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Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一
1、Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
· 重点句型(固定搭配):be always(constantly) doing sth.
(强调语气的表达)
eg. The girl always smiles.
The girl is always smiling.
eg. I always lose things.
I am always losing things.
eg. The car has broken down again.
The car is useless. It is always breaking down.
eg. Look, you’ve made the same mistake again.
Oh, I am always making the same mistake.
· raise (vt.) + 物/钱/人
(1) 举起 eg. Can you raise the torch so I can see?
(2) 募集资金
eg. They are raising funds to help needy youngsters.
(3) 抚育,养育
eg. It’s difficult raising a family on a small income.
· cause (n.) 起因(贬义) = reason (n.)理由(中性)
· have sth. done 让别人做某事
eg. Jill repaired the roof.
Jill had the roof repaird.
eg. Jenny hopes that Mr. Smith will suggest a good way to have her written English A in a short period.
A. improved B. improving C. to improve D. improve
2、The big clock (which used to strike the hours day and night定语从句)was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
教堂的钟很大,以前不分昼夜打点报时,但很多年前遭到毁坏,从此便无声无息了。
· strike (v.) 敲钟打铃、罢工、重重地一击 (struck struck)
· used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
be used to do sth. 被用来做某事
be used to sth. 习惯某事
be used to doing sth. 习惯做某事
· silent (adj.) 沉默的 —— silence (n.) 沉默
3、One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
一天夜里,我们的牧师突然被惊醒了,大钟又在“打点”报时了!
· wake woke woken 叫醒
· start (n.) 突然一惊(引起身体颤动)
eg. I woke up from the bad dream with a start.
我从恶梦中惊醒。
4、Looking at his watch, he saw(that it was one o'clock,宾语从句) but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
他一看表,才1点钟,可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
· 非谓语动词looking at his watch 作状语
eg. When Jim opened the door, he saw a dog.
= Opening the door, Jim saw a dog. (doing 表主动)
eg. When Jim was given the book, he became very happy.
= Given the book, Jim became very happy. (done表被动)
5、Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see (what was going on宾语从句).
牧师拿着一支电筒走上钟楼想去看看究竟发生了什么事情。
· 非谓语动词Armed with a torch作状语,表被动
· arm (n.) 手臂 (v.) 装备,配备
· arm sb. with sth.
eg. She was so afraid that she armed herself with a rifle.
她很害怕,所以给自己配备了一把来福枪。
The guide books arms the reader with a lot of useful information.
参考书配给读者大量有用的信息。
· be going on 发生(未经预料的、偶然的)
= happen
= occur
· take place 发生(有计划、有步骤地发生)
· break out 爆发(战争、灾难)
6、In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure (whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.定语从句)
借着电筒光。他看见一个人,马上认出那是本地杂货店主经比尔.威尔金斯。
· catch sight of = see = spot = notice 看见
反:lose sight of 看不见
· figure (n.) 轮廓,身影,体形(the shape of somebody’s body)
eg. 我在黑暗中看见一个身影。
I saw a figure in the darkness.
我正在为保持身材节食。
I am dieting to keep my figure.
· our local grocer 作Bill Wilkins的同位语,起补充说明的作用
7、‘Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
“你究竟在这上面干什么,比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
· Whatever起强调作用
8、‘I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill. ‘I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
“我想把这口钟修好,”比尔回答说。“好几个星期了,我天天夜里到钟楼上来。”
· I’ve been coming up 现在完成进行时态(复合时态)
(have done + be doing)
eg. I have read a book. (已经完成了)
I have been reading a book. (强调持续不断地在进行)
我从6点开始,一直弹琴弹到现在。
I have been playing the piano since 6 o’clock.
· night after night 一晚又一晚
eg. day after day 一天又一天
year after year 一年又一年
car after car 车来车往
failure after failure 一次又一次失败
9、You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'
你看,我是想让你大吃一惊。”
· give sb. a surprise/shock 吓某人一跳
· get a surprise/shock 吓了一跳,吃了一惊
· hope to do sth. 希望做某事
10、‘You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
(此处的did起强调作用)
“你确实使我大吃了一惊!”牧师说。
11、‘You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad (the bell is working again宾语从句).'
“也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。不过,钟又能报时了,我还是很高兴的。”
· as well 也 = too
· still (adv.) 仍然,然而(表转折)
· 写作技法:学会转折(转折词前后不能同时使用)
eg. 尽管/即使/虽然 he is clever,
(Although / Though / Even though / Even if / While)
然而/但是 he doesn’t diligent.
(However / Yet / But / Still / Even so)
12、That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. ‘It's working all right, but I'm afraid (that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times宾语从句)and there's nothing(I can do about it定语从句).’
“问题就在这里,牧师,”比尔回答说。“不错,钟能报时了,但是,恐怕每到1点钟,它总要敲13下,对此我已无能为力了。”
· 定语从句中,从句如果修饰不定代词,如nothing, 连词只能用that, 此处可省略,因为连词在从句中作宾语。
13、We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar. ‘Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.'
“大家慢慢就习惯了,比尔,”牧师说。“13下是不如1下好,但总比1下也不敲强。来,咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”
· get/be used/accustomed to … 习惯某事
get/be used/accustomed to doing… 习惯做某事
· 原级比较:
· not as good as 不如…好
肯: as + adj./adv. + as 和…一样好
否: not as/so + adj./adv. + as 不如…好
Supplementary exercise:
· Though in San Francisco, Dave had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
A. raised B. grown
C. developed D. cultivated
解析:正确答案A
尽管Dave是在San Francisco(旧金山)长大成人的,但他更愿意去真实地记录小城的平凡的生活。
A. 养育;
B. 生长,成长,是不及物动词,而做及物动词用时,做“种植”讲;
C. 发展;
D. 培养。
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