新概念 2 L15 Good news 佳音

词汇

  • secretary /ˈsekrəteri/ n. 秘书
    • secret n. 秘密
  • nervous adj. 紧张的
    • nerve n. 神经
    • be nervous about
      He was so nervous about his exams that he couldn’t sleep.
    • uneasy adj. 心神不安的
    • calm adj. 冷静的
      keep calm
      stay calm
  • afford v. 负担得起，买得起
    • can afford
      can/can’t afford to sdo
      I can’t afford the house.
      我们今年承受不起去欧洲旅游了。
      We can’t afford to go on a trip in Europe this year.
  • weak adj. 虚弱的，脆弱的
    • strong
    • a weak building
    • a weak smile 微笑
    • a wide smile 大小
    • be good at
    • be weak in 在某方面很弱
  • interrupt v. 打断，插嘴
    • bother 指使人烦恼而引起的紧张不安或感到不耐烦。

直接引语与间接引语

妈妈说「杰克是个好孩子」
妈妈说杰克是个好孩子

可能会有人称、时态变化

  • 从句第一人称随主语，第二人称随宾语，第三人称不改
    • He said “I am a good boy”. -> He said he was a good boy.
    • He said to Kate . “How is your sister now?” -> He asked Kate how her sister was then.
    • Mr.Smith said, “Jack is a good boy”. -> Mr. Smith said Jack/he was a good boy.

时态变化：能让一步就让一步

直接引语 间接引语
does did
did had done
will do would do
am/is/are doing was/were doing
was / were doing was / were doing
have done had done
had done had done

The boy said, “I am doing my homework”. -> The boy said he was doing his homework.

原文

The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when I went into his office. He did not look up from his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come.

‘Mr. Harmsworth, ’I said in a weak voice.

‘Don’t interrupt, ’he said.

Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra thousand pounds a year!

参考译文：

秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。我走进他的办公室，感到非常紧张。我进去的时候，他连头也没抬。待我坐下后，他说生意非常不景气。他还告诉我，公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支，有 20 个人已经离去。我知道这次该轮到我了。

“哈姆斯沃斯先生，”我无力地说。

“不要打断我的话，”他说。

然后他微笑了一下告诉我说，我每年将得到 1, 000 英镑的额外收入。

  • enter vt. 进入（正式） （go into）
  • enter for + 比赛
  • say in a loud / low / gentle voice

新概念 2 L16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求

词汇

  • park n. 停车场
    • a car park
    • parking lot(空地)
    • park v. 停放
  • traffic n. 交通
    • a traffic policeman / policewoman / policeofficer
    • traffic lights
    • traffic sign
    • The traffic is heavy / busy / thick. 交通很拥挤。
    • The traffic is light. 交通很畅通。
  • ticket n. 交通罚单
    • get a parking ticket
    • get a speeding ticket
  • note n. 笔记；便条；纸币
  • area n. 面积；地区
    • The area of the office is 35 square metres.
    • The dining area.
  • sign n. 标志，指示牌
    • traffic sign
  • reminder n. 提醒物
    • remind v. 提醒 sb.
      • Do I have to remind you again?
      • remind sb to do
  • fail v. 失败
    • fail to do 未能做…
      The letter failed to arrive on time.
    • manage to do 成功做了某事
  • obey vt. 服从，遵守
    • disobey

原文

If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:‘Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a“No Parking”area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder. ’If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it!

参考译文：
一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警很快就会发现。如果他没给你罚款单就放你走了，算你走运。然而，情况并不都是这样，交通警有时也很客气。有一次在瑞典度假，我发现我的车上有这样一个字条：“先生，欢迎您光临我们的城市。此处是‘禁止停车’区。如果您对我们街上的标牌稍加注意，您在此会过得很愉快的。谨此提请注意。”如果你收到这样的恳求，你是不会不遵照执行的！

  • 条件句
  • If 引导的条件状语从句，主将从现
    • If it rains tomorrow, the meeting will be put off（推迟）.
  • 主情从现
    • If you see Ann tomorrow, can you ask her to give me a lift.
  • 主祈从现
    • Come to my house if you are free tomorrow.
  • 集合名词 + are
    • people
    • police
    • clothes
    • cattle 牛群
  • polite a. 有礼貌的
    • p / m 开头的单词的否定，前面加 -im
    • impossible
    • imperfect
    • immoral
  • like v. 喜欢，p. 像
    • He is very like(不是动词，所以是「像」) his brother.
    • Don’t like（喜欢） me.
    • Don’t be like（像） me.
  • can’t fail to do 不能未能做（不可能不做）双重否定

in 与 with

「in」 的用法

  • 表示位置或场所：
    例子：He is in the room. （他在房间里。）
  • 表示时间：
    例子：I’ll finish it in an hour. （我将在一小时内完成。）
  • 表示状态或条件：
    例子：She is in a good mood. （她心情很好。）
  • 表示方式或形式：
    例子：He spoke in a whisper. （他低声说。）

「With」 的用法

  • 表示伴随或工具：
    例子：She is with her friend. （她和她的朋友在一起。）
    例子：He cut the paper with scissors. （他用剪刀剪纸。）
  • 表示某种特性或属性：
    例子：A man with blue eyes. （一个蓝眼睛的男人。）
  • 表示方式或方法：
    例子：He solved the problem with ease. （他轻松地解决了这个问题。）