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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 为……而疯狂的
I'm mad about English.
② be crazy about … 为……而疯狂的
go+adj. 变得...
go crazy=go mad (变疯了)
go bananas
= mad or not mad
★reason n. 原因
for this reason 由于这个理由、原因
For this reason, I was late.
as+句子 由于……
because+句子 由于……
★sum [sʌm] n. 量
a sum of +un. 一笔……
a large sum of 大笔的…… (large 指数量的大)
a large sum of money 一大笔钱
a great many + 可数名词复数
a great number of + 可数名词复数
plenty of… 足够多的……
New words and expressions
determined adj. 坚定的, 下决心的
a ~ fighter
be determined to do sth.下定决心做某事
determine v.下定决心
Determine to do sth
decision n.
make a decision
make a decision to do sth.
make up one's mind to do sth
decide to do sth.
?
Why do people think the writer is mad?
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.
My roomate is slowly driving me mad.
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)
He forgot the man with passing time.
随着时间的消逝,他忘掉了那个人。
正在睡觉的小孩
正在等待的车
sleeping baby
waiting car
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+不可数名词 : 一些 some water
some+可数名词复数 : 一些 some books
some+可数名词单数 : 某一 some book
I’ll tell you some day.
门口有人要见你
Some man at the door is asking to see you.
Some Mr.Wang wanted you on the phone .
Last year, however, it came into use.
Sth. come into use n.投入使用;
(没有被动式)
be used 被使用 (被动式)
use n. [ju:s]
vt. [ju:z]
Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.
over a hundred ...over表示数字上超过
must have done 对过去的推测
must have been done 被动
away from 从某地离开
out of somewhere 从某地出来
I am one of the few people left.
left : leave 的过去分词, 作定语放在被修饰词的后面, “剩下的/被