Lesson 23 A new house
【New words and expressions】（4）
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)
★complete v. 完成 (喜歡與建筑工程連用)
① vt. 完成，結(jié)束
complete the building
Work on the new school will be completed next year.
② adj. 完整的，全部的
《魯迅全集》中的 “全集” 就用 “complete”
Do you know the complete story?
This is a complete family.
③ adj. 十足的，徹底的，絕對的
There is complete silence in the room.
That was a complete surprise.
finish v. 完成
finish/complete homework
finish/complete doing sth. 某事做完了
I finish reading a book.
★modern adj. 新式的, 與以往不同的，現(xiàn)代的
modern history/art 現(xiàn)代史/ 現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)
modernization[7mCdEnai5zeiFEn] n.現(xiàn)代化
★strange adj. 奇怪的(表示因為對一個東西不熟悉而覺得奇怪, 陌生的)
① adj. 外地的，異鄉(xiāng)的
Living in a strange land is not always a pleasant thing.
② adj. 陌生的，生疏的
That morning, he saw a strange face in the classroom.
be strange to sth. 對……不習慣, 對……陌生
This city is quite strange to me.
stranger n. 陌生人 (注意[5streindVE] 應(yīng)讀成[5sdreindVE])
③ adj. 不平常的，奇特的，奇怪的，古怪的
The house looks strange to some people.
A strange thing happened this afternoon.
★district n. 地區(qū)，行政劃分的區(qū)域, 城市內(nèi)的
district n. 地區(qū)，行政區(qū)，地域，地帶，通常隸屬于某個整體或具有某些地理特征
Haidian District 北京的海淀區(qū)
The Lake District of Northern England is very beautiful. 英國北部的湖區(qū)非常美麗。
area n. 地段
region[5ri:dVEn] n.地帶，區(qū)域，地方，(世界上某個特定的)地區(qū), (藝術(shù),科學等的)領(lǐng)域, (大氣, 海水等的)層
【Text】
I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.
參考譯文
昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信, 她住在尼日利亞. 在信中她說她明年將到英國來. 如果她來了, 她會感到非常驚奇了. 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工了, 是在5個月以前竣工的. 我在信中告訴她, 她可以和我們住在一起. 這棟房子里有許多房間, 還有一個漂亮的花園. 它是一棟非?，F(xiàn)代化的住宅, 因此在有些人看來很古怪. 它肯定是這個地區(qū)的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅.
【課文講解】
1、If she comes, she will get a surprise.
get a surprise 感到驚奇（這里surprise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.
surprise也可以作不可數(shù)名詞，表示“驚訝”
She looked at the man in surprise.
to one's surprise = I get a shock. 吃了一驚
2、We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.
a beautiful new house
離一個名詞近的詞跟該詞的關(guān)系密切, 冠詞肯定是放在前面的
spare old cloth 不穿的舊衣服
a big red flag 大紅旗 (flag [flA^] n. 旗, 標記；v. 標記)
3、Work on it had begun before my sister left.
work（工作，作業(yè)）是抽象的不可數(shù)名詞，“……的工作”后面必須用介詞on
4、In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us.
stay with 跟……暫住在一起 （stay vi. 暫住，逗留）
He stayed with his uncle last week.
【Special Difficulties】
There is and It is
在說明或詢問人或物等的存在時可用there be結(jié)構(gòu)。這種結(jié)構(gòu)可以用一般現(xiàn)在時、一般過去時、一般將來時及現(xiàn)在完成時等時態(tài)。在用there表示過存在后，就必須用it或人稱代詞作進一步說明：
There’s a bus coming, but it’s full.
There’s a man at the door. It’s the postman.
it作為“虛主語”表示時間、距離、天氣等概念時，不能用there be結(jié)構(gòu)
It’s fifteen miles to the station.
Exercise(用it或there填空)
3 ______ were some men digging up the road outside my house.
there : There+be+sb.+doing+地點 : 某地有某人正在做某事(典型句型)
digging up: 挖出, 找出
4 Look at those clouds. I think ______ will be a thunderstorm.
there : 在表示天氣的時候, 后面如果是動詞或形容詞, 用it, 如果是名詞, 用there be.
It is raining(動詞)/It is cold(形容詞).
There be +名詞 : There is a rain. 那兒有一場雨
thunderstorm [5WQndEstC:m] n.雷暴, 大雷雨
9 After dinner ______ will be a long discussion on politics.
there
on politics 關(guān)于政治 (politics [5pClitiks] n.政治, 政治學, 政綱, 政見)
10 When will ______ be convenient for you to come?
it
When will it be convenient for you? 什么時候?qū)δ銇碚f方便?
【New words and expressions】（4）
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)
★complete v. 完成 (喜歡與建筑工程連用)
① vt. 完成，結(jié)束
complete the building
Work on the new school will be completed next year.
② adj. 完整的，全部的
《魯迅全集》中的 “全集” 就用 “complete”
Do you know the complete story?
This is a complete family.
③ adj. 十足的，徹底的，絕對的
There is complete silence in the room.
That was a complete surprise.
finish v. 完成
finish/complete homework
finish/complete doing sth. 某事做完了
I finish reading a book.
★modern adj. 新式的, 與以往不同的，現(xiàn)代的
modern history/art 現(xiàn)代史/ 現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)
modernization[7mCdEnai5zeiFEn] n.現(xiàn)代化
★strange adj. 奇怪的(表示因為對一個東西不熟悉而覺得奇怪, 陌生的)
① adj. 外地的，異鄉(xiāng)的
Living in a strange land is not always a pleasant thing.
② adj. 陌生的，生疏的
That morning, he saw a strange face in the classroom.
be strange to sth. 對……不習慣, 對……陌生
This city is quite strange to me.
stranger n. 陌生人 (注意[5streindVE] 應(yīng)讀成[5sdreindVE])
③ adj. 不平常的，奇特的，奇怪的，古怪的
The house looks strange to some people.
A strange thing happened this afternoon.
★district n. 地區(qū)，行政劃分的區(qū)域, 城市內(nèi)的
district n. 地區(qū)，行政區(qū)，地域，地帶，通常隸屬于某個整體或具有某些地理特征
Haidian District 北京的海淀區(qū)
The Lake District of Northern England is very beautiful. 英國北部的湖區(qū)非常美麗。
area n. 地段
region[5ri:dVEn] n.地帶，區(qū)域，地方，(世界上某個特定的)地區(qū), (藝術(shù),科學等的)領(lǐng)域, (大氣, 海水等的)層
【Text】
I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.
參考譯文
昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信, 她住在尼日利亞. 在信中她說她明年將到英國來. 如果她來了, 她會感到非常驚奇了. 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工了, 是在5個月以前竣工的. 我在信中告訴她, 她可以和我們住在一起. 這棟房子里有許多房間, 還有一個漂亮的花園. 它是一棟非?，F(xiàn)代化的住宅, 因此在有些人看來很古怪. 它肯定是這個地區(qū)的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅.
【課文講解】
1、If she comes, she will get a surprise.
get a surprise 感到驚奇（這里surprise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.
surprise也可以作不可數(shù)名詞，表示“驚訝”
She looked at the man in surprise.
to one's surprise = I get a shock. 吃了一驚
2、We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.
a beautiful new house
離一個名詞近的詞跟該詞的關(guān)系密切, 冠詞肯定是放在前面的
spare old cloth 不穿的舊衣服
a big red flag 大紅旗 (flag [flA^] n. 旗, 標記；v. 標記)
3、Work on it had begun before my sister left.
work（工作，作業(yè)）是抽象的不可數(shù)名詞，“……的工作”后面必須用介詞on
4、In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us.
stay with 跟……暫住在一起 （stay vi. 暫住，逗留）
He stayed with his uncle last week.
【Special Difficulties】
There is and It is
在說明或詢問人或物等的存在時可用there be結(jié)構(gòu)。這種結(jié)構(gòu)可以用一般現(xiàn)在時、一般過去時、一般將來時及現(xiàn)在完成時等時態(tài)。在用there表示過存在后，就必須用it或人稱代詞作進一步說明：
There’s a bus coming, but it’s full.
There’s a man at the door. It’s the postman.
it作為“虛主語”表示時間、距離、天氣等概念時，不能用there be結(jié)構(gòu)
It’s fifteen miles to the station.
Exercise(用it或there填空)
3 ______ were some men digging up the road outside my house.
there : There+be+sb.+doing+地點 : 某地有某人正在做某事(典型句型)
digging up: 挖出, 找出
4 Look at those clouds. I think ______ will be a thunderstorm.
there : 在表示天氣的時候, 后面如果是動詞或形容詞, 用it, 如果是名詞, 用there be.
It is raining(動詞)/It is cold(形容詞).
There be +名詞 : There is a rain. 那兒有一場雨
thunderstorm [5WQndEstC:m] n.雷暴, 大雷雨
9 After dinner ______ will be a long discussion on politics.
there
on politics 關(guān)于政治 (politics [5pClitiks] n.政治, 政治學, 政綱, 政見)
10 When will ______ be convenient for you to come?
it
When will it be convenient for you? 什么時候?qū)δ銇碚f方便?