Lesson 21 Mad or not？（课件）新概念英语第二册

Lesson 21 Mad or not? Mad or not? mad adj. 发疯 sb. is mad. mad 常用于 “为...而疯狂” (着迷) ① be mad about I'm mad about English. ② be crazy about crazy 为……而疯狂的 ③ go insane adj.患精神病的, 精神病患者的, 极愚蠢的 ‘right here waiting for you’ 歌词中 I slowly go insane./go crazy/go mad/go … go+adj.　变得... go crazy=go mad (变疯了)与 “go” 相连 = mad or not mad New words and expressions reason n. 原因 for this reason 由于这个理由、原因 For this reason,I was late. sum n.量 a great many + 名词复数 a great number of + 名词复数 plenty of 足够的 a sum of　一笔 (加不可数名词) 注意连读 a large sum of　大量的 (large 指数量的大) a large sum of money reason sum New words and expressions determined adj. 坚定的, 下决心的 determine v.下定决心 make up one's mind decide to do sth. decision n. make a decision make a decision to do sth. be determined to do sth.下定决心做某事 determined ? Why do people think the writer is mad? Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right. Sentences in the text Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. drive sb. mad 逼某人发疯 drive v.　驾驶, 开车 You are driving me mad. Miss Yun is slowly driving me mad. Sentences in the text I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. night and day 日日夜夜 (注意连读) passing planes 过往飞机 pass v. passing 作定语; 正在经过的(路过) 正在睡觉的小孩 正在等待的车 　 sleeping baby waiting car Sentences in the text The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. years ago = many years ago for some reason　由于某个理由 some 的用法： some+不可数名词 : 一些