新概念 2 L52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯

词汇

  • temporary a. 临时的，暂时的
    • permanent a. 永久的
  • inch 英寸 ~ 2.5cm
    • foot 英尺 ~ 12 inches ~ 30cm
    • mile ~ 1.6 km
    • pound 磅
  • actually adv. 实际上，事实上（递进关系）
    • I’ve known Barbara for years. Since we were babies, actually.
    • = in fact
    • = as a matter of fact

原文

We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. ‘This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,’ she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, ‘You don’t need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!’

参考译文：

我们刚刚搬进一所新房子，我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午。我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐，但这并不容易，因为我有 1,000 多本书。更糟糕的是房间还非常小，所以我暂时把书放在了地板上。这会儿，书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了，我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的。几分钟前，我妹妹帮我把一个旧书橱抬上了楼。她走进我的房间，当她看到地板上的那些书时，大吃一惊。“这是我见过的最漂亮的地毯，”她说。她盯着“地毯”看了一会儿，又说：“你根本用不着书橱，空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯!”

  • 现在完成时复习：

    • 过去发生，因果影响；
    • 谈论至今的经历：so far, by now, up to/till now, as yet, to date, before (now), over/in the past three days, ever, never, twice

  • 现在完成进行时 have been doing

    • 始于过去，现在进行
    • I have been watching the movie for 1 hour.
    • I have read a book.（读完了）
    • I have been reading a book for 2 hours.（现在还在读这本书）
    • It rained yesterday.（下过雨了）
    • It has rained.（现在没下雨了，但地面可能还是湿的）
    • It has been raining.（现在还在下）