新概念英語課文The weekend內(nèi)容詳解
導(dǎo)語:周末一般我們都很少待在家里,因?yàn)殡y得放假,大家都會出去外面溜達(dá),下面是一篇有關(guān)周末的英語課文,歡迎大家來學(xué)習(xí)。
Lesson 67 The weekend周末
Listen to the tape then answer this question.What are the Johnsons going to do at the weekend?
聽錄音,然后回答問題。約翰遜夫婦周末準(zhǔn)備做什么?
MRS JOHNSON: Hullo, Mrs Williams. Were you at the butcher's?
約翰遜夫人:您好。剛才您在肉店里嗎?
MRS WILLIAMS: Yes. I was. Were you at the butcher’s ,too?
威廉斯夫人:是的,我在肉店里。您也在肉店里嗎?
MRS JOHNSON: No, I wasn’t. I was at the greengrocer’s. How’s Jimmy today?
約翰遜夫人:不, 我不是。我在蔬菜水果店里。吉米今天怎么樣?
MRS WILLIAMS: He’s very well, thank you.
威廉斯夫人:他很好,謝謝您。
MRS JOHNSON: Was he absent from school last week?
約翰遜夫人:上星期他沒上學(xué)吧?
MRS WILLIAMS: Yes, he was. He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
How are you all keeping?
威廉斯夫人:是的,他沒上學(xué)。他星期一、星期二、星期三和星期四沒去上學(xué)。你們身體都好嗎?
MRS JOHNSON: Very well, thank you. We’re going to spend three days in the country. We’re
going to stay at my mother’s for the week-end.
約翰遜夫人:很好,謝謝您。我們打算到鄉(xiāng)下去三天,在我母親家度周末。
MRS WILLIAMS: Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country! Aren’t you lucky!
威廉斯夫人:星期五、星期六和星期日在鄉(xiāng)下過!你們真幸運(yùn)啊!
New words and Expressions生詞和短語
greengrocer
n. 蔬菜水果零售商
absent
adj. 缺席的
Monday
n. 星期一
Tuesday
n. 星期二
Wednesday
n. 星期三
Thursday
n. 星期四
keep
v. (身體健康)處于(狀況)
spend
v. 度過
weekend
n. 周末
Friday
n. 星期五
Saturday
n. 星期六
Sunday
n. 星期日
country
n. 鄉(xiāng)村
lucky
adj. 幸運(yùn)的
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 在英文表示某一種商店的短語中,往往可以把shop這個詞省略,如課文中的the butcher's (shop)和the greengrocer's (shop)。類似的例子還有the hairdresser's (shop), the stationer's (shop), the doctor's(office), my mother's (house)等。
2 在英文中,過去發(fā)生的而現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)結(jié)束的動作要用一般過去時來表示。“是”(be)動詞的過去式不規(guī)則‘第一、第三人稱單數(shù)用was,其他情況用were。
3 How are you all keeping?
這是一句問候?qū)Ψ缴眢w如何的話。
4 for the weekend是指整個周末這幾天的時間,而at the weekend是強(qiáng)調(diào)時間的某一點(diǎn)。
5 Aren't you lucky!
這句話是否定疑問句形式的感嘆句,為的是加強(qiáng)語氣。盡管形式上是否定的,但卻表示強(qiáng)有力的肯定。
Lesson 68 What's the time?幾點(diǎn)鐘?
New words and expressions生詞和短語
church
n.教堂
dairy
n.乳品店
baker
n.面包師傅
grocer
n.食品雜貨商
Lesson 67-68 自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text
1. Were you at the butcher's?剛才您在肉店里嗎?
at the butcher' s=at the butcher' s shop。在英文中,表示店鋪、住宅、公共機(jī)構(gòu)、公共建筑物以及教堂的名字或某人家時,名詞所有格后常不出現(xiàn)它所修飾的名詞:
the greengrocer' s ( shop)蔬菜水果店
the hairdresser' s ( shop)理發(fā)店
the stationer' s ( shop)文具店
the doctor' s ( office)診所
my mother ' s ( house)我媽媽家里
St . Paul ' s ( Church)圣保羅教堂
2. be absent from 不在,缺席。
3. the country=the countryside 鄉(xiāng)下。
country表示“農(nóng)村”時,前面一定要加定冠詞the。
語法Grammar in use
一般過去時(1)
be( am/is/are)的過去式是was/were:
I /he/she/it was/wasn’t |
we/you/they were/weren’t |
在英文中,過去發(fā)生的而現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)結(jié)束的.動作要用一般過去時來表示。be動詞的過去式不規(guī)則,第1人稱與第3人稱單數(shù)用was,其他情況用were。
用be動詞的一般現(xiàn)在時形式的一般疑問句及特殊疑問句迄今已介紹過,其過去時形式也一樣,只是動詞be在形式上變?yōu)閣as或were。請看以下例句:
Was Mrs.Johnson at the butcher’s?
約翰遜夫人在肉店嗎?
No,sha wasn’t.
她不在。
Were you at school or at church ou January 1st ?
1月1號你在學(xué)校還是上教堂了?
I wasn't at school on January 1 st .I was at church.
我1月1號沒上學(xué)。我上教堂做禮拜了。
When was he absent from school ?
他何時缺課了?
He was absent on Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday .
他周一、周二、周三和周四缺課了。
Where were you on Sunday ?
周日你在哪兒?
I was at church on Sunday.
我周日在教堂做禮拜。
詞匯學(xué)習(xí)Word study
1. spend v.
(1)花(時間等);度過:
Where are the Johnsons going to spend the weekend ?
約翰遜一家準(zhǔn)備到哪兒去度這個周末?
I hope that you wouldn’t spend so much time watching television.
我希望你不要花這么多的時間看電視。
(2)用(錢),花費(fèi):
I’m going to spend all my money this weekend !
這個周末我要把我所有的錢都花掉!
At present,more and more people have come to realize that more money should he spent on health and education.
目前,越來越多的人已開始認(rèn)識到:應(yīng)該在健康和教育方面多花些錢。
2 .country
(1) n.國家;國土;故鄉(xiāng):
China is a country with a large population.
中國是一個人口眾多的國家。
India,a former British colony,is now a fully independent country.
曾一度為英國殖民地的印度如今已是一個完全獨(dú)立的國家。
(2) n .〔the一J鄉(xiāng)下,鄉(xiāng)村:
His mother has always wanted to live in the country.
他的母親一直以來都想居住在鄉(xiāng)間。
How many days are they going to spend in the country ?
他們準(zhǔn)備在鄉(xiāng)下過幾天?
(3) adj. 鄉(xiāng)下的;鄉(xiāng)村風(fēng)味的:
I prefer country life to life in the city.
鄉(xiāng)村生活與城市生活相比,我更喜歡鄉(xiāng)村生活。
after nearly thirty years in the city,he’s still country。
他在城里住了將近三十年,可還是土氣十足。
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