1Lesson1Aprivateconversation私人谈话Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.听录音,然后回答以下问题。Whydidthewritercomplaintothepeoplebehindhim?LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihadaverygoodseat.Theplaywasveryinteresting.Ididnotenjoyit.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.Theyweretalkingloudly.Igotveryangry.Icouldnotheartheactors.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.Theydidnotpayanyattention.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'thearaword!'Isaidangrily.‘It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.‘Thisisaprivateconversation!'Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语privateadj.私人的conversationn.谈话theatren.剧场,戏院seatn.座位playn.戏loudlyadv.大声地angryadj.生气的angrilyadv.生气地attentionn.注意actor.n男演员turn.vi转身bear(bore,borne)v.容忍businessn.事rudelyadv.无礼地,粗鲁地课文详注Furthernotesonthetext1.LastweekIwenttothetheatre.上星期我去看戏。(1)句首的“Lastweek”点明叙述的事情发生的时间是上星期。因此整篇课文的时态基本上应是过去时(包括过去进行时),直接引语部分的时态除外。(2)动词go的原义是离开一个地方去另一个地方,与介词to连用后,常加上主语所要去的目的地来代表主语的动作目的。课文中gotothetheatre=gotothetheatretoseeaplay,即去剧场看戏。类似的还有gotothecinema=gotothecinematoseeafilm(去电影院看电影)。这种表达方式简明扼要。请注意在以下的短语中名词前通常不加冠词:gotoschool上学gotobed上床,睡觉gotochurch上教堂,去做礼拜gotohospital(医院)去看病;2gohome(跟home相连一定表示没有事情可做回家休息)Iamathome.在家休息gotothe+地点表示去某地干嘛gotothetheatre=gotothetheatretoseeaplay去剧场看戏(theater美式)gotothecinema=seeafilm去电影院看电影gotothedairy去牛奶店gotothe+人+'s表示去这个人开的店gotothedoctor's去看病;gotothebutcher's买肉2.hadaverygoodseat,座位很好。seat一般指戏院、汽车等配置的固定座位,也可以抽象地表示“座位”或“位子”的概念:thefrontseatofacar汽车的前座Takeaseat,please.请坐。Seatn.座位这个座位有人么?Isanyonehere?/Isthisseattaken,please?vt.使就坐结构:seatoneself常用beseated形式。Wewereseatedatthetable.AllofuswereseatedaroundthetableandAuntPatservedspaghettiforsupper.3.Theplaywasveryinteresting.戏很有意思。interesting属于现在分词形式的形容词,意思是“使人感兴趣”。它通常与非人称主语连用或修饰某个事物:Thisisaninterestingbook/idea.这是一本有趣的书/一个令人感兴趣的主意。Theplaywasveryinteresting.戏很有意思,was(be系动词)“是”句子结构:主语+系动词(was)+表语interestinga.有趣的interesteda.感兴趣的beinterestedinIwasveryinterestedintheplay.interestn.takeaninterestinItookagreatinterestintheplay.4.Ididnotenjoyit.但我却无法欣赏.enjoyvt.欣赏,享受,喜爱后面的宾语为名词、代词、动名词①enjoy+n.喜欢,从当中得到一种享受(后面不能跟人)Ienjoythemusic.enjoythedinner/film/program/game②enjoyoneself/代词玩的开心enjoy+代词,一般为反身代词enjoyoneself=haveagoodtime玩的很开心,过的很愉快e.g.Ienjoyedmyselflastnight./Ihadagoodtimelastnight.3③enjoy+动名词Janedoesn’tenjoyswimming.Sheenjoysgoingtothetheatre.5.Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresittingbehindme.坐在我的身后,weresitting过去进行时,交待故事发生的背景e.g.Onenight,Iwasreadinginmystudy,suddenlyamanbrokeintomyhouse.behind在……的后面在……之前infrontofIwassittinginfrontofayoungmanandayoungwoman.inthefrontof在……的前面(内部的前面),infrontof在外部的前面e.g.Heissittinginthefrontofthebus.我坐在汽车的前面(内部的前面)。这间屋子前面有棵树。Thereisatreeinfrontoftheroom.ahead在……前面,动态的,两个比较的东西至少有一个是动的,infrontof静止的“在前面”。e.g.Hewentaheadofme.6.Theyweretalkingloudly.大声地说着话。主语+谓语+方式状语Theyweretalkingaloud.(loudly=aloud)consideratea.体谅人的反义词:inconsiderate不体谅人的7.Igotveryangry.我非常生气。get在这里有“逐渐变得”的含义,接近become,是个表示过程的动词,表示状态的变化,后面加形容词。而Iwasveryangry则仅表示当时的状态是生气,并不暗示过程。got取代be动词,got是一个半联系动词,可以直接加形容词。Linkv.getangryget做系动词,意思为“变得”,比较Iam(was)angry.与Igotangry.Iam(was)angry.我很生气,表状态Igotangry.我变得很生气,表示从不生气到生气的转变过程。表示变得,除了get,还可以用turn,become.Iturnedveryangry.=Ibecameveryangry.seemlookappearsoundtastefeelsmellstayremainkeepgrowturngorungetprovestandangryadj.生气的,愤怒的angrilyadv.生气地同义词:cross/annoyed(=angry)crossadj.生气的,v.穿过;mad发疯的,暴怒的;暴跳如雷的,勃然大怒的8.Icouldnotheartheactors.因为我听不见演员在说什么。lines台词9.Iturnedround.Ilookedatthemanandthewomanangrily.我回过头去怒视着那一男一女。turnround=turnaround转身同义词:faceabout;Ifacedabout.lookatsb.angrily=glareIglaredatthemanandthewoman4hear+人:听见某人的话Icouldnothearyou.Begyourpardon?Icouldn'thearyou./Icouldn'thearaword./Icouldn'tcatchyourwords.Icouldn'thearyouclearly./Icouldn'tcatchyourwords.Begyourpardon?/Icouldn'tcatchyourwords.round和around的意思相近,但用法不完全相同.我把它们的异同解释如下:1.在表示圆形运转,回到原处,环绕,周围时,英语用round,但美国人用around,例如:Theearthrevolvesround(around)thesun(地球绕太阳运行).Theysatround(around)thetable.(他们围着桌子而坐)Newthingsarehappeningallround(around)us(新事物在我们周围不断发生)Thereisasmallrestaurantround(around)thecorner(绕过街角有一家小餐馆).2.美国人以及部分英国人也常用around表示到处,无目的地,附近,左右等较为模糊的概念,例如ThenewsthatPresidentClintonwascomingspreadrapidlyaroundthecampus(Clinton总统就要到来的消息很快地就在校园里传开啦)3.around还可以表示不止一处,在许多地方,在不同地方.但在美国英语里,一般只用around,例如:Thestudentsarestandingaround(学生们在到处站着)TheyarerushingaroundinNewYork.(他们在NewYork到处奔波).10.Theydidnotpayanyattention.他们却毫不理会.attentionn.注意e.g.Attention,please!Ladiesandgentlemen,mayIhaveyourattention,please?payattentionto对……注意paygreatattentionto非常注意paylittleattention很少注意paynoattentionto一点不注意notany=noTheypaidnoattention.payattentionto与notice区别noticev.注意到,眼睛上看到,感官上注意到e.g.Inoticedhimentertheroom.payattentionto心理上要重视e.g.Pleasepayattentiontothisword.11.Intheend,Icouldnotbearit.最后,我忍不住了,intheend最后,终于,表示一段较长的时间之后或某种努力之后Shetriedhardtofinishherhomeworkbyherself.Intheend,shehadtoaskherbrotherforhelp.Icouldnotbearit/you/thenoise.intheend=atlast=finally终于,最后,最终bear1.v.容忍,忍受(bore,borne)Ican'tbearyou.bear=stand站立,容忍=putupwith容忍bear2.n.熊bearmarket熊市;bullmarket牛市12.Iturnedroundagain.Ican'thearaword!Isaidangrily.5又一次回过头去,我生气地说:“我一个字也听不见了!”Iturnedroundagain