Lesson 49 The end of a dream（课件）新概念英语第二册

LESSON 49 THE END OF A DREAM By Zhang Qi, Zhang Wenxin text Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again. words tired (adj.) 厌烦的 tired of + n. 对…感到厌烦 be tired+ from doing sth. 因做…而感到疲倦 He was got tired of answering his little son’s continual questions. 他小儿子没完没了地问问题，他回答得都烦了。 real (adj.) 真正的 The real value of the stock 股份的实值 The real exchange rate 实际汇率 She is a real go-getter. 她是个志在必得的人. words owner(n.) 主人 Owner= possessor Is he the owner of that foreign car? 他是那辆进口车的车主吗？ spring(n.) 弹簧 Wind a spring 上发条 A spring watch 弹簧锁 This device works by a spring. 这个装置靠发条运转。 words gust(n.) 一阵风 The wind was blowing in gust silently. 狂风安静地阵阵吹来.   unhurt(adj.) 没有受伤的 courtyard(n.) 院子 miraculously(adv.) 奇迹般地 Miracle奇迹 Miraculous奇迹般的 It’s miraculous of ingenuity. 这是匠心独运的惊奇例子。 Dramatic representation based on the life of Jesus or the Christian saints. 神迹剧都是根据耶稣或圣徒的平生事迹所写。 words sweep(v.) 扫，刮 Please sweep up the glass you’ve broken. 请把你自己打碎的玻璃收拾干净。 He is sweeping the fallen leaves into a pile. 他正在把落叶扫成一堆 An avalanche swept the village away. 雪崩吞噬了那个村庄 The sailor’s eyes swept the open sea. 水手的目光扫视着外海海面。 The new political party