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4、第二學期第四季:凱撒兩卷、句法。
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謝惠英老師
Julius Caesar the Gallic War Book IV, chapters 16-19 January 20, 2008
內容大要:此部份可視為首尾連貫的一篇短文,標題或可訂為:凱撒領軍建橋來
回橫渡萊茵河始末。第十六小節明言分述渡河之因。第十七小節細描建橋細節,
典型是工程紀錄。第十八、十九小節敘明十天完造橋樑,軍隊過橋,完成第十六
小節所述建橋渡河之目的;任務於十八日內完成,凱撒又領軍橫渡萊茵河回歸高
盧,敘述不忘提及拆橋之舉。
16. Germanico bello confecto multis de causis Caesar statuit sibi Rhenum esse
transeundum; quarum illa fuit iustissima quod, cum videret Germanos tam facile
impelli ut in Galliam venirent, suis quoque rebus eos timere voluit, cum intellegerent
et posse et audere populi Romani exercitum Rhenum transire.
Confecto: ablative (conficio conficere confeci confectus, 3: to make, to
complete)(Germanico bello confecto: After the German war has been accomplished)
Statuit: perfect indicative(statuo statuere statui statutus:to set up, to decide)
Esse
transeundum: future passive participle, gerundive with the construction of future
passive periphrastic (transceo transcire transivi transitus: to cross, to go over)(eo ire ii
itus: to go; iens euntis: going, present participle)
Fuit: perfect indicative(sum esse fui futurus: to be)
Videret: imperfect subjunctive in cum clause(video videre vidi visus: to see)
Impelli: passive infinitive in the indirect discourse governed by videret, with
Germanos being the accusative subject(impello impellere impuli impulsus: to impel,
to overthrow)
Venirent: imperfect subjunctive in ut clause(venio venire veni ventus: to come)
Timere: present infinitive after voluit(timeo timere timui --)
Voluit(vollo velle volui --: to wish)
Intellegerent: imperfect subjunctive in cum clause(intellego intellegere intellexi
intellectus: to understand)
Posse: present infinitive in an indirect discourse governed by intellegerent, with the
accusative subject populi Romani exercitum (posssum posse posui --): to be able to)
Audere: present infinitive in an indirect discourse, with the accusative subject populi
Romani exercitum(audeo audere ausi ausus sum: to dare)
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