dig的过去式 dig的过去式和过去分词
山高人为峰，敢于拼搏的人生才有意义。今天我们进行高考英语真题长难句分析的第十四讲。
原句1
?原句呈现
People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade.
参考译文
人们在这些地方定居是因为他们很容易到达，而且很自然地适合于通讯和贸易。
句式分析
1.整体分析：本句可以切分为两部分，because前后分别为主句和从句。People settle in these places 为主句。because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade为原因状语从句从句，从句可以切分两个分句：they are easy to get to 和and naturally suited to communications and trade，两者之间为并列关系。
重点词汇
l settle in安顿下来; 在…中放稳，坐定
l naturally自然地，; 合理地; 天然地;不做作地
l suited合适的; 适合…的; 适合于; 适合，符合…的要求; 合身; 使适合
l communications通信; 交流( communication的名词复数 );通信工具
l trade贸易; 行业; 买卖; 交换; 经营…交易
原句2
原句呈现
Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich.
参考译文
在最初的两万淘金者中，有四千人致富了。
句式分析
整体分析：本句可以切分为两部分，构成了主从复合句。Of the first 20,000 people， 4,000 got rich.为主句，Of the first 20,000 people为状语。who dug for gold为定语从句修饰people.
重点词汇
l dug挖，掘( dig的过去式和过去分词 ); 挖掘; 挖得; 寻找
l gold金色; 金币; 黄金; 金饰品; 金色的
l got得到(get的过去式和过去分词); 抓住; 说服; 受到
l rich富有的; 肥沃的; 丰富多彩的; 油腻的
原句3
原句呈现
The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come.
参考译文
随着失望和没有兴趣的人们定居下来，这座城市人满为患。当他们听说阿拉斯加有新的黄金发现时，他们和很快地来到道森城一样，很快地离开了。
句式分析
整体分析：本句可以切分为两部分，构成了并列句。
The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down为分句1， with disappointed people做句子的状语，with no interest in settling down为people的定语。and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come为分句2.可以切分两部分when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska,为状语从句；they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come为主句，还可以切分：they left Dawson City 和as quickly as they had come两部分，前面为主句，后面为时间状语从句。
重点词汇
crowded拥挤的
disappointed失望的; 沮丧的; 使失望( disappoint的过去式和过去分词)
settling沉淀物; 安排( settle的现在分词 ); 安放; 安家; 安定
heard听说; 听取; 听见( hear的过去式和过去分词 ); 得知
discoveries发现( discovery的名词复数 ); 被发现的事物
quickly迅速地; 立即; 马上