新概念英语第二册 Lesson 21 Mad or not 讲义

Lesson 21Mad or not？

🌻Part 1: Text

 

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.

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

1 mad [mæd] a.发疯

2 reason ['ri:zən] n.原因

3 sum[sʌm] n.量

4 determined [di'tə:mind] a.坚定的，下决心的

☆mad adj. 发疯

Don't fight with him, he is a mad man.

别跟他打架, 他是疯子。

be mad/crazy about:为……而疯狂 

be mad at sb  对·····发火

eg:Don't be mad at him. 

别怪他（不关他的事）。

go+adj:变得

go mad/crazy/insane/bananas

☆Sum

1)  n. 金额，款项

a sum of money 一笔钱

a sum of (money)

an amount of (money)

a large sum of money 一大笔钱

the Sum+of总数,总和,总计

the sum of incomes 收入总计

 

2) n. 大意，要旨

the sum of a speech 演讲大意

3) 算术题;运算

 

The boy is good at doing a sum in his head. 

这男孩善于心算。

表“许多”的短语:

a great many + pl.a number of + pl.a great number of + pl.a large number of + pl

 

☆Sum  v.

sum up

(1) 合计

sum up all the expenses 

把所有的花费加起来

(2) 总结，概括

eg. To sum up, he agrees with us. 

总的来说，他同意我们的观点。

in sum = in a word / in short / in brief 

总之，要言之

☆determined adj.  坚定的，下决心的

 

 be determined to do sth. 决心做某事

 

I am determined to stay here.

我决定留在这儿。

 

v.determine  vt. 决定，确定，影响

 

The environment determines one’s character.

环境决定人的性格。

determine on sth/doing sth  

determine to do sth

We determined to study English hard.

 

v. determine upon (doing) sth 决定

  I determined on going abroad.

 

☆reason 

1)n.原因，理由

for this reason 由于这个原因

for some resson 由于某个原因  for a certain reason

give a reason 

 

the root reason 

2) 理性，正常心智

Only man has reason. 

只有人类才有理性。

lose one's reason丧失理智

beyond all reasons毫无道理

bring a person fo reason使 (某人) 明白道理

🌻Part 3: Notes on the text

Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.

drive sb mad:逼某人发疯

eg: Sometimes it's enough to drive you mad if youare stuck in a traffic jam during the rush hour.

有时在交通高峰期被困足以使人发疯

The noise outside is driving me mad

 I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.passing planes:现在分词做定语

sleeping baby:正在睡觉的小孩

waiting car:正在等待的

·2、day and night:日日夜夜

I will sit by her bedside day and night.

我会日夜守在她的床边。

 Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passingplane.