新概念英语第二册 Lesson 6 Percy Buttons 讲义

新概念英语第二册lesson 6 Percy Buttons

I have just moved to a house in BridgeStreet. Yesterday a beggar1 knocked at mydoor. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggarstood on his head and sang songs. I gavehim a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheesein his pocket and went away. Later aneighbour told me about him. Everybodyknows him. His name is Percy Buttons.He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and aglass of beer.

New words and expressions 

生词和短语

beggar n. 乞丐
food n. 食物
pocket n. 衣服口袋
call v. 拜访，光顾

参考译文

我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子。昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门，问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。作为回报，那乞丐头顶地倒立起来，嘴里还唱着歌。我给了他一顿饭。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然后把一块乳酪装进衣袋里走了。后来，一位邻居告诉了我他的情况。大家都认识他，他叫珀西.巴顿斯。他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次，总是请求给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒。

词汇

一、单词

★beggar n. 乞丐

beg v.乞求

I beg your pardon?

ask for :请求得到

beg for :乞求得到

★food n. 食物 不可数

a lot of food

★pocket n. 衣服口袋

inner pocket:内口袋

jacket pocket

coat pocket

pocket book:袖珍书

pocket dictionary:袖珍词典

pocket money:(小孩)零花钱

change:零钱

get exact change:准备好正确的零花钱

beer money:(男孩)零花钱

pocket pick:车上的小偷

★call v. 拜访，光顾

call sb:给某人打电话

call up sb:给某人打电话

call back:回某人电话

Can you take a message for me?

Can you tell him to call back?

call on sb 拜访某人

call at,at一般和地点相连

call at+地点=visit someplace 拜访某地

I will call on you.

I will call at your home.

call out =shout,大声喊

call in sb:招集和邀请某人

For the project,the government called in a lot of experts.

a glass of water

二、词组讲解

1、knock [动词]

①敲，打(某物)

例句:He knocked several times on the window.

他敲了几下窗。

②批评，数落

例句:This magazine seems to be fond of knocking Lindsay Lohan's private life.

这家杂志似乎很热衷挖苦林赛o罗韩的私生活。

短语扩展:knock it off (俚语，尤用于祈使句)别吵了、别争了

knock off (sth.) 停止做某事(尤指工作)

knock sb. out 击倒对手

knock sb. /sth. over 撞倒某人

knock sb. up (敲门、窗等)叫醒某人

knock也可作名词，表示短促的敲或打，也可指爆炸震动声

例句:I will give you a knock if you don't get up at 8 o'clock.

如果你八点钟还没起床我就来敲门。

短语扩展:take a knock (口语)蒙受经济或感情上的打击

2、stand on one's head 倒立

例句:Sometimes I feel dizzy after I stand on my head.

有时候倒立之后我会感到头晕。

stand on one's hands:用手着地

跪着，膝盖:knees, stand on one's knees

躺着，躺:lie,lie in bed,lie on one's back:仰面躺着

lie on one's side:侧躺

趴着:lie on one's stomach

3、He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.

a glass of beer

a glass of water

a glass of milk

ask这个词，除了询问的意思之外，很多地方都能用到这个词，比如ask sb. to a party请某人赴会;You ask too high a price.你要价太高了;ask money for the church; ask a favor. 为教堂索求钱财;请求帮忙;比如像请人离开，也用ask。

下面看看相关的词组:

if you ask me 我认为, 依我说

ask about 打听, 询问, 查询

ask after 问候, 探问

ask around 到处打听

ask for 要; 请求, 征求 要(价) 找

ask sb. round 请某人来家

ask of 要求, 期望 向...问(问题)

ask out [口]请去作客 , 邀请外出 [美]引退, 辞职, 告辞

ask sb. in [out, up, down] 请进[出去, 上楼, 下楼]

4、in return for this，作为报答，这里的this指的是上文中的a meal and a glass of beer。

in return for 作为(对某物)的付款或回报;酬谢

例句:He gave her some dessert in return for her kindness.

他送了她一些点心以答谢她的好意。

5、……and went away. ……

go away 走开