新概念英语-第二册-Lesson4

Lesson4AnexcitingtripRevision寄，送明信片损坏博物馆公共的友好的服务员借给决定整个的唯一的sendpostcardspoilspoilt/spoiledmuseumpublicfriendlywaiterlenddecisionwholesingle■excitingadj.令人兴奋的,令人激动的，振奋人心的这是多么令人兴奋的消息！Whatexcitingnewsthisis!那是一场令人兴奋的比赛。Thatisanexcitinggame.这是一本非常扣人心弦的书。Thisisaveryexcitingbook.excitinga.令人兴奋的,使人激动的（主语是物）Thisnewsisveryexciting.exciteda.（自己）感到兴奋的（主语是人）Weareveryexcitedaboutthisnews.【辨】exciting,thrilling['θrɪlɪŋ]exciting通常来形容让人很激动的人或事；thrilling用来形容让人激动或害怕的发抖、令人难以控制情绪的事-ed自己感到interested,bored,-ing令人感到interesting,boring,Iaminterestedinthisbook.Thisisaninterestingbook.■receivev.接受，收到（客观的收到）1.接受，收到，接受她收到了一份礼物。Shereceivedapresent.receivealetterfromsb.=hearfromsb.收到~~的来信Ireceivedaletterfrommybrother.Haveyoureceivedanyletterstoday?receiveaninvitation[aletter]fromsb接到某人的邀请函[信]2.接待，接见Youneedalargeroomifyouaregoingtoreceivesomanyguests.如果你要接待这么多客人，你就需要一个大房间。WeusuallyreceiveguestsonSaturday.我们通常星期六招待宾客。区别用法：receive,accept,take区别用法：receive,accept,take这三个词都有“接受”的意思。receive（客观情况）只表示被动地接受ThenhesmiledandtoldmeIwouldreceiveanextra￡100ayear!后来他笑了，并且告诉我说，我将一年收到一百英镑的额外收入！区别用法：receive,accept,takeaccept（主观情况）总表示主动而且高兴地接受Iacceptedtheinvitation.我接受邀请。Shereceivedhispresent,butshedidn’tacceptit.她收到了他的礼物，但是没有接受区别用法：receive,accept,taketake所表示的接受包含着有人赠给的意思Didyoutakehisadvice?你接受了他的建议了吗？Hetakesanythingheisgiven.给他什么他就要什么。■firmn.商行，公司1.n.公司，商号lawfirm法律公司他在一家工程公司工作。Heworksforanengineerfirm.2.adj.结实的，稳固的firmvoice这部小汽车非常坚固。Thecarisveryfirm.【补充学习】有关“公司”的表达：firm中小型公司；company正规公司；business商行；■differentadj.不同的——same相同的（1）不同的，相异的（经常与from连用）：bedifferentfrom...与…不同Desksaredifferentfromtables.Myplan/ideaisdifferentfromyours.Weareplanningsomethingdifferentthisyear.（2）各种各样的，不同的：HehasvisitedmanydifferentplacesinChina.他去过中国的不少地方。Thisdepartmentstoresellsalargenumberofdifferentthings.这家百货商店出售许多各种各样的东西。adv.differently,n.difference■centren.中心，中央（美式center）thecenteroftown市中心towncentre=downtown市中心，市区经典用法：inthecenterof:在中间,在中央＝inthemiddleofinthecentre(ofsp),adj.central中央的，中心的■abroadadv.在国外，到处，海外，广泛getabroad出去,出门;(谣言)传出去,传开goabroad去国外liveabroad到国外定居studyabroad到国外学习Sheishungryfornewsofherhusbandworkingabroad.她渴望得到国外工作的丈夫的消息。他在国外生活了许多年。Helivedabroadformanyyears.你出国度假吗？Areyougoingabroadforyourholidays?他有生以来从未到过国外。He’sneverbeenabroadinhislife.【辨】abroad,foreign,overseas【辨】abroad,foreign,overseasabroadadv.在国外，到国外：Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore.我弟弟以前从未出国。foreignadj.外国的，国外的：Iamonbusinessinaforeigncity.我在国外的一个城市出差的。overseasadv./adj.在海外；外国的：Oneofmyclassmateslivesoverseas.我的一个同学住在国外。■a(great)numberof:“许多”，修饰可数名词的复数比较：anumberof/thenumberofAnumberoftheworkersareunskilled.许多工人技术不熟练。Thenumberofskilledworkersissmall.熟练工人数较少。Languagepoints1.Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother.收到某人来信2.Heisworkingforabigfirm.getaletterfromsb.havealetterfromsb.hearfromsb.在…上班、任职,还可以用workat/ine.g.Myfatherworksforabusinesscompany.3.hehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.anumberof+可数名词的复数，number前一般可用large,great,small等形容词强调数量大小。Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.abroadadv.在国外（副词,直接和动词连用）goabroad去国外liveabroad国外定居excitingadj.令人兴奋的excited感到兴奋的-ed自己感到interested,bored,relaxed-ing令人感到interesting,boring,relaxingLanguagepoints4.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAlicesprings.Hehasgonetothesouth.(还在)Hehasbeentothesouth.(去过)5.Heisfindingthistripveryexciting.find+n+adj.觉得…怎么样e.g.Ifindthefilmboring.Doyoufindthebookveryinteresting?1.HowlonghasTimbeeninAustralia?Listenandanswerthequestion.TimhasbeeninAustraliaforsixmonths.2.WhatdoeshedoinAustralia?Heisworkingforabigfirmasanengineer.3.WhyisTimfindingthetripexciting?BecauseTimhasneverbeenabroadbefore.Thisishisfirsttripabroad.Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.同位语(Appositives)一个名词（或短语等）与另一个名词（或短语）并列而作为其说明或限定成分时称为同位语。同位语与它所补充说明的成分之间用逗号隔开。课文中有两句话含有同位语：Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.（Tim是mybrother的同位语。它们指的是同一个人。Tim用来补充说明mybrother的名字）HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.（在这句话中asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia是AliceSprings的同位语，补充说明这是个多大的镇子，在什么地方）同位语如果太长，可以另译为一句。如课文中第二个例句的后半部分可以译为：“现在去了艾利斯斯普林斯。这是澳大利亚中部的一个小镇。”如：ThisisJohn,oneofmybestfriends.这位是约翰。他是我最好的朋友之一。Mrs.Smith,myneighbour,hasneverbeenabroad.我的邻居史密斯夫人从来没有出过国。Ihavejust_________aletter_____mybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehas_____thereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.Heisworking____abigfirmandhehasalready______agreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.Hehasjust______anAustraliancarandhas_____toAliceSprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasnever_____abroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.receivedfrombeenforvisitedboughtgonebeen1.HowlonghasTimbeeninAustralia?Listenandanswerthequestion.Timhasbeeni