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请和你的同学一起认真分析下面句子，并补全所缺内容。这种学习方式能逐步提高你理解长难句的能力。
1. the bowls never needed washing, as the boys cleaned them with their spoons, trying to eat every bit of soup. (p30)
【分析】
① 这是一个主从复合句；
② 主句是the bowls never needed washing，其中的washing用主动形式表达被动含义；
③ as引导的是________从句；
④ trying to eat every bit of soup是动词-ing形式作________状语。
【句意】粥碗从来用不着洗，孩子们非用汤匙把碗刮得重又民光铮亮了才住手，试图吃掉每一点粥。
【仿写】有五个多月没下雨了，因此这些花需要浇水。
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2. when they had cleaned their bowls in this way, they would sit staring at the pot with eager eyes, as if they wanted to eat it. (p30)
【分析】
① 本句是一个主从复合句；
② when they had cleaned their bowls in this way为when引导的时间状语从句。in this way在从句中作方式状语；
③ staring at the pot为动词-ing形式短语作________状语；
④ as if they wanted to eat it为as if引导的方式状语从句。
【句意】他们这样把碗刮干净后，就坐在那儿，眼巴巴地瞅着汤锅，似乎要把它也吞进肚子。
【仿写】老人坐在那里，一言不发，好像陷入了深思。
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3. there was one boy who was tall for his age, and was not used to being hungry all the time, as his father had kept a small cook shop. (p30)
【分析】
① 本句是一个主从复合句；
② 主句为there was one boy；
③ who引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 one boy。在从句中，and连接was tall for his age 和was not used to being hungry all the time。be used to (doing) sth. 意为“习惯于（做）某事”；
④ as his father had kept a small cook shop 为as引导的________从句。
【句意】其中有个男孩子，个子较同龄人高，而且不习惯总这么挨饿，因为他父亲开过一家小饭铺。
