the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for

题目

the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for new year celebrations were good.
这句话有几处不明白, in time什么意思? 及时? for new year celebrations were good,这里的were good是什么意思? 还有为什么要用for呢? 用to可以吗?

答案

先划分一下 句子的 结构,就好分析了.主语：the doctor谓语：consoled宾语：him方式状语：by telling him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for new year celebrations were good.问题主要...