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Lesson 41
Do you call that a hat?
New words and expressions
rude
mirror
hole
remark
remind
lighthouse
adj. 无礼的
n. 镜子
n. 孔
v. 评说
v. 提醒
n. 灯塔
1. rude: adj.粗鲁的,无礼的,猛烈的,残暴的 ---polite/ civil/ tender/ gentle
rudely adv. 粗暴地,无礼地
rudeness n. 粗鲁,无礼
e.g. The manager refused my request rudely.
You don’t have to be so rude to me.
I don’t owe you anything.
His rudeness made everybody present angry.
mirror
My wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror. (3)
look at oneself in the mirror 照镜子
a mirror of…
Mark Twain’s novel is a mirror of his time.
马克·吐温的小说是他那个时代的真实写照。
a mirror of…
…的真实写照
remind
① vt. 提醒
remind sb. of sth.
remind sb. to do sth.
remind sb. that…
remind
② vt. 使……想起
莴苣总是使我想起了我的初中时光。
Lettuce always reminds me of my middle-school time.
5. light: v.点着,变亮
e.g. Let’s light a fire in the room.
Light the torch- I can’t see the path. adj.轻的,发光的,明亮的,浅的
a light aircraft 轻型直升飞机
as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛
He is three pounds lighter than last month.
n.光,日光 moonlight/ sunlight
lighten: v.减轻,(使)轻松
e.g. These new windows have lightened the room.
His face lightened as she apologized.
Let’s read and answer the questions firstly!
Comprehension questions:
1 Were you in a shop or a theatre?
A shop.
2 Who were you with?
My wife.
3 She was trying a hat on, wasn't she?
Yes, she was.
4 What did you say to your wife?
‘Do you call that a hat?’
5 Did she think you were being rude?
Yes, she did.
6 How long had you been in the hat shop?
Half an hour.
7 What was the remark you suddenly made? ‘We mustn't buy things we don't need.’
8 How soon did you regret saying it?
Almost at once.
9 What did your wife remind you of?
The terrible tie I bought yesterday.
10 Do you think it's terrible or beautiful?
Beautiful.
11 Can a man have too many ties?
No, he can't.
12 What about a woman and her hats?
A woman can't have too many hats either.
Lesson 41 课文讲解:
Do you call that a hat?
Call我们知道最常用的是“打电话”的意思。同时,call还可表示 “把…叫做、称为”,常用于口语和非