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新概念英語第二冊第23課:A new house
Lesson 23 A new house新居First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
Why is the new house special?
I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria.
昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信,她住在尼日利亞
In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise.
在信中她說她明年將到英國來。如果她來了,她會(huì)感到非常驚奇了
We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left.
我們現(xiàn)在住在鄉(xiāng)間的一棟漂亮的新住宅里。這棟房子在我姐姐離開之前就已動(dòng)工了
The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us.
是在5個(gè)月以前竣工的。我在信中告訴她,她可以和我們住在一起
The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.
這棟房子里有許多房間,還有一個(gè)漂亮的花園
It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.
它是一棟非,F(xiàn)代化的住宅,因此在有些人看來很古怪。它肯定是這個(gè)地區(qū)唯一的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅。
New words and Expressions生詞和短語
complete
v.完成
modern
adj.新式的,與以往不同的
strange
adj.奇怪的
district
n.地區(qū)
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 get a surprisc中的,surprise這里作“使人驚奇、意外的事物”解,是可數(shù)名詞。
2 Work on it had begun...,住宅的建設(shè)在……就開始了。work是名詞,作主語,it指房屋。
3 The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden.這棟房子里有許多房間,還有一個(gè)漂亮的花園。
there is這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)在第1冊第42-44課中曾經(jīng)出現(xiàn)過,用來說明人、物的存在。
Lesson 23自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀First things first
課文詳注Further notes on the text
1.I had a letter from my sister yesterday.昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信。
have在這里相當(dāng)于receive。(cf.第18課語法)
2.She lives in Nigeria… We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.她住在尼日利亞……我們現(xiàn)在住在鄉(xiāng)間的一棟漂亮的新住宅里。
。1)live指長期居住,一般不用進(jìn)行時(shí)。第二個(gè)例句中的進(jìn)行時(shí)是為了強(qiáng)調(diào)目前的居住情況。
。2)country指“鄉(xiāng)下”(與town相對)時(shí),一般與the連用,而不與my等所有格形容詞連用,指“祖國”時(shí)則可以:
I enjoy living in the country.
我喜歡住在鄉(xiāng)下。
My country is China.
我的祖國是中國。
3.If she comes, she will get a surprise.如果她來了,她會(huì)感到非常驚奇的。
surprise在這里是可數(shù)名詞,指“令人驚奇的事”、“意想不到的事”:
It's a surprise to me that they can't sell their flat.
他們無法賣掉他們的公寓,這對我來說是件意想不到的事。
surprise也可以作不可數(shù)名詞,表示“驚訝”:
She looked at the man in surprise.
她驚訝地看著那人。
4.Work on it had begun before my sister left.這棟房子在我姐姐離開之前就已動(dòng)工了。
work(工作,作業(yè))在這里是抽象的不可數(shù)名詞,因此它前面不需要加冠詞。我們還可以說:
Life is short.
生命是短暫的。(life也是抽象的不可數(shù)名詞)
5.…I told her that she could stay with us.……告訴她說,她可以和我們住在一起。
stay在這里是不及物動(dòng)詞,表示“暫住”、“逗留”。stay with是一固定搭配,表示“跟……暫住在一起”:
He stayed with his uncle last week.
上周他住在他叔叔那兒了。
6.It must be the only modern house in the district.它肯定是這個(gè)地區(qū)惟一的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅。
。1)modern可以指“現(xiàn)代的”(相對于古代等時(shí)期而言),也可以指“現(xiàn)代化的”、“時(shí)髦的”、“新式的”:
This car/dress looks quite modern.
這輛車/這件衣服看上去很時(shí)髦。
Cars appeared only in the modern period.
汽車是現(xiàn)代才出現(xiàn)的。
。2)district一般譯為“地區(qū)”、“行政區(qū)”或“地域”、“地帶”,通常隸屬于某個(gè)整體或具有某些地理特征:
This district of London is very quiet.
倫敦的這個(gè)地區(qū)很冷清。
The Lake District of Northern England is very beautiful.
英國北部的湖區(qū)非常美麗。
語法Grammar in use
1.復(fù)習(xí)第12~21課部分語法
在第12~21課的語法中,我們學(xué)習(xí)了一般將來時(shí)、將來進(jìn)行時(shí)、過去完成時(shí)、間接引語、條件句、情態(tài)動(dòng)詞、完全動(dòng)詞have、動(dòng)名詞等內(nèi)容。
I had a letter from him last month. He told me he had returned home.
我上個(gè)月收到他的一封信。他告訴我他已經(jīng)回家了。(完全動(dòng)詞have在這里相當(dāng)于receive;過去完成時(shí)表示在過去某個(gè)時(shí)間前完成的動(dòng)作)
He left the room without taking his umbrella.
他沒有拿上自己的傘就離開了房間。(動(dòng)名詞作介詞賓語;動(dòng)名詞有自己的賓語)
2.there is和it is的用法
在說明或詢問人或物等的存在時(shí)即可用there be結(jié)構(gòu)。這種結(jié)構(gòu)可以用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí),也可以用一般過去時(shí)、一般將來時(shí)及現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)等時(shí)態(tài)。在用there表示過存在之后,就必須用it或者人稱代詞作進(jìn)一步說明:
There's a bus coming, but it's full.
有一輛公共汽車來了,不過車上坐滿了人。
There's a man at the door. It's the postman.
門口有個(gè)人,那是郵遞員。
There were many people at the party last night.
昨天晚上的晚會(huì)上有許多人。(一般過去時(shí))
There will be a letter for you tomorrow.
你明天將會(huì)有一封信。(一般將來時(shí))
但是,當(dāng)it作為“虛主語”表示時(shí)間、距離、天氣等概念時(shí),不可用there be結(jié)構(gòu)(cf.第2課課文詳注):
It's Monday.
是星期一。
It's raining.
天在下雨。
It's fifteen miles to the station.
離車站有15英里。
詞匯學(xué)習(xí)Word study
1.complete
(1)vt.完成,結(jié)束:
The house was completed five months ago.
這棟房子是5個(gè)月以前竣工的。
Work on the new school will be completed next year.
新學(xué)校明年能竣工。
(2)adj.完整的,全部的:
Do you know the complete story?
你知道整個(gè)故事嗎?
This is a complete family.
這是個(gè)父母雙全的家庭。
。3)adj.十足的,徹底的,絕對的:
There is complete silence in the room.
房間里一點(diǎn)兒聲音也沒有。
That was a complete surprise.
那完全是件意外的事。
2.strange adj.
(1)外地的,異鄉(xiāng)的:
Living in a strange land is not always a pleasant thing.
客居他鄉(xiāng)并不總是一件令人愉快的事。
。2)陌生的,生疏的:
That morning, he saw a strange face in the classroom.
那天早上,他在教室里看到了一張陌生的面孔。
This city is quite strange to me.
我對這座城市很不熟悉。
。3)不平常的,奇特的,奇怪的,古怪的:
The house looks strange to some people.
這房子在有些人看來很古怪。
A strange thing happened this afternoon.
這天下午發(fā)生了一件奇怪的事。
Lesson 23課后練習(xí)和答案Exercises and Answer
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