If you were tosay to the grown-ups, “I saw a beautiful house made of rosy brick, with geraniumsin the windows and doveson the roof,” they would not be able to get any idea of that house at all.

You would have to say to them, “I saw a house that cost $20,000.” Then they would exclaim, “Oh, whata pretty house that is!”

〖精读笔记〗

◆虚拟语气——虚拟条件句：将来虚拟，谈将来的不大可能实现的愿望。

if从句的谓语形式：were to do

主语谓语形式：would do

◆made of... 由……制成，过去分词短语作后置定语

◆rosy /'rəʊzɪ/ adj.玫瑰色的, 红粉色的

◆brick /brɪk/ n.砖，砖块

◆geranium /dʒɪ'reɪnɪəm/ n. [植]天竺葵

◆dove /dʌv/ n.鸽

◆roof /ruːf/ n.屋顶

◆exclaim /ɪk'skleɪm/ v.呼喊, 惊叫

◆What感叹句：What a(n) + 形容词 + 单数名词（+主谓）