『Theendofthedream』美梦告终FistlistenandanswerthequestionHowdidthedreamend?【Text】•Tiredofsleepingonthefloor,ayoungmaninTeheransavedupforyearstobuyarealbed.•Forthefirsttimeinhislife,hebecametheproudownerofabedwhichhadspringsandamattress.•Becausetheweatherwasveryhot,hecarriedthebedontotheroofofhishouse.•Hesleptverywellforthefirsttwonights,butonthethirdnight,astormblewup.•Agustofwindsweptthebedofftheroofandsentitcrashingintothecourtyardbelow.【Text】•Theyoungmandidnotwakeupuntilthebedhadstrucktheground.•Althoughthebedwassmashedtopieces,themanwasmiraculouslyunhurt.•Whenhewokeup,hewasstillonthemattress.•Glancingatthebitsofwoodandmetalthatlayaroundhim,themansadlypickedupthemattressandcarrieditintohishouse.•Afterhehadputitonthefloor,hepromptlywenttosleepagain.【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语tiredadj.厌烦的realadj.真正的ownern.主人springn.弹簧mattressn.床垫gustn.一阵风sweepv.扫,刮courtyardn.院子smashv.碰碎,摔碎miraculouslyadv.奇迹般地unhurtadj.没有受伤的glancev.扫视promptlyadv.迅速地【课文讲解】1、Tiredofsleepingonthefloor,ayoungmaninTeheransavedupforyearstobuyarealbed.betiredof对……感到厌倦在这句话里省略了现在分词being,用形容词短语直接做原因状语,其作用相当于原因状语从句ashewastiredof…。•Ialwaysgotobedhungry.(用形容词直接做状语)•Worriedaboutmydaughter,Lucy,shewenttoLondontovisitLucy.•Iwenthome.Iamtired.=Iwenthometired•Iwenthomeexcited.saveup攒钱,储蓄•Iwanttogetmarriedinoneortwoyears,soI’mtryingtosave(somemoney)up.【课文讲解】2、Forthefirsttimeinhislife,hebecametheproudownerofabedwhichhadspringsandamattress.forthefirsttimeinone'slife平生第一次•Hebecametheproudfatherofababy.我自豪的成为一个孩子的父亲了.【课文讲解】3、Becausetheweatherwasveryhot,hecarriedthebedontotheroofofhishouse.onto(onto)类似与into(into),用于表示动作方向而不用于表示静态的位置,不但有“去”的概念还有把它放到“on”(上面)的概念。onto/onto有时可用on代替,但表示位置的on不可用onto代替:Liftsth.ontothecart.•Iputthepenonto/onthetable.•Thepenisonthetable.(不能用onto/onto)•Mr.Thompsonisjumpedontothestage.•汤普森先生跳上了台上。•Mr.Thompsonjumpedonthestage.•汤普森先生在台上跳了跳。【课文讲解】4、Hesleptverywellforthefirsttwonights,butonthethirdnight,astormblewup.•forthefirsttwonights头两天晚上Istudyhardforthefirstthreedays.•forthelastthreenights最后三天晚上•blowupadv.风越刮越大(程度在加深),(指暴风雨)出现并加剧;刮起•speakup大声点【课文讲解】5、Agustofwindsweptthebedofftheroofandsentitcrashingintothecourtyardbelow.•gust表示“一阵强风,一阵狂风”,既可单独使用,也可用agustofwind形式:•Agust(ofwind)blewmyhatoff.•Shesetoffeventhoughthewindwasblowingingusts.•虽然当时阵阵狂风吹着,她还是出发了。•off=down/awayfrom【课文讲解】6、Theyoungmandidnotwakeupuntilthebedhadstrucktheground.•not…until表示“直到……才”,until前面没有not时,与表示一段时间的“持续动词”连用;有not时,常用表示某一时间点的动词(或瞬间动词)连用:I’llstayhereuntilMonday.我要在这儿呆到星期一。Iwon’tleaveuntilMonday.我要到星期一才离开。【课文讲解】7、Althoughthebedwassmashedtopieces,themanwasmiraculouslyunhurt.•although尽管;•though虽然,意义差不多,以从句出现•topieces粉碎地,成碎片地Thecupwasbrokentopieces.【课文讲解】8、Glancingatthebitsofwoodandmetalthatlayaroundhim,themansadlypickedupthemattressandcarrieditintohishouse.•glancing为现在分词,引导的短语相当于一个时间状语从句afterheglancedat…。动词的ing形式一定强调某一个名词之间的主动关系。•glancev.看一眼,扫视Joeglancedthroughthenewspaperwhiletalkingtome.乔一边和我聊天,一边浏览报纸。•bits=pieces•lie(lay,lain)不及物动词,后面一定要加“around”,不能说成“layhim”