2)He gave the boys a shilling each.他给孩子们每人一个先令。
4.What do you do in your free time? (Page 63) 你在闲暇之际干些什么? in one‘s free time ―在闲暇之际‖。
5.Classical music is serious music. (Page 64) 古典音乐是一种很严肃的音乐。 serious 形容词―严肃的、认真的‖;―严重的‖。如: 1)He is a serious worker. 他是一个工作认真的人。 2)― It‘s nothing serious.‖ says the doctor,― You‘ve got a little cold.‖ 医生说:―没事,就是有点儿感冒。‖
6.Pop music often comes and goes easily. (Page 64) 流行音乐来得快去得也快。 come and go easily 可以翻译为―来去匆匆‖。如: 1)Money is something that comes and goes easily.钱这东西来得快去得也快。 2)Rain in June comes and goes easily.六月的雨来得快去得也快。 7.They are very popular among young people. (Page 64)它们在年轻人当中很流行。 among 介词―在……当中‖,―在……中间‖,用于三者或三者以上;而between也是介词―在……当中‖,―在……中间‖之意,则只能用于两者之间。如: 1)Among the family, Lin Tao is the youngest.在全家人中,林涛是最小的。 2)Tom runs fastest among the boys in his class. 汤姆是他们班男孩子中跑得最快的。 3)Mary is sitting between the twins.玛丽坐在双胞胎的中间。 4)The football game is between Chinese team and Japanese team. 足球赛在中国队和日本队之间进行。
8. Guo Lanying, Song Zuying and Tenger are famous for their folk songs. (Page 64) 郭兰英,宋祖英和腾格尔以(唱)民歌而出名。 be famous for―以……而著名‖, ―因……而出名‖。如: 1) Gui Lin is famous for the stone forests.桂林以石林而著名。 2)China is famous for its long history.中国以悠久的历史而闻名。 3)Beijing Library is famous for having a large number of books. 北京图书馆以藏书众多而闻名。
9.It is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. (Page 65) 它是世界上最著名的摇滚乐队之一。 one of ―……之一‖。常用在―one of + 最高级 +名词复数‖结构中。如: 1)Changjiang River is one of the longest rivers in the world. 长江是世界上最长的河流之一。 2) English is one of the most difficult subjects this term. 英语是这学期最难学的课程之一。 3)Liu Xiang is one of the fastest runners in the world. 刘翔是世界上跑得最快的人之一。
10.In the fall of 1976, a- 14-year-old high school student, Larry Mullen, looked for some musicians. 在1976年的秋天,一个14岁的中学生,Larry Mullen寻找一些音乐家。 1)fall是美国英语,相当于英国英语的中的autumn。 2)14-year-old 数词和名词之间有连字符的,名词不用复数。如: a three-leg chair 一把三条腿的椅子 the tenth five-year plan 第十个五年计划 3)look for ―寻找‖,强调―寻找‖的过程,而find―找到‖,则是强调―找到‖的结果。如: 1)—What are you doing? 你在干什么? — I‘m looking for my bike key.我在找我的自行车钥匙。 2)—What are you looking for?你在找什么? —I‘m looking for my cat.我在找我的猫。 —Can you find it?你找到了没有? —No. I looked for it everywhere, but I can‘t find it anywhere. 没有。我到处找,可哪儿也找不到。
11.He wanted to form a band. (Page 65)他想组建一个乐队。 want to ―想做某事‖,want to + 动词原形。如: 1) I want to be a doctor when I grow up.我长大了想当一名医生。 2) People want to live on the moon some day.人们想有一天能住在月球上。 3) What do you want to do this Sunday?这个星期天你想干什么? 常用want sb. to do sth.表示―想让某人做某事‖。如: 1)He wants me to help him with his lessons.他想让我帮他学习功课。 2) His parents wanted him to clean the room after school. 他父母想让他放学后打扫房间。 3) The teacher wanted her to speak louder when she answered the question. 老师想让她在回答问题的时候声音再大一点。
12.He found 3 boys and they set up a band. (Page 65) 他找到了3个男孩,他们就组成了一个乐队。 found是动词find的过去式。意思是―找到‖;find强调―找到‖的结果。见相关语言知识材料中注释41。 set up 组建,创办。如:set up housekeeping组织家庭
13.The four members are still close friends after many years. (Page 65) 多年后,4位成员仍然是好朋友。 close ―亲密的‖。如: a close friend一个亲密的朋友
14.They continue making music. (Page 65)他们继续创作音乐。 continue + to do sth./ doing sth./ n.―继续做某事‖。如: continue to read/writing/ a story 继续阅读/写作/一个故事 15.And people all over the world still enjoy their music very much. (Page 65)
全世界的人们仍然非常喜欢他们的音乐。 all over the world 全世界 16.When he was eight, his father asked a music teacher to teach him to play the piano. (Page 67)当他八岁的时候,他的父亲请了一位老师来教授他如何弹奏钢琴。 在这个句子中ask的意思是―请求,要求‖,常用的ask sb. to do sth.―让某人做某事‖。如: 1)I often ask my uncle to help me with my maths.我常请我叔叔帮我学数学。 2)My grandfather always asks me to get up at six in the morning. 我爷爷总让我早晨六点起床。 还有一些其他类似的用法。如: tell sb. to do sth. 告诉某人做某事 want sb. to do sth.想让某人做某事 teach sb. to do sth.教某人做某事 play the piano ―弹奏钢琴‖。在英语中,在表示弹奏、演奏乐器时,所有的乐器前面都要加定冠词the,如: play the guitar弹吉他 play the piano弹钢琴 play the violin拉小提琴 play the drums 敲鼓 而与之相反,在英语中表达玩球类项目时,我们通常在球类项目的名词前不加定冠词。如: play football踢足球 play basketball打篮球 play bridge cards打桥牌 play chess下棋
17.He says violin music is his favorite and it makes him happy. (Page 67) 他说小提琴是他的最爱,使他很快乐。 make +n.+adj.结构。如: The news made us very exciting. 这个消息使我们很激动。
三.语法学习
1. What a pity! (Page 61)真遗憾! 这是一个由what引导的感叹句。what引导感叹句的基本构成为: what + a / an +(形容词)+可数名词单数! what +(形容词)+可数名词复数/不可数名词!如: 1)What a stupid question!多么愚蠢的问题啊! 2)What lively boys they are! 多么活泼的男孩子们啊
2. What are you going to do this Sunday evening?(Page61) 这一周日晚上你想干什么1)―be going to‖ 是一般将来时的一种表达方法.它表示: i) 现在打算在最近或将来要做某事. 如: Tom is going to Beijing with his
father next week.
ii) 说话人根据已有的迹象认为可能要发生某事. 如: There are a lot of
dark clouds. It‘s going to rain.
2) ―be going to‖句式的基本结构:
肯定句:主语+be going to … eg. He is going to stay at school.
否定句:主语+be + not +going to… eg. I‘m not going to the library this afternoon.
一般疑问句: Be +主语+going to… eg. Are you going to play tennis next week?
3)be going to 用于there be 结构时要用There be going to be + 主语+其它形式.
如: There is going to be a football game tomorrow.
4)与be going to 连用的时间状语有: next week/month/year, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, this evening, in the future等.
Topic3 The movie is so wonderful! 一. 重点词汇
nobody无人 museum 博物馆 church教堂 factory工厂 program节目
pleasant令人愉快的 handsome英俊的 agree with sb. 与某人看法一致
take a shower洗澡 answer the phone 接电话 do some cleaning 打扫卫生
knock at 敲 too…to太…..以至于不能 talk about谈论关于 二.重点句型
1.I called you but nobody answered the phone. (Page 69) 我给你打电话了,但是没有人接。
answer the phone 固定词组,可翻译为“接电话” answer的意思是“回答,答复”。如:
1) What shall I answer?我将怎样回答呢?
2) Have you answered his letter? 你回了他的信吗?
3) Answer the door, please, Jack. Someone is knocking at the door. 开门去,杰克,有人在敲门。
2.Oh, I was taking a shower. (Page 69) 我在淋浴。 take a shower淋浴,也可以用动词have代替take。如: 洗澡 take a bath have a bath 休息一下take a resthave a rest 看一看take a lookhave a look 散散步take a walkhave a walk
3.Yeah, I think so. (Page 71)是,我也这样认为。
在think后面可以用so来代替前面的内容,以避免重复。例如: — Is he at home? 他在家吗?
— Yes, I think so. 是的,我想他在家。
I think so.的否定形式一般为I don’t think so.例如:
—Do you think classical music is very popular in China? 你认为古典音乐在中国很流行吗?
—No, I don’t think so. 不,我认为不很流行。
4.And I also like the young man with light hair. (Page 71) 我也喜欢那个留着浅色头发的年轻人。 with在这里是“有”的意思。如:
a coat with two pockets有两个口袋的衣服 a girl with blue eyes碧眼女郎
a woman with an angry look in her eyes眼里有怒色的女子
5.He is so handsome! (Page 71)他非常帅!
so在口语中,与加重语气的感叹句连用,作very解。如: 1) I’m so glad to see you!我很高兴见到你! 2) It was so kind of you !你真好!
3) There was so much to do!这么多事要做!
6.I agree with you. (Page 71)我同意你的意见。 agree with sb.同意某人的看法。如: I don’t agree with her. 我不同意她的意见。
7. You look very sad. (Page72) 你看起来很伤心。
look系动词,可以翻译为“看起来”。look做系动词,后面可以接形容词、动词的过去分词、名词、介词短语以及as if从句做表语。如:
1)Tom looks very strong. 汤姆看起来非常的强壮。(形容词做表语) 2)Amy looks a fool. 埃米看起来像一个傻瓜。(名词做表语)
3)You look like your mother. 你看起来很像你的母亲。(介词短语做表语) 4)It looks as if we’re going to win this game. 看起来似乎我们要赢得这场比赛。(从句做表语)
8.There’s nothing serious. (Page 72)没什么严重的事。(没事。) nothing serious “没事”。注意此结构的用法。用来修饰代词something, anything, nothing, somebody, anybody, nobody等的形容词,要放在被修饰词的后面。如句中serious要放在nothing的后面。如: 1) Would you like anything else?你还要点儿什么吗?
2) I’ll tell you something important.我要告诉你一件重要的事。 3) There is nothing wrong with the computer.这台电脑没毛病。
8.Well, Miss Wang was angry with me. (Page 72)王老师生我的气了。 注意be angry 后所跟的介词: be angry with + sb. 生某人的气 be angry at + sb. 对某人的言行气愤 be angry about + sth. 对某事生气 如: