Unit6-Design-Lesson4-Dream-Houses课文翻译和语言点注释

◣高中英语（北师大版）必修2Unit6Design◢1Unit6DesignLesson4DreamHousesTheHouseonMangoStreetWedidn’talwaysliveonMangoStreet.BeforethatwelivedonLoomisonthethirdfloor,andbeforethatwelivedonKeelerStreet.BeforeKeelerStreetitwasPaulinaStreet,andbeforethatIcan’tremember.ButwhatIrememberedmostismovingalot.Eachtimeitseemedthere’dbeonemoreofus.BythetimewegottoMangoStreetweweresix—Mama,Papa,Carlos,Kiki,mysisterNennyandme.ThehouseonMangoStreetisours,andwedon’thavetopayrenttoanybody,orsharetheyardwiththepeopledownstairs,orbecarefulnottomaketoomuchnoise,andworriedaboutthelandlordbeingangry.Butevenso,it’snotthehousewethoughtwe’dget.WehadtoleavetheflatonLoomisquick.Therewerewormsinthewoodenwalls.Thenthewaterpipesbrokeandthelandlordwouldn’tfixthembecausethehousewastooold.Hehadnomercysowehadtoleavefast.Wewereusingthewashroomnextdoorandcarryingwaterover.Andeverythingintheflatwasdamp.That’swhyMamaandPapalookedforahouse,andthat’swhywemovedintothehouseonMangoStreet,faraway,ontheothersideoftown.Theyalwaystoldusthatonedaywewouldmoveintoahouse,arealhousethatwouldbeourssowewouldn’thavetomoveeachyear.Andourhousewouldhaverunningwaterandabathtubandpipesthatworked.Andinsideitwouldhaverealstairs,likethehousesonTV.Andwe’dhaveabasementandatleastthreewashroomssowhenwewantedtobathewewouldn’thavetotelleverybody.Ourhousewouldbewhitewithtreesaroundit,agreatbigyardandgrassgrowingwithoutafence.ThiswasthehousePapatalkedaboutwhenhedreamedofbeingrichandthiswasthehouseMamadreamedupinthestoriesshetoldusbeforewewenttobed.ButthehouseonMangoStreetisnotthewaytheydescribeditatall.It’ssmallandredwithnarrowstepsinfrontandwindowssosmallthatyou’dthinktheywereholdingtheirbreath.Thereisnofrontyard,onlyfourlittletreesthecityplantedonthesideofthestreet.Outbackisasmallgarageforthecarwedon’townyetandasmallyardthatlookssmallerbetweenthetwobuildingsoneitherside.Therearestairsinthehouse,butthey’reordinarystairs,andthehousehasonlyonewashroom.Everybodyhastoshareabedroom—MamaandPapa,CarlosandKiki,meandNenny.AdaptedfromTheHouseonMangoStreetbySandraCisneros参考译文：芒果街的房子我们并不一直住在芒果街。在此之前，我们曾在卢米斯一栋楼的四楼住过。再以前，我们住在基勒。在基勒之前住在波林纳。波林纳之前住哪儿，我就记不清了。但我还记得我们搬了很多次家。每次搬家都觉得还会再搬。搬到芒果街时，家里有六口人——妈妈、爸爸、卡洛斯、基基、姐姐内妮和我。芒果街的房子是我们自己的，不用给任何人交房租，不用和楼下的用户共用院子，不用小心翼翼地不◣高中英语（北师大版）必修2Unit6Design◢2大声喧哗，也不用担心房东生气。但即使如此，这也不是我们真正想要的房子。我们必须赶快离开卢米斯公寓。木制的墙里有虫子，而且那儿的水管也坏了。房东不给修理，因为房子太旧了。他一点儿都不善良，所以我们得快点离开。我们那时得用隔壁的卫生间，得用空奶瓶提水过来。房子里的东西都是潮湿的。正因为如此，爸爸妈妈才找房。也正因为如此，我们才搬到很远的小镇另一端的芒果街上的房子来。父母总在告诉我们，有一天我们会搬进一栋房子里，一栋真正属于我们自己的房子。那样，我们就不必每年搬家了。我们的房子里会有自来水和澡盆，水管运行良好。房子里要有真正的楼梯：不是走廊式楼梯，而是像电视里展示的那种室内楼梯。房子里还要有个地下室，有至少三个卫生间。这样我们想洗澡时就不用通知任何人。我们的房子应该是白色的，有个很大很大的院子，还有长势茂盛没有栅栏的绿色草坪。这是爸爸梦想富有时所讲述的房子，也是睡觉前妈妈讲给我们的故事中她所梦想的房子。但是芒果街的房子完全不像他们描述的那样。房子很小，是红色的，前面是窄窄的楼梯。窗子小得让你觉得它们在屏住呼吸。这幢房子没有前院，只有市政种植在路边的四棵小树。房子后面有一个小车库，可我们现在买不起汽车。有一个小院子夹在路两边的两栋楼中间,显得更小。房子里却有楼梯,但却是普通的走廊是楼梯,而且只有一个卫生间。每个人都得和别人同住一间房:爸爸和妈妈住一间,卡洛斯和基基住一间,我和内妮住一间。Notestothetext:1.ButwhatIrememberedmostismovingalot.但我记得最清楚的是我们搬过很多次家。【句式分析】主语从句whatIrememberedmost作句子的主语，ismoving是谓语，alot是状语。What引导的名词性从句包括what引导的主语从句、表语从句、宾语从句及同位语从句，并且what在从句中充当句子成分。引导主语从句时，谓语动词一般用单数形式，但如果表语是复数名词，则谓语动词用复数形式。①WhatIneedisamobilephone.我所需要的是一部手机。（主语从句）②That’swhatweshoulddo.那是我们应该做的。（表语从句）③Iwonderwhatwecandoaboutit.我想知道关于它我们能做什么。（宾语从句）④Youcanhavenoideawhathesaid.你根本想不到他说了些什么。（同位语从句）⑤WhatIwanttoknowisthis.我想知道的就是这一点。⑥Whatweneedareallkindsofbooks.我们需要的是各种各样的书。【拓展】what可以和ever构成合成词whatever，它和what一样引导从句，起强调作用。但whatever除引导的名词性从句外，还可以引导让步状语从句。①Iwon’tbelieveyouwhateveryousay.不管你说什么我都不会相信。②Takewhateveryouwant.你要什么就拿什么吧。③Whateveryoudo，don’tkeephimwaiting!不管你做什么，别让他等着！④Whateverdictionaryyouhave,lendittome.不管你有什么词典，借给我。2.Eachtimeitseemed(that)there’dbeonemoreofus.每次搬家都觉得还会再搬。【句法分析】Itseemed(that)…表示“似乎…”，是固定句型。本句中省略了that。⑴Itseems/seemedthat…好像／似乎①Itseemsthattheworldisgettingsmallerandsmaller.=Theworldseemstobegettingsmallerandsmaller.世界似乎变得越来越小。②Itseemedthatyouhadheardofit.=Youseemedtohaveheardofit.你好像听说了那件事。③Itseemsthatitismoredifficultforwomentogettothetopofthecompany.女性似乎更难提升到公司的最高职位。【拓展】使用seem，appear的句型有：Itseems/appears(tosb.)+that…sb./sth.seem(s)/appear(s)todo…Thereseem(s)/appear(s)tobe..使用look，seem的句型有：◣高中英语（北师大版）必修2Unit6Design◢3Itlooks/seemsasif…Sb./Sth.look(s)/seem(s)like…⑵数词+more+名词①more一般位于数词之后、名词之前，有时也可置于名词之后。Ineedtwomoredesks.我还需要两张书桌。②more除了可以与数词连用外，还可与alot，many，much等连用。Givememanymoreexamples.再给我多举几个例子。【拓展】another+数词+名词=数词+more+名词Bringmeanother3books.=Bringme3morebooks.再给我拿3本书来。3.bythetime到…的时候⑴bythetime所在的从句用一般过去时时，主句有时用一般过去时。此时bythetime常常表示“在…的时候”；“到…的时候”，主句则用于说明某种状态的存在。①Bythetimethealarmwentoff,Iwasawake.直到闹钟响，我才醒来。⑵bythetime所在的从句用一般现在时时，主句通常用一般将来时或将来完成时。②Bythetimetheclockstrikestwelve,Ishallbeaway.到钟敲12点，我就要离开了。③Bythetimeyoureachthispage,youwillhavestudied142lessonsofthisbook.到你看到这页时，这本书你就学142课了。⑶bythetime所在的从句用一般过去时时，主句通常用过去完成时。④Bythetimehewasfiveyearsold,hehadlearnedmathsallbyhimself.到他5岁时，他就已经自学了所有数学。4.rentn.租金；v.租用，出租①Doyouhaveathree­bedroomapartmentforrent?你有带三间卧室的公寓出租吗？②Hepaysrenttothelandlord100dollarseverymonth.他每月付给房东租金100美元。③Irentaroomfromanoldretiredcouple.我从一对退休老夫妻那里租了一间房。④Shedecidedtorentoutaroomtogetextra