ＮＣＥ２ Lesson 59 In or out?笔记

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Lesson 59    In or out?

【New words and expressions】

bark             v. 狗叫

press            v. 按，压

paw              n. 脚爪

latch            n. 门闩

expert           n. 专家

develop          v. 养成

habit            n. 习惯

remove           v. 拆掉，取下

★bark      v. 狗叫

The dog is barking.

sb. is barking.     某人在咆哮

★press     v. 按, 压

① vt.&vi. 按，挤，压

She pressed my hand warmly.   她热情地握我的手。

Can you press that button for me please?

② vt. 挤取，榨取（……的汁）

This is the time of the year when they press their grapes.

If you prefer juice, you can press some oranges.

③ vt. 催促，敦促，竭力劝说

My parents pressed me to enter for the competition.

I don’t like to be pressed.       我不喜欢被人催促。

pressure [`preFE(r)]     n. 压, 压力, 电压, 压迫, 强制, 紧迫

★paw     n. 脚爪

cat's paw    被利用的人(由寓言而来)

I don't want to be a cat's paw我才不想被人利用

★latch     n. 门闩

latch     n. 门闩（庭院，花园中的门闩）

bar    n. 门闩（与latch不同）

★expert     n. 专家

expert at/in sth.    在某一方面是专家

expert at/in doing sth.

expert at/in opening the door

★develop      v. 养成

① vt. &vi. 发展，扩展

The village has developed into a town now.

Do you believe that you can develop your mind through watching TV?

你相信通过看电视能开发你的智力吗？

It’s hard to develop your business in this city.

developing skills      发展技巧  

fluency in English     流利英语 （fluency [5fluEnsi]    n.流利, 流畅, 雄辩）

developing country   发展中国家 ；   developed country   发达国家

V-ed 强调已经，V-ing 强调正在，有时态的区别

boiling water   滚开水 ； boiled water   开水

develop the film      冲洗胶卷

② vt. &vi.（逐渐）显现出，产生，获得，养成

She developed an interest in swimming.    她对游泳产生了兴趣。

★habit     n. 习惯(指个人习惯)

custom    n. 风俗，习俗 ；  customs    n. 海关 ； customer   n. 顾客

★remove     v. 拆掉, 取下

remove sth. from     从……挪走

【Text】

Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and dark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.

参考译文

我家的狗雷克斯, 过去常坐在大门外面叫. 每当它想到花园里来时, 便汪汪叫个不停, 直到有人把门打开. 由于邻居们对狗叫很有意见, 所以我丈夫花了几个星期的时间训练它用脚爪按住门闩把自己放进来. 雷克斯很快成了开门的专家. 然而上星期我正要出去买东西时, 发现它正呆在花园里边靠门的地方. 这次它叫着让人把它放出去!从那以后, 它养成了另外一种坏习惯. 它从外面把门一打开, 就走进花园, 等着门自动关上. 这之后他就坐下汪汪叫起来, 直到有人来把它放出去. 出去之后, 它又马上把自己放进来, 接着再开始叫. 昨天, 我丈夫把大门卸了下来, 雷克斯很生气, 此后我们便再也没有见到它.

【课文讲解】

1、Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and dark.

front gate    前门

would＝used to     过去常常

2、Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate.

The dog used to bark the front gate to let(make) somebody open the door.

every time＝when     每当，每次，无论何时（后面可以是点时间，也可以是段时间）

Every time I turn to lesson 59, I will remember my teacher.

the monment＝as soon as    一……就……(强调的是瞬间)

3、As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.

complaim of…    抱怨……

sb. spend time (in) doing sth./on sth.    花费某段时间去做某事（人作主语）

  Why don’t you spend more time on studies?

  I spent two weeks (in) reading this book.

It takes sb. some times to do sth.      某事花了某人多少时间（事情做主语）

train sb. to do sth.     训练某人做某事

let sb. do sth.     让某人做某事

let sb. in    让某人进来 ；  let sb. out   让某人出去

let sb. down     让某人失望

press his paw on the latch = press the latch

press the button / press the figure on the button

4、Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.

become an expert at doing sth.   成了……能手/专家/权威

  John is an expert at driving a car.

  She is an expert in flowers.

  Sam is an expert on that problem.

5、However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate.

going out shopping 加了out 强调外出

6、Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.

so…that…    如此……以至于，结果状语从句，可以省略一个词，so 或 that 都可以

so that      以便于……，为了（目的状语从句）

This time he was barking so that someone would let him out!

since(在句尾) = since then : 从那时起到现在为止