I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.
句子翻译译文
我刚收到来自母校的一封信，通知我说以前的校长斯图尔特・佩奇先生下周就要退休了。
句子点评
receive a letter from... 意思为“收到...的一封信”。还有一个常用的词组 hear from... 也表达这个意思，如: He heard from her daughter almost every month. (他几乎每个月都收到女儿的来信。) inform 后边的动词句式为: “动词 + 间接宾语 + 宾语从句”。
next week 为名词作状语。表示时间的名词常可省列前边的介词而单独作状语，如: She said she won't be here (on) Friday. (她说她周五不在这儿。）更多名词作状语的情况可见《名词作状语》一文。
句子详细分析
)I have [just] received a letter from my old school, informing me | that my former headmaster, <Mr. Stuart Page>, will be retiring [next week].
- received 为谓语，采用现在完成时。
- informing 为现在分词，作状语。
- me 为间接宾语。
- that 为连词，引导宾语从句。
- Mr. Stuart Page 为同位语
- retiring 为谓语，采用将来进行时。
next week 下个星期
just [dʒʌst] ad. 1) 刚,刚刚 2) 正好,恰好
receive [ri'si:v] vt. 1) 拿到，接到，收到 2) 体验，受到（某种待遇或伤害）
letter ['letә] n. 1) 信件 2) 字母
school [sku:l] n. 1) (中、小）学校 2) 专科学校，专业学校 3) 流派，学派
inform [in'fɔ:m] vt. 1) 知会，通知 2) 了解，熟悉
former ['fɔ:mә] a. 1) 以前的 2) 昔日的，前
headmaster ['hed'mɑ:stә] n. 校长
retire [ri'taiә] vi. 1) 退职，退休 2) （因伤）退出（比赛等）
