新概念英语第二册 Lesson 28 No Parking 讲义

Lesson 28 No Parking

🌻Part 1: Text

Jasper White is one of those rare people who believe in ancient myths. He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet! 

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

1 rare[reə] a.罕见的

2 ancient ['einʃənt] a.古代的，古老的

3 myth [miθ] n.神话故事

4 trouble ['trʌbəl] n.麻烦

5 effect [i'fekt] n.结果，效果

6 Medusa  [mi'dju:zə] n.美杜莎(古希腊神话中3位蛇发女怪之一)

7 Gorgon  ['gɔ:gən] n.(古希腊神话中的)3位蛇发女怪之一

★rare[reə] a.罕见的

rare animal 稀有动物 

rare bird 珍稀鸟类

rare illness 疑难杂症

★ancient ['einʃənt] a.古代的，古老

ancient Egypt 古埃及

This is an ancient parable.

这是一个古老的寓言。

parable['pærəb(ə)l] n. 寓言，比喻；隐晦或谜般的格言 

★myth [miθ] n.神话故事

★trouble ['trʌbəl] n.麻烦

★effect [i'fekt] n.结果，效果

have an effect 有效果

have no effect 没有效果

have effect on 对...有效果

The advice has no effect on me.

这个建议对我没有用。

🌻Part 3: Notes on the text

★Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 

1.one of 其中之一