Lesson 22 A glass envelope

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Lesson 22   A glass envelope

【New words and expressions】（4）

dream            v. 做梦，梦想

age              n. 年龄

channel          n. 海峡

throw            v. 扔，抛

★dream      v. 做梦, 梦想

① vt. 做梦，梦见

dream that +从句

I dreamt/dreamed (that) I was in Scotland.

② vi. 做梦，梦见（与of，about连用）

dream on     继续做梦, 痴心妄想(做你的梦去吧!别痴心妄想了!)

dream of/about sth.     梦想

I often dream of/about you.

dream of doing sth.     梦想

I dreamed of flying in the sky.

I dreamed of finding the gold. / I dream of being a good teacher.

think of      想，考虑，想起

  Do you ever think of the girls you met at a party?

  你会想起你在一个晚会上遇到的姑娘们吗？

③ n. 梦；梦想，幻想

have a dream = dream a dream     做了一个梦

Have a good/sweat dream!     祝你做个好梦!

Have you heard of the American Dream?

dream boat    梦中情人, 梦寐以求的(物, 人)

Do you have dream boat?     你有梦中情人吗?

daydream     思想开小差，做白日梦

She is daydreaming.

★age      n. 年龄

teengager    n. 十几岁的人

adolenscent [9AdEJ`lesEns]     n. 青春期(一般指成年以前由13至15的发育期)

★throw（threw，thrown）    v. 扔, 抛

① vt. 投，扔，抛

Don’t throw stones at the dog.

Throw the ball to Tom.

throw away     扔掉

Shall I throw this old newspaper away?

② 把……对准目标，向……作出举动

George was very happy today. Julie had thrown a smile at him in the morning.

The boss threw him an angry look.

【Text】

My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

参考译文

我的女儿简从未想过会接到荷兰一位同龄姑娘的来信. 去年, 当我们横渡英吉利海峡时, 简把写有她姓名和住址的一张纸条装进了一只瓶子, 又将瓶子扔进了大海. 此后她就再没去想那只瓶子. 但10个月以后, 她收到了荷兰一位姑娘的来信. 现在这两位姑娘定期通信了. 然而她们还是决定利用邮局. 这样会稍微多花点钱, 但肯定是快得多了.

【课文讲解】

1、My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.

同位语　My daughter，Jane

dream of doing sth.   梦想，幻想……

…of one's own age      同年龄的……

He is boy of my own age.

receive…from…      从……收到……

2、Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.

the Channel= the English Channel  英吉利海峡

with可放在句子后面做状语用，也可放在名词后面做定语。这里的“with her name and address on it”用来修饰名词“a piece of paper”。

I have a bag with books in it.(“in it” 不能省略)

3、Both girls write to each other regularly now.

write to sb.   给某人写信　　

write (a letter) to me

each other     相互，彼此，往往强调两者之间的相互 ([i:tF 5QTE] 注意连读)有时这个短语也可用来指许多人之间“互相”

  We must all help each other.

one another    强调三或三者以上的相互，有时可替代each other

4、Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

cost意为“（使）花费，价钱为……”,其主语通常为某物或某件事情

It costs a lot to buy a house.

sth. cost (sb.)    ……花了某人……（钱）

The dress cost me twenty pounds.

more即可做形容词, 又可做代词，文中的 “more” 为代词 = more money

give me more     再给我一点

a little　稍微，可以修饰比较级；much修饰比较级，译为“多得多”

It's a little hotter.  

It's much hotter.

That is more expensive.   （贵一些）

That is a little more expensive.  （稍微有点贵）

That is much more expensive.   （贵得多）

but they will certainly travel faster.

=but they will certainly travel much faster.