NCE2 Lesson 49 The end of a dream

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Lesson 49   The end of a dream

【New words and expressions】（13）

tired   adj. 厌烦的

real   adj. 真正的

owner   n. 主人

spring   n. 弹簧

mattress   n. 床垫

gust   n. 一阵风

sweep   v. 扫，刮

courtyard   n. 院子

smash   v. 碰碎，摔碎

miraculously   adv. 奇迹般地

unhurt   adj. 没有受伤的

glance   v. 扫视

promptly   adv. 迅速地

★tired     adj. 厌烦的

be/get tired of sth./doing sth.   讨厌做某事

★real     adj. 真正的 (强调东西不是假的)

true  adj. 真挚, 真诚, 符合标准 (强调符合某个标准)

real man   真人；true man   男子汉，好汉

★spring      n. 弹簧

spring      n. 春天；泉水

fountain    n. 人工喷泉

★mattress     n. 床垫

mat    n. 垫子 (如杯垫)

cushion    n. 座垫

★gust    n. 一阵（阵）风

a gust of anger   (一阵)无名火

breeze     n. 微风

gale     n. 大风，（突发的）一阵风（风力比gust强）

wind     n. 风的总称

★sweep (swept[swept],swept)   n. 扫刮

① vt. 扫，打扫

She sweeps the floor/the room every morning.

② vt. （风）吹；刮

A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof.

sweep sth. away    把……刮走

  The newspaper has been swept away by the wind.

blow   v. 刮

★smash    v. 碰碎, 摔碎

① vt.&vi. 打碎，摔碎，（使）碎裂

The cup smashed on the floor.

smash sth. into pieces      把……摔成碎片

The bed was smashed to piece.

crash    v. 受挤压而变碎

The egg is easy to crash.

cut sth. into pieces      切碎, 剪碎

tear sth. into pieces     撕碎

break     v. 打碎

crack     v. 裂开不碎

② vt.&vi. 重击，殴打，猛砸/撞

Why didn’t you smash the man with your fist?

A car smashed into the wall.

★courtyard [5kC:tjB:d]    n. 院子

court   n. 院子，庭院；法庭

yard    n. 院子

backyard    n. 后院

★glance   v. 扫视

glance at     扫了一眼（有意识地看）

glare at    瞪着(生气的)

stare at    盯着

gaze at     盯着(无限神往, 羡慕地看)

★promptly     adv. 迅速地

promptly＝at once, immediately

【Text】

Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.

参考译文

德黑兰的一个年轻人由于对睡地板感到厌倦, 于是积蓄多年买了一张真正的床. 他平生第一次自豪地拥有了一张既有弹簧又带床垫的床. 由于天气很热, 他便把床搬到了他的屋顶上. 头两天晚上, 他睡得非常好. 但第三天晚上起了风暴. 一阵大风把床从屋顶上刮了下来, 把它摔碎在下面的院子里. 那年轻人直到床撞到地上才醒了过来. 尽管床摔成了碎片, 但年轻人却奇迹般地没有受伤. 他醒来时, 仍然躺在床垫上. 年轻人看了一眼周围的碎木片和碎金属片, 伤心地捡起了床垫, 把它拿进了屋. 他把床垫往地板上一放, 很快又睡着了.

【课文讲解】

1、Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.

be tired of      对……感到厌倦，在这句话里省略了现在分词being，用形容词短语直接做原因状语，其作用相当于原因状语从句as he was tired of…。

I always go to bed hungry.       （用形容词直接做状语）

Worried about my daughter, Lucy, she went to London to visit Lucy.

I went home. I am tired. => I went home tired

I went home excited.

save up      攒钱，储蓄

  I want to get married in one or two years, so I’m trying to save (some money) up.

2、For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.

for the first time in one's life     平生第一次

He became the proud father of a baby.     我自豪的成为一个孩子的父亲了.

3、Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house.

on to（onto） 类似与 in to（into），用于表示动作方向而不用于表示静态的位置，不但有“去”的概念还有把它放到“on”（上面）的概念。onto/on to有时可用on代替，但表示位置的on不可用onto代替：

Lift sth. on to the cart.

I put the pen onto/on the table.

The pen is on the table.  （不能用onto/on to）

Mr. Thompson is jumped onto the stage.   汤普森先生跳上了台上。

Mr. Thompson jumped on the stage.    汤普森先生在台上跳了跳。

4、He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up.

for the first two nights       头两天晚上

I study hard for the first three days.

for the last three nights    最后三天晚上

blow up <adv.>   风越刮越大(程度在加深)，（指暴风雨）出现并加剧；刮起

speak up   大声点

5、A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.

gust表示“一阵强风，一阵狂风”，既可单独使用，也可用a gust of wind形式：

  A gust (of wind) blew my hat off.

  She set off even though the wind was blowing in gusts.

  虽然当时阵阵狂风吹着，她还是出发了。

off = down/away from

below  直接放在被修饰词之后作定语

crashing into the courtyard below是现在分词短语，作宾语补足语。crash （不及物动词）直接用主动形式，smash（及物动词）可用被动

一个句子中不能出现两个动词，如果出现了两个动词，要用and或but连接；或者把其中一个作为非谓语动词to do(表目的)，-ed(表被动)，-ing(表主动)。

6、The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground.

not…until表示“直到……才”，until前面没有not时，与表示一段时间的“持续动词”连用；有not时，常用表示某一时间点的动词（或瞬间动词）连用：

  I’ll stay here until Monday.   我要在这儿呆到星期一。

  I won’t leave until Monday.   我要到星期一才离开。

7、Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.

although 尽管；though 虽然，意义差不多，以从句出现

to pieces      粉碎地，成碎片地

  The cup was broken to pieces.

8、Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.

glancing为现在分词，引导的短语相当于一个时间状语从句after he glanced at…。动词的ing形式一定强调某一个名词之间的主动关系。

glance      v. 看一眼，扫视

  Joe glanced through the newspaper while talking to me.

  乔一边和我聊天，一边浏览报纸。

bits = pieces

lie (lay，lain)  不及物动词，后面一定要加“around”，不能说成“lay him”

【letter writing】

大多数书信都以“dear”开头，后接姓名，“dear”这个词一定要在信纸的左手边顶格。第二行如要退格是退5个字符, 现在西方都是顶格写。

【Key structures】　

复合句的语序

复合句可用两种方法构成：一是用连词把从句与主句连接起来；二是用分词结构或不定式。

1、用连词连接的复合句

① 在复合句中，从句可以是名词从句（即起名词的作用）。在句子中，它可以作主语、宾语或be等系动词的表语，一般由that引导，有时也用what（疑问词引导的除外）

I know (that) the meeting will be put off.

② 从句可以是关系（或形容词）从句，关系代词通常有who，whom，that，which和whose。

③ 从句可以是状语（或副词）从句，时间状语连词有when，after，before，as soon as，until，while，as，since等；地点状语从句连词有where，everywhere，anywhere等；方式状语从句连词有as或短语in the way (that)等，方式状语从句在动词be，feel，seem，appear等后面也可以由连词as if和as though来引导；原因状语从句由because，as等引导；条件状语从句可由if及其他连词引导；让步状语从句使句子具有对比的因素，它们一般由连词although，though，even though，even if等引导；目的状语从句可由so that，in order that等连词引导；结果状语从句描述结果，可由so+形容词+that引导，也可由such (a) +（形容词） + 名词 + that来引导；比较状语从句结构包括as +形容词/副词 + as，not so/as … as，形容词/副词的比较级 +than，more…than，less…than等

He has been ill since he came back from his holidays.

With a special train ticket, you can travel anywhere/everywhere you like in Europe for just over $100.

Type this again as/in the way (that) I showed you just now.

As you can’t go yourself, you’ll have to ask Susan go for you.

既然你自己不能去，那你就请苏珊替你去吧。

2、分词结构的复合句

① 用现在分词结构可以代替时间从句、原因从句、关系从句等，现在分词结构的这种用法仅限于两个动作的主语一致的时候。用它代替时间从句时，分词结构表示的动作如果发生在前，则分词结构要位于主语前；如果两个动作同时发生，那么分词结构既可以位于主句前，也可以位于主句后。分词结构位于主句前面时，要用逗号隔开。

I got very angry speaking to them.

Feeling tired, I went to bed earlier than usual.

Following his mom, he went there.(主动概念, 跟着他母亲去了那儿)

② 过去分词结构常用于比较正式的文体，往往代替被动语态

Damaged in an accident, the car has now been repaired.

Followed by his mom, he went there. (被动概念, 被他母亲带着跟着去了那儿)

3、不定式结构的复合句

这种结构通常可以代替表示目的或表示条件的状语从句：

  To get into university you have to pass a number of examinations.

【Multiple choice questions】

3、___b___ the hot weather, he couldn't sleep indoors.

a. Because  b. Because of  c. As  d. For

because，as，for+句子，不能加词组；because of +名词  因为……

5、How ___b___ did he sleep?

a. good   b. well   c. good   d. nice

how对形容词或者副词提问

He slept well.  （how对程度副词提问）

The tree is tall.  How tall is the tree?  

He sang songs beautifully.  How beautifully did he sing?

6、Where was the courtyard?  c

a. Down.   b. Under.   c. Below.   d. Bottom.

down     adv. 在……下(向下)

go down, sit down

under   介词必须加宾语

below     adv. 下面, 表示一种状态

bottom    n. 下面

7、He looked at the bits of wood and metal ___c___ around him.

a. laying   b. laid   c. lying   d. lied

laying(lay)   vt. 放  （lay the egg(下蛋)）

lying(lie   vi. 躺   lie in bed)

lie（lied，lied）   撒谎

过去分词属于非谓语动词, 做定语时与被修饰词形成被动关系

8 A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof. The wind blew very ___a___.

a. hard   b. fast   c. quickly   d. soon

a gust of wind   一阵风

hard   修饰动词, 表示程度大

study hard   努力学习

9 The bed crashed into the courtyard. It ___c___ the courtyard.

a. smashed   b. knocked   c. struck   d.exploded

crash    vi.从上往下掉, 摔碎；smash   vt. 摔碎；knock   v. 敲击；

explode   v. 爆炸；struck   v. 撞击

11 He glanced at the bits of wood and metal. He ___a___ the bits of wood and metal.

a. looked quickly at     b. had a glimpse of   c. stared at      d.watched

glance at   （漫不经心的）扫视,(主动的看)

look quickly at   快速地看

had a glimpse of   （无意识的）看

stare at    盯着看

watch    注视, 密切关注

Lesson 50   Taken for a ride

【New words and expressions】（4）

ride   n. 旅行

excursion   n. 远足

conductor   n. 售票员

view   n. 景色

★ride     n. 旅行（不走路的）；v. 骑(车, 马)

trip      n.（出差性的）旅行（旅行地方不远或呆的时间不长）

travel    n.（周游世界性的）旅行

journey    n.（陆地上的）旅行

flight     n.（空中）旅行

voyage     n.（海上）旅行

tour      n. 游玩

sightseeing      n. 观光游

★excursion    n. 远足，游玩, 郊游(距离不会很远)

weekend's excursion     周末游

a day's excursion     一日游

Tomorrow we will have a day's excursion.  

★view     n. 景色(主观性较强)

in one's view＝in one's opinion     就某人看来

sight    n. 景色, 视线, 视野(强调客观)

Can I have a room with a good view?

【Text】

I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way.

I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.

'I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, 'but I don't know where it is.'

'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor.

I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.

'You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said. 'This is as far as we go.'

'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked.

'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off.'

'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.'

'We're going back now,' said the conductor.

'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.

参考译文

我喜欢在乡间旅行, 但却不愿意迷路. 最近我作了一次短途旅行, 但这次旅行所花费的时间比我预计的要长.

“我要去伍德福德草地, “我一上车就对售票员说, “但我不知道它在哪儿. “

“我来告诉您在哪儿下车, “售票员回答说.

我坐在汽车的前部, 以便饱览农村风光. 过了一些时候, 车停了. 我环视了一下身旁, 惊奇地发现车里就只剩我一个乘客了.

“您得在这里下车, “售票员说, “我们的车就到此为止了. “

“这里是伍德福德草地吗？” 我问道.

“哎呀, “售票员突然说, “我忘了让您下车了. “

“没关系, “我说, “我就在这儿下吧. “

“我们现在要返回去, “售票员说.

“好吧, 既然如此, 我还是留在车上吧. “我回答说.

【课文讲解】

1、Taken for a ride

take…for…      把……当作……

taken for a ride      就当作是一次兜风

take sb. for a ride      欺骗

taken for      上当了

2、I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way.

love/ like doing sth.      喜欢做某事（强调一种习惯）

I love my brother, but I don't like his girlfriend.

I love having dinner with you, but I don't like paying for dinner.

lose one’s way      迷路

3、I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.

go on an excursion ＝have an excursion     作一次短距离的旅行

go on    进行，为（某一目的）而去

  I’ll go on holiday next month.

  Did you go on a trip last month?

take sb. some time       花费某人多少时间

My trip took me a long time.

It takes sb. some time to do sth.     花费某人多少时间

It took me a month to learn book 2.

It takes sb. some time that…      花费某人多少时间

sb. spend some time (on) doing sth.

I spent a month learning English.

sb. spend some time on sth.

金钱上的花费cost, pay for sth.

than I expected      比我所预料的（口语）

The question is easier than I expected.

You are more beautiful than I expected.

You are better than I expected.

The holiday took you longer than I expected.

than I thought    比我原以为的

The English class took me longer than I thought.

4、'but I don't know where it is.'

where it is [weEritIz] 注意单词的连读，音标以元音音标结尾，字母以“re”或“er”结尾的，会与下一个元音之间加“r”这个音。

5、'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor.

get on the bus   上车  ；get off the bus  下车

I will tell you where you can (should) get off.

No one got on/off (the bus) at the last bus stop.

“特殊疑问词+to+动词原形”可用来取代宾语从句

Can you tell me how I can get there? =Can you tell me how to get there?

Can you tell me what I should do ?  =Can you tell me what to do?

I don't know which to choose.

I wonder when to have a meeting.

Can you tell me how to begin a letter?

【语法精粹】

1、Did you find out__c__the pie out of oven?

a. to take   b. have taken   c. when to take   d. being taken

find out     发现

take sth. out of     取出来

Did you find out when we could(can)take the pie out of oven?

你发现什么时候才能把馅饼从烤箱中拿出来了吗?

6、I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.

in the front of      在（某一事物的）前部，前者属于后者的范围

The teacher stands in the front of the classroom.

in front of       在……前面，前者不属于后者的范围

The teacher stands in front of the students.

get a good view of        欣赏……的美景

I stood at the window to get a good view of the city.

7、Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.

非谓语动词（现在分词或过去分词）做状语, 这个动作必然与主句主语有关：－ing与主句主语构成主动关系；－ed 与主句主语构成被动关系；to do与主句主语构成目的关系

如果非谓语动词做定语, 只与被修饰词相关, 与主语无关

passing plain    路过的飞机；  ploughed field     耕过的地

如果-ing/-ed做宾补, 与宾语有关

I find the door locked.   （locked被动，门被锁）

with+ n.      表示状态

I do sth with an excitement.

left放在被修饰词之后

on the bus = in the bus   在火车上、汽车上既可以用“in”又可用“on”

8、'This is as far as we go.'

as far as + 从句       到……程度/限度，就……的限度而言

as far as we go＝we couldn't go any more

This is as far as I can do.

I can't bear(it any more). / It was more than I could bear.

= This is as far as I bear.

This is as far as I can understand.

This is as far as I can afford.   我只能付这么多钱

As far as I now, they haven’t returned from abroad.

This is as far as I can help you.

9、'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off.'

oh dear     哦, 天呐

forget to do sth.    忘记去做某事

I forget to shut the door.      我忘了锁门

forget doing sth.      忘记已经做了什么事

I forget shutting the door.      我忘了门已经锁了

put sb. off       让……下车（或飞机、船等）

put sb. off ＝remind sb. to do      提醒（某人）……

put sb. off       推脱, 敷衍

My son always asks me to take him up. I always put him off.

put sth. off      推迟, 延期

put off the meeting，put off the appointment  

10、'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.

in that(this) case    如果那样（这样）的话，既然是那样（这样）

  Is he one of your best friends? In that/this case, you may invite him.

prefer to do sth.     宁可做某事

prefer to do…rather than…      宁可……也不……

【letter writing】

给朋友写信要称呼他们的名字，如“亲爱的弗雷德”，决不要以“亲爱的朋友”类的词语开头。

给亲戚写信，则可以这样开头：亲爱的妈妈、亲爱的爸爸、亲爱的弗雷德叔叔、亲爱的艾丽丝姨妈，但决不可称“亲爱的表兄”，或“亲爱的弗雷德表兄”。

给长辈写信，长辈中的直系亲属不加名字，只加称谓；长辈中的旁系亲属既要加称谓，又要加名字。给平辈的亲属写信，直接称呼名字，不加称谓。

【Summry writing】

1  Where did the writer want to go?  Did he know the way or not?  What did the conductor promise to do? (but as)

“but as” 并不是并列短语, 两者连在一起仅仅是巧合

The writer wanted to go to Woodfast Green but as he did not know the way, the conductor promised to tell him where to get off.

第一句和第二句之间是 “but” 关系, 第二句和第三句之间为 “as” 关系, 所以产生 “but as”

【Key structures】　

表示习惯性动作

表示状态、感觉、情绪、精神活动的动词appear，appreciate，believe，feel，forget，hear，know，like，look，notice，remember，resemble，see，think，understand，belong to，consist of，contain，desire，detest，dislike，hate，hope，love，matter，mean，mind，need，want，wish常用于一般现在时而不用于进行时

【Special Difficulties】

Lose, Loose, Miss.

lose [lu:z]     vt. 失去，丧失，遗失，丢失

  Roy has lost his job again.

  She lost her parents when she was sixteen.

If you bet on that horse you will lose your money.  （bet on sth   就……打赌）

loose [lu:s]    adj. 松动的，松的，松开的

Servral screws have come loose.   （come loose，松了（系动词+adj.））

The handle of this suitcase is very / has come loose.

miss    v. 怀念, 思念, 错过，未能……，缺（课等），惦念，想念

  Hurry or you’ll miss the train.

  I missed my English lesson.

missing      adj. 不见了的

sth. is lost = sth. is missing

missing boy     失踪了的孩子(不能用 “lost” )

Expect, Wait for

expect可以表示“预计……可能发生（或来到），等待，期盼”，它表示等待时往往侧重人的心理而不是具体在某个地方等。

  I expect / I’m expecting to hear from you.

  I’m expecting the bus to arrive in the next ten minutes.

My trip took me longer than I expected.

wait for主要指“等待”这个动作本身。

  I’m waiting for the next bus.

【Multiple choice questions】

4 The trip took him longer than he expected. He didn't expect it to last ___c___.

a. longer  b. as long   c. so long d. such a long

last     v. 延续     

for a long time = long

I have waited for you for a long time = I have waited for you long.

5‘Where ___c___ get off?’I asked.‘I'll tell you where to get off,’answered the conductor.

a. to   b. for   c. shall I   d. in order to

但在日常口语中语法概念很弱,如“What to do？”也常常使用, 不符合语法, 但在写作时语法概念要很强.

7 This is as far as we go. We don't go ___a___.

a. any further   b. more far   c. further more     d. so far

not any more = not any longer = not any further     不再……

further more      更进一步, 更有甚者的是

9 The writer got on the bus, but he didn't know where to ___b___.

a. get down   b. get off  c. get out of   d. get over

下某种交通工具, 一定要用 get off

get down: 如吃完饭后, 下桌子时会用 get down（不会和下车相连）

After dinner, I got down. 我吃完饭后, 离开了桌子.

get out of + 地方       从……地方出去

get over     恢复

12 I prefer to stay on the bus. That's ___d___.

a. my favourite   b. my best   c. beloved   d. what I'd like to do best

I’d like to do…      我愿意做某事

What I’d like to do best.   我最想要做的事

I like sth. best.      我最喜欢的事

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