Lesson 40 Food and talk
·單詞
hostess n.? ? 女主人(-ess結(jié)尾,女性標(biāo)識)
????·hostess????????host
????·waitress????????waiter
????·actress????????actor
????·gooddess????????god
unsmiling adj.????不笑的,嚴(yán)肅的
????·smiling?adj.????微笑的;歡快的
tight adj.????緊身的
????·tight shoes????擠腳的鞋子
????·tight schedule????緊張的日程:指時間安排非常緊湊,幾乎沒有空閑時間的日程安排
fix v.????凝視
globe n.????地球
????·global adj.????全球的,全世界的;球形的
????·global economy????全球經(jīng)濟(jì):指世界各國經(jīng)濟(jì)體之間相互聯(lián)系、相互影響的經(jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)象和經(jīng)濟(jì)活動
despair n.????絕望
????·in despair????處在絕望當(dāng)中
????·desperate adj.????不顧一切的,拼命的;絕望的,無望的
·本課句型
If you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner.
????·假設(shè)的事情與事實不相符,這位女士說的是如果你能話少一點,然而作者話很多
if 虛擬條件句(虛擬語氣,謂語動詞的特殊形式),在以下兩種情況使用
????1.假設(shè)的事情與事實不相符
????2.假設(shè)的事情無法成真,或者成真的可能性極低
if 虛擬條件句 假設(shè)現(xiàn)在(誰跟著if,誰就是從句)
????·口訣:從句往前推,主句四加一
????·if 從句
????????·一般過去時????did????且只能用were
????·主語
????????·could(能夠)/would(將要)/should(應(yīng)該)/might(可能,可以) + do
練習(xí)
If I were you, I________ (not be) so confident.
????·could(能夠)/would(將要)/should(應(yīng)該)/might(可能,可以) not be,前面的四個都可以用,只是看你要表達(dá)的意思,如果我是你,我 不能夠/不會/不應(yīng)該會/不可能會?這么自信
What would you do if you____(win) a lot of money?
????·won,從句謂語往前推
He would enjoy this if he____(be) present.
????·were,從句謂語往前推,不看三單,只能用were
I am not you, so I can't make the decision.
????·If I were you, I could make?the decision.
You make the arrangements, so it will save us a lot of trouble.
????·If you didn't?make the arrangements, it?would not save?us a lot of trouble.
I don' t know his phone number, so I won't ring him up.
????·If I knew his phone number, I would ring him up.
If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would?put U and I together.
????·如果我能重新排列字母表,我會把我和你放在一起
·課文
????Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs.?Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation.?
????'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it ?'
????'No,' she answered.
????'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year ?' I asked.
????'No,' she answered.
????'Will you be staying in England?' I asked.
????'No,' she answered.
????In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
????'Young man,' she answered,' if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'
next to????挨著
take one's seat????就座:指某人在會議、演出、聚會等場合找到自己的座位并坐下
be busy doing sth.? ? 忙于做某事
be busy with sth.????忙于某事
try to do sth.????嘗試做某事:努力去完成某個任務(wù)或?qū)崿F(xiàn)某個目標(biāo)
is coming to?"The Globe"? ?表達(dá)未來的時態(tài),"The Globe" 意思是環(huán)球劇院
will you be seeing it? ? 將來進(jìn)行時,將某時正在進(jìn)行,確定要發(fā)生的將來,但在口語中使用將來進(jìn)行時表示的是委婉的詢問說法,你去看它嗎?
whether,是否,引出從句,在課文中做 asked 的直接賓語,所以是賓語從句,I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.(直接賓語指物,間接賓語指人)
·知識拓展
短語動詞 make
I tried to make conversation.
????·做出談話
When she had made the beds she went downstairs.
????·鋪床
You mustn't make so much noise.
????·發(fā)出噪音
I made a promise never to see him again.
????·作出承諾
He's the sort of person who always makes trouble.
????·制造麻煩
He is learning English but he hasn't made much progress.
????·做出進(jìn)步
He made a lot of money in South America.
????·賺錢
I was asked to make a speech.
????·做出一個演講
I'll never make the smae mistake again.
????·犯同一個錯誤,make the mistake,犯錯誤
I found it difficult to make up my mind.
????·make up noe's mind,下定決心
短語動詞 do
He always does his best.
????·do one's best,盡某人的權(quán)利做到最好
When did you do your homework?
????·do one's homework,做某人的家庭作業(yè)
Do me a favour please.
????·可以幫我個忙嗎?
I want you to do Exercise 24 on page 16.
????·做練習(xí),第16頁的24題
I did a lot of shopping yesterday.
????·購物