新概念第二冊自學導讀 Lessons55-56

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課文詳注 Further notes on the text
    1.once a year,每年。
    once+表示時間的名詞可以表示“每……”:
    The postman calls once a day.
    郵遞員每天來。
    2.A lot of cars entered for this race last year…去年有很多汽車參加了這項比賽……
    enter for表示“報名參加”。(cf.第8課詞匯學習)
    3.Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part.該車造于1885年,是參賽車中老的一輛。
    built引導的過去分詞短語起狀語的作用,說明動作發(fā)生的背景或情況。主句可以補全為it was the oldest car taking part in the race。
    4.Many of the cars broke down on the course…很多汽車在途中就拋了錨……
    break down為固定短語,其含義之一是“(機械等)出故障”、“出毛病”:
    This morning I was late for work, because my car broke down twice.
    今天上午我上班遲到了,因為我的車壞了兩次。
    5.The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour----much faster than any of its rivals.獲勝的那輛車達到了時速40英里——遠遠超過任何對手。
    (1)winning為現(xiàn)在分詞作定語:
    Those of the winning team jumped happily.
    獲勝隊的隊員們高興地跳著。
    (2)表示速度為多少時可用a speed of+數(shù)量詞這個結(jié)構(gòu):
    You must have been driving at a speed of seventy miles an hour.
    你剛才一定是以每小時70英里的速度在開車。
    (3)破折號后面的部分補充說明這個速度。much是用得較多的
    與比較級連用的修飾語:
    Houses are much more expensive these days.
    如今的房價貴多了。
    6.It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.它在接近終點時,沖下了山坡,駕駛員費了好大勁才把車停下來。
    (1)speed作不及物動詞時可以表示“疾駛”、“急行”等含義:
    The police car sped past us.
    警車從我們身邊疾駛而過。
    The two men sped out of the room.
    那兩個人快步走出了房間。
    (2)表示“在……的末尾/后部分”時可以用at the end of這個短語:
    I'll return the books to you at the end of the week/ month.
    我周/月末時把書還給你。
    He spoke a few words at the end of the meeting.
    會議結(jié)束時他說了幾句話。
    (3)表示“做某事遇到麻煩/困難”時可以用have trouble doing sth. :
    They had some trouble finding out the cause of the fire.
    他們在查找起火原因時遇到了一些困難。
    語法 Grammar in use
    1.使用the same as和different from的比較結(jié)構(gòu)
    在第32課的語法中,我們學習了用as…as和not so/as…as表示比較;在第8課的語法中,我們學習了形容詞和副詞的比較級和高級的構(gòu)成及用法:
    表示比較的另外兩種方法是用短語the same(…)as和different from。the same(…)as表示“與……相同/同樣”:
    Our TV is the same as yours.
    我們的電視和你們的一樣。
    You've made the same mistake as Tom.
    你和湯姆犯了同樣的錯誤。
    有時the same可以單獨使用,不帶as:
    Those two dresses are the same.
    那兩件衣服一樣。
    different from表示“與……不同”,different前面可加very, much, a little等修飾語:
    We're planning something different this year from what we did last year.
    我們今年計劃做些與去年不同的事。
    German cars are quite different from Japanese cars.
    德國(造的)汽車與日本(造)的很不一樣。
    2.much與many的其他表達方式
    在第32課的語法中,我們學習了little和few的用法,知道在口語中多用not much, not many代替:
    There isn't much sugar/aren't many sweets, but you can have a little/few.
    糖/糖果不多了,不過你可以來一點/吃幾塊。
    (1)much和many通常用于否定句和疑問句(正式文體除外)。在日常談話中,我們通常避免在肯定句中使用much和many,而用別的數(shù)量詞??谡Z中用得多的表示“許多”的數(shù)量詞是a lot of(常被認為不宜用在正式的場合),它既可以與復數(shù)可數(shù)名詞連用也可以與不可數(shù)名詞連用,后面的動詞用單數(shù)還是復數(shù)取決于名詞:
    A lot of time is needed to do this work.
    做這項工作需要很多時間。
    A lot of books have been stolen.
    許多書被盜了。
    比a lot of正式一些的表達方式有:a great/good deal of+不可數(shù)名詞,a great/good/large number of+復數(shù)名詞,a great/good many of+復數(shù)名詞。
    A great/good deal of money is spent on food.
    在食物上花了很多錢。
    A great/good number of our students are Americans.
    我們的學生中有許多是美國人。
    Tom doesn't read much, but Ian reads a great deal/a lot.
    湯姆讀書不多,但伊恩讀得很多。
    (2)在what引導的感嘆句中不用 much/many:
    詞匯學習Word study
    1.handsome, beautiful, pretty與good-looking
    這些單詞都可以表示“美”,但含義和用法各不相同。handsome 通常用來形容男子,表示“漂亮的”、“英俊的”; beautiful表示“美的”、“給人美感的”、“令人愉悅的”、“完美的”等含義,多用于形容女子、孩童、花草、服飾等,不用來形容男子的長相;pretty表示“漂亮的”、“可愛的”、“令人憐愛的”等含義,多用于女子、孩子等;good-looking表示容貌“標致的”、“美貌的”、“好看的”,男女均適用,它所表示的美通常不及beautiful所表示的:
    Dan is a handsome/good-looking young man.
    丹是個英俊的/很帥的小伙子。
    Mary is a beautiful/good-looking/pretty girl.
    瑪麗是個美麗的/好看的/漂亮的姑娘。
    2.reach與arrive in/at
    (1)reach表示“到達”、“達到”。表示抵達某地時通常為及物動詞,比arrive in/at要正式:
    When did you reach London?
    你們何時抵達倫敦的?
    reach適用的范圍比較廣,不僅僅限于地點,作不及物動詞的情況較少:
    When you reach my age, you'll be able to understand it.
    等你到我這個年齡時,你就可以理解了。
    Can you get that book down for me please? I can't reach it.
    請你幫我把那本書拿下來好嗎?我夠不著。
    (2)arrive為不及物動詞,表示“到達”、“抵達”。它既可以單獨使用,也可以與介詞連用。在表示到達某個較大的地方時用arrive in, 到達某個較小的地方/場所用arrive at, 這由說話者決定:
    When I arrived at the station, the train had already gone.
    我到車站時,那列火車已經(jīng)開走了。
    3.take part與take place
    (1)固定短語take part(in)表示“參加”、“參與”:
    It was the oldest car taking part.
    它是參賽車中老的一輛。
    How many of you are taking part in the play?
    你們當中有多少人參加了這個劇的演出?
    I didn't take part in their conversation.
    我沒有加入他們的談話。
    (2)take place也是個固定短語,表示“發(fā)生”、“進行”、“舉行”:
    All these took place before you were born.
    所有這些都發(fā)生在你出生之前。
    The Olympic Games will take place in our country in four years' time.
    4年以后,奧林匹克運動會將在我們國家舉辦。
    練習答案Key to written exercises
    1.關(guān)鍵句型練習答案
    A One of the most handsome cars(1.3); The most unusual car (1.4); the oldest car(1.5); more time under their cars than in them (11.7-8); much faster than any of…(1.9);but no less exciting (than modern car races) (1.11)
    2.難點練習答案
    a They have some very handsome antique furniture.
    Switzerland is a very beautiful country.
    She was a very pretty baby, but she's quite plain now.
    They make a very good-looking couple.
    b Can you reach the top of that cupboard?
    They arrived at the station just in time.
    c Are you taking part in the new play?
    The meeting took place in Paris last week.
    3.多項選擇題答案
    1 c 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 a 6 c
    7 a 8 b 9 b 10 c 11 c 12 c