Lesson 91 Poor West
听录音,然后回答问题。Who wanted to sell the house?
谁想卖房?
Mrs Smith: Has Mr West sold his house yet?
Mrs Brown: Yes, he has. He sold it last week.
Mrs Smith: Has he moved to his new house yet?
Mrs Brown: No, not yet. He’s still here. He’s going to move tomorrow.
Mrs Smith: When? Tomorrow morning?
Mrs Brown: No. Tomorrow afternoon. I’ll miss him. He has always been a good neighbour.
Mrs Green: He’s a very nice person. We shall all miss him.
Mrs Smith; When will the new people move into this house?
Mrs Brown: I think that they will move in the day after tomorrow.
Mrs Green: Will you see Mr West today, Mrs Brown?
Mrs Brown: Yes, I will.
Mrs Green: Please give him my regards. (give one’s regards to sb.向sb.问候)
Mr Smith: Poor Mr West! He didn’t want to leave this house.
Mrs Brown: No, he didn’t want to leave, but his wife did!
New Word and expressions 生词和短语
still
adv. 还,仍旧
move
v. 搬家
miss
v. 想念,思念
neighbor
n. 邻居
person
n. 人
people
n. 人们
poor
adj. 可怜的
参考译文
凯瑟琳:伊恩已指他的房子卖掉了吗?
詹 尼:是的,卖掉了。他上星期卖掉的。
凯瑟琳:他已经迁进新居了吗?
詹 尼:不,还没有。他仍在这里。
他打算明天搬家。
凯瑟琳:什么时候?明天上午吗?
詹 尼:不,明天下午。我会想念他的。
他一直是个好邻居。
琳 达:他是个非常好的人,
我们大学都会想念他的。
凯瑟琳:新住户什么时候搬进这所房子?
詹 尼:我想他们将会在后天搬进来吧。
琳 达:詹尼,您今天会见到伊恩吗?
詹 尼:是的,我会见到他。
琳 达:请代我问候他。
凯瑟琳:可怜的伊恩!他本不想离开这幢
房子。
詹 尼:是啊,他是不想离开,
可是他妻子要离开。
自学导读
1.We'll all miss him. 我们大家都会想念他的。
all,大家,全部,指3个或3个以上的人或物;指两个用both。这里的all作we的同位语。
2.…but his wife did.……可是他妻子离开。
句中 did代替上文中的 wanted to leave。
语法 Grammar in use
一般将来时
(1)一般将来时表示将来某一时刻的动作、状态以及打算。该时态一般与表示将来意义的时间状语连用,如tomorrow(明天),this month(本月), the day after tomorrow(后天),next week (下周), in two days' time(两天之后), from now on(从现在起),in the future(将来)等。
(2)一般将来时的形式为 will/shall+ 动词原形。
will可用于所有人称,但shall仅表示单纯将来时用于第一人称I和we,作为will的一种替代形式。
否定缩写: shan't =shall not, won't =will not:
I shan't leave tonight. I'll leave tomorrow.
今天夜里我不走。我将于明天离开。
They won't go to London this weekend.
这个周末他们不去伦敦。
此外,will除了表示纯粹的将来时间外,还表示说话人的意图和意愿,而shall除了表示将来时间外同时还表示说话人的责任或决心。
(3)除了will/shall外,还可以用其他方法表示将来。在口语中,be going to比 will/shall更为普通,用来表示说话人的意图或打算。如:
She is going to travel by air.
她打算乘飞机旅行。
也可用来表示有迹象某事即将发生。如:
It's going to rain.
将要下雨了。
(4)可与将来时连用的时间短语有:
今天:
this morning/afternoon/evening今天上午/下午/晚上tonight今夜
明天:
tomorrow morning/ afternoon/evening明天上午/下午/晚上
后天:
the day after tomorrow后天
the night after next后天夜里
其他:
in the morning在上午
in the afternoon 在下午
in the evening在晚上
词汇学习 Word study
1.miss v.
(1)想念,惦念:
We'll miss you.
我们会想念你的。
His mother misses him very much.
他母亲很惦念他。
(2)错过;未做到:
He overslept and missed his train.
他睡过了头,错过了他那班火车。
I missed an opportunity of realizing my dream.
我错过了一个可能实现自己梦想的机会。
2.still adv.
(1)还是,仍然:
I still don't understand what he meant.
我还是不明白他是什么意思。
She was still beautiful at the age of 46.
她46岁时依然美丽。
(2)还要,甚至更:
It was hot yesterday, but it's still hotter today.
昨天很热,然而今天甚至还要热些。
She looked very ill last week and this week looks still worse.
上星期她看上去病得很厉害,而这个星期看来更不行了。
(3)静止地;安静地:
He is sitting still.
他一动不动地坐着。
The patient is lying still.
病人安静地躺着。
练习答案 Key to written exercises
Lesson 92
A
1 He'll arrive tomorrow morning.
2 She'll come this evening.
3 It'll snow tonight.
4 He'll not believe me.
B
1 Yes, and it will snow tomorrow, too.
2 Yes, and he will get up late tomorrow, too.
3 Yes, and he will arrive late tomorrow, too.
4 Yes, and he will finish work late tomorrow, too.
5 Yes, and she will drive to London tomorrow, too.
6 Yes, and she will telephone him tomorrow, too.
7 Yes, and he will have a shave tomorrow, too.
8 Yes, and she will sweep the floor tomorrow, too.