Lesson 52 A pretty carpet 课文详解+重点词汇语法学案-2022-2023学年新概念第二册

Lesson 52 文本   A pretty carpet  We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'  文本解析 一）词汇学习Word study 1. own（1）vt. 拥有：I own over a thousand books.我有一千多本书。Who owns this car?这辆车是谁的？ （2）vt.,vi. 承认：He owned(that)he had made a mistake.他承认自己犯了个错误。He owned to stealing the wallet.他承认偷了钱包。 （3）adj.自己的：He lives in his own house.他住在自己家里。He has a car of his own.他有一辆自己的车。 2. quite与quiet 由于发音和词形都很相似，这两个单词往往容易搞混，其实区别很大。 （1） quite为程度副词，表示“完全”、“相当”、“很”等含义：I'm quite ready.我已全准备好了。That hat is quite pretty.那顶帽子很漂亮。Are you quite certain?你敢完全肯定吗？She isn't quite happy.她不是很开心。 （2）quiet可作形容词，表示“安静的”、“平静的”、“静止的”、“寂静的”等：Please be quiet.请安静点。The sea was very quiet this morning.今天上午大海很平静。The house became quiet again when the children were gone.孩子们走了之后屋子里又变得寂静了。 二）课文详注 Further notes on the text 1. I have been trying to get my new room in order.我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐。（1）与课文开头那句话的后半部分一样，这个句子也用了现在完成进行时。（cf．本课语法）（2）get…in order表in“把……整理好”，in order的含义之一为“整齐”、“井然有序”：Get／Put everything in order before you leave the room.离开房间前把所有的东西都整理好。 2. To make matters worse, the room is rather small…更糟糕的是房间还非常小……to make matters worse是个插入语，与主句之间要用逗号隔开。matters（复数形式）可以表示“事态”、“情况”。这个短语是个惯用语：I lost my way in the forest, and to make matters worse, it became dark.我在森林里迷了路。更糟糕的是，天开始黑了。 3. At the moment, they cover every i