【New words and expressions】(5)
secretary [ˈsekrətri] n. 秘书
secret n. 秘密
★ nervous [ˈnɜːvəs] adj. 精神紧张的(事情发生时)
be nervous about sb./sth. 对…紧张
eg. He was so nervous about this child that he couldn’t
sleep.
他很紧张他的孩子,睡不着。
反:calm (adj.) 冷静的
eg. Please keep calm. 请保持冷静。
worried (adj.) 担心(对以后发生的事)
be worried about sb./sth. 对…担忧
afford [əˈfɔːd] vt. 负担得起
(常与can、can’t连用)
afford + sth.
eg. I can’t afford the house. 我买不起这房子。
I can only afford one week for the trip.
我只有一个星期能够旅行。
afford + to do sth.
eg. I can’t afford to wait for the bus any longer.
我不能再等车了。
(not…any longer 不再…)
I can’t afford to be ill again. 我不能再生病了。
v. 提供 = give 给(双宾语)
afford sb. sth. = afford sth. to sb.
= give sb. sth. = give sth. to sb.
eg. He afforded us a room for the night.
晚上,他提供给我们一间房。
= He afforded a room for the night to us.
weak [wiːk] adj. 弱的
同音异义词:week (n.) 星期
反义词:strong adj. 强壮的
eg. weak tea/coffee 淡茶/淡咖啡
strong tea/coffee 浓茶/浓咖啡
I felt weak in the legs. 我感到双腿无力。
(feel felt felt感觉)
= My legs felt weak.
a weak person 一个软弱的人
I’m weak at cooking. 我不擅长烹饪。
(be weak at… 在某方面差 = be bad at…)
interrupt [ˌɪntəˈrʌpt] v. 插话, 打断
interruption n. 插话,打断
[语法]:直接引语 间接引语
人称变化:一随主,二随宾,第三人称不更新。
“一随主”:是指在直接引语变间接引语时,如果从句中的主语是第一人称或被第一人称所修饰,那么从句中的人称要按照主句中主语的人称变化。
eg. He said, “I am a good boy.”(直接引语)
He said he was a good boy. (间接引语)
“二随宾”: 是指直接引语变间接引语时,如果从句中的主语是第二人称或被第二人称所修饰,从句中的人称要跟引号外的主句中的宾语一致。
eg. He asked Kate ,“How is your sister now? ”(直接引语)
He asked Kate how her sister was then. (间接引语)
“第三人称不更新”:是指直接引语变间接引语时,如果从句中的主语是第三人称或被第三人称所修饰,从句中的人称不变化。
eg. Mr. Smith said, “ Jack is a good boy.” (直接引语)
Mr. Smith said Jack was a good boy. (间接引语)
二、时态变化:在原有时态基础上 + 一般过去时态
直接引语 间接引语
一般现在时does/is/am/are 一般过去时did/was/were
一般将来时will do 过去将来时would do
现在进行时am/is/are doing 过去进行时was/were doing
过去进行时was/were doing 过去进行时was/were doing
一般过去时did 过去完成时had done
现在完成时have/has done 过去完成时had done
过去完成时had done 过去完成时had done
【课文讲解】
The secretary told me (that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.)(间接引语/宾语从句)
秘书告诉我说哈姆斯沃斯先生要见我。
定冠词:the (特指)
不定冠词:a/an (泛指)
原形 过去式 过去分词
tell told told 告诉
eg. I love my mother.
主语 谓语 宾语
My mother loves me.
主语 谓语 宾语
动作的实施者:主语; 动作的承受者:宾语
tell sb. sth. 告诉某人某事 = tell sth. to sb.
that(连词)
will(原形) —— would (过去式)
will + do 一般将来时态
would + do 过去将来时态(站在过去,展望未来)
would在这里不是表示单纯的过去将来时,而是表示“想要…”的意思:
eg.—— Would you like to have some coffee?你想要喝杯咖啡吗?
—— I would like to have some tea. 我想要喝点茶。
= want to do sth. 想要做某事(一册L:43)
eg. John wouldn’t lend me his bicycle.
= John doesn’t want to lend me his bicycle.
约翰不肯把他的自行车借给我。
改直接引语:
The secretary told me,“Mr. Harmsworth will see you.”
I felt very nervous (when I went into his office.)
我走进他的办公室,感到非常紧张。
feel /i:/ felt/e/ felt 感觉
go went gone 去
(When I went into his office,) I felt very nervous.
when (连词) 当 —— 引导时间状语从句
go into 进入 = enter (entered entered)
went into 进入 = entered
office (n.) 办公室 —— officer (n.) 官员
He did not look up from his desk (when I entered.)
我进去的时候,他连头也不抬。
look 看(vi.——不及物动词,强调状态)
see 看见(vt.——及物动词,强调结果)
look up 向上看,抬头看,仰视
look down 向下看
look down on sb. 看不起某人,轻视某人
when 当(引导时间状语从句)
enter 进入 = go into
entered = went into
enter for 参加(二册L:8)
After I had sat down, he said (that business was very bad. )—— 宾语从句
待我坐下后,他说生意非常不景气。
= After I sat down, he said that business was very bad.
after 在…之后(时间)(引导时间状语从句):从句用过去完成时态,主句用一般过去时态
before 在…之前(时间)(引导时间状语从句):从句用一般过去时态,主句用过去完成时态
eg. the day after tomorrow 后天
the day before yesterday 前天
sit sat sat
say said said
改:= Before he said that business was very bad, I had sat down.
= Before he said that business was very bad,