The noun le devoir means duty or obligation. Les devoirs are school assignments. 这个:Faire ses devoirs means to do one’s schoolwork or homework. 太熟悉了,呵呵。
Verb + Verb Constructions In a verb + verb construction, the conjugated verb is directly followed by an infinitive (with no intervening preposition), by à infinitive, or by de/d’infinitive.
In the negative form of a verb + verb construction, ne... pas surrounds the first (conjugated) verb, followed by the infinitive. (The joined ne pas construction precedes a negative infinitive.) Je n’aime pas faire les devoirs le vendredi. Nous préférons ne pas sortir. We prefer not to go out.
Le bruit empêche les enfants de dormir. 先是两个动词的连接 empêche ... de dormir 而后是 les enfants 直接宾语的问题。。。。 最后是 keep sb from doing 的用法。。 这个句子对我来说,不太容易搞懂它的含义的,得花好多时间去琢磨和猜测。。。
关系代词 dont 的用法: C’est une bonne amie. Odette parle souvent de cette amie. C’est une bonne amie dont Odette parle souvent. She’s a good friend. Odette often speaks about that friend. She’s a good friend about whom Odette often speaks.