问答aj7巴塞罗那山猫真假:翻译高手进
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as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in to
tell me that instead of the rain I promised（承诺） yesterday, they've had
a downpour（倾盆大雨） of shooting stars!
出自《哈利波特》第一章：
Viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that instead of the rain I promised yesterday, they've had a downpour of shooting stars!
全国各地远至肯特郡，约克郡，丹地等地的目击者都纷纷打电话来说我们预报昨天有雨，结果下的不是雨而是流星。
其中语法现象有：
1.Viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee ：
中的as far apart as，可以先看成as far as，而apart在其中表示 Kent, Yorkshire和Dundee，这几个郡相隔较远。
2.have been phoning in to tell me：
现在完成进行时，强调动作延续性有未完成的含义，它对应上文的一句not only the owls that have been acting oddly today.表示到现在为止电话仍不断打来。
3.instead of the rain I promised yesterday, they've had a downpour of shooting stars：
这句宾语从句可以这样看，they've had a downpour of shooting stars instead of the rain （I promised yesterday），括号中为rain的定语从句。
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观众们：
和肯特、约克和敦迪告诉我昨天会有雨的情况相去甚远的是，它们已经有了犹如流星下坠般的倾盆大雨。