新概念英语第三册 Lesson 46 Do it yourself 课堂笔记讲义

Lesson 46 Do it yourself 自己动手 1、So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingly less dependent on specialized labour. No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer, （for these are countless do-it-yourself publications原因状语从句）. 现在我们自己动手做事的热情很高，结果对于专业工人的依赖越来越少了。由于出版了不计其数的教人自己动手做事的书报杂志，没有人再能说对某事一无所知。 · so…that… 如此…以致于…（结果状语从句）（倒装句） · have a passion for doing sth. 对…有激情 · increasingly (adv.) 越来越… eg. increasingly intelligent 越来越聪明 · plead (v.) (1) 乞求，恳求 · plead with sb. for sth. 为某事恳求某人 · plead with sb. to do sth. 恳求某人做某事 (2) 辩称 · ignorance(n.) of 无知，愚昧 ignore(v.) 忽视 · countless (adj.) 数不清的 = endless · publication (n.) 出版物 —— publish (v.) 出版 2、Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men, particularly, spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture. 新婚夫妇找来合适的工具和材料，喜气洋洋地开始布置新房。特别是男人，常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。 · 非谓语动词armed (done) 表被动 · gay (adj.) 快乐的 = happy gaily (adv.) 快乐地 · embark(vi.) on the ship 上船 embark on sth. 开始做某事（尤指新或难的事） = start doing sth. eg. They embarked on a long journey. 他们开始了漫长的旅行。 embark on a tough task 开始一项艰巨的任务 · sb. spend some time (in) doing sth. 某人花…时间做某事 · leisure (adj.) 闲暇的 (n.) 空闲 · lay(v.) laid laid 放置 = put · lay out 布置 3、Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers. 有些热衷于自己动手的人甚至自己组装电脑。 · keen (adj.) 热衷的，热情的 = enthusiastic · enthusiast (n.) 狂热者，热衷于…的人 = fan · be keen on doing sth. 热衷做某事 = be enthusiastic about doing sth. · go so far as to do sth. 甚至竟然 · not go so far as to do sth. 不至于 4、Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces （which they can assemble at home）. Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen. 为了满足自己动手热的需要，商店不仅为初学者提供专门的咨询服务，而且为顾客准备了各种零件，供他们买回家去安装。这些东西为人们潜在的创造力提供了一个绝妙的用武之地。但不幸的是，我们并非人人都是能工巧匠。 · cater for 迎合 · craze (n.) 狂热 —— crazy (adj.) 狂热的 · not only… but… 不仅…，而且… · advisory (adj.) 咨询的 advice (n.) 建议 advise (v.) 建议 · novice (n.) 新手 = green hand · assemble (v.) 组装，装配 · outlet(n.) 积压已久的名品店 outlet for 发泄 · pen pent pent 围住，关押住 · pent up 积压已久的，压抑已久的 · handyman(n.) 手巧的人 5、Some wives tend to believe （that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything宾语从句）. Even men（who can hardly drive a nail in straight定语从句）are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics. 妻子常常认为她们的丈夫无比聪明能干。甚至那些连一枚钉子都钉不直的男人都被认为是天生的电工、木匠、水管工和机械师。 · infinitely (adv.) 无限地 = endlessly · resourceful (adj.) 足智多谋的 · drive a nail into the wood 把钉子钉入木头 6、（When lights fuse时间状语从句）, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some women assume （that their husbands will somehow put things right宾语从句）. 每当电灯保险丝烧断、家具榫头松动、管道堵塞、吸尘器不动时，有些妻子认为丈夫总有办法。 · fuse (n.) 保险丝 (v.) 断电 · rickety (adj.) 摇晃的，松动的 · clogged (adj.) 堵塞的 7、The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is （that sometimes even men live under the delusion [that they can do anything主语从句）同位语从句], even （when they have repeatedly been proved wrong时间状语从句）. It is a question of pride as much as anything else. 自己动手的例子中最糟糕的是，有时甚至是男人尽管接连失败却还误以为自己什么都行，原因就是要面子。 · be under the delusion that… 有…的错觉，误以为 · as much as 与其说…不如说是，主要就是 8、Last spring my wife suggested （that I call in a man to look at our lawn mower宾语从句）. It had broken down the previous summer, and （though I promised to repair it让步状语从句）, I had never got round to it. I would not hear of the suggestion and said （that I would fix it myself宾语从句）. 去年春天，妻子让我请人检查一下我家的割草机。那台割草机去年夏天就坏了，尽管我答应修，但一直没抽出时间，我不愿听妻子的建议，说我自己会修。 · suggest + that + sb. (should) do sth. (虚拟语气) 建议某人做某事 · lawn mower 除草机 · 人 + break down 崩溃 机器 + break down 出故障，抛锚 · previous summer 去年夏天 = last summer (adj.) 上一个 · get round to 抽空（口） 9、One Saturday afternoon, I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close look at it. As far as I could see, it needed only a minor adjustment: a turn of a screw here, a little tightening up there, a drop of oil and it would be as good as new. 一个星期六的下午，我把割草机拉到了花园里，仔细检查了一番。在我看来，只需稍加调整即可。这儿紧紧螺丝，那儿固定一下，再加几滴油，就会像新的一样了。 · haul (v.) 拖，拉 = drag · as far as 只要 · minor (adj.) 较小的 (n.) 辅修科目 · adjustment (n.) 校准，调试 adjust (v.) 校准，调试 eg. adjust the focus/watch /plan · tight (adj.) 紧的 —— tighten (v.) 收紧 10、Inevitably the repair job was not quite so simple. The mower firmly refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it. The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal（which had once made up a lawn mower定语从句）. But I was extremely pleased with myself. I had traced the cause of the trouble. 事实上，修理工作远不是那么简单。修完后割草机还是纹丝不动。于是，我决定把它拆开。一会儿工夫，割草机便被拆成一个个金属零件，乱七八糟地堆在花园里。但我却非常高兴，因为我找到了毛病所在。 · inevitably(adv.) 不可避免地 = unavoidably · dismantle (v.) 拆卸 反：assemble (v.) 组装 · be littered with 到处散落 · be pleased with 对…满意 = be satisfied with = be glad with 11、One of links in the chain （that drives the wheels had snapped定语从句）. After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again. 驱动轮子的链条断了一节。我买来一根新链条后，面临的就是如何把这些令人眼花缭乱的拼板重新组装起来。 · snap (v.) （象声词） 啪一声断了 · be faced with 面对 · insurmountable (adj.) 难以克服的 mount (v.) 登上，攀登 mountain (n.) 山脉 后缀：-able (adj.) (形容词后缀) · jigsaw puzzle 拼图 12、I was not surprised to find （that the machine still refused to work after I had reassembled it宾语从句）, （for the simple reason （that I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal （which did not seem to fit anywhere. I gave up in despair原因状语从句/同位语从句/定语从句）. The weeks passed and the grass grew. 等我装完后，那台割草机仍然一动不动，对此我倒并不感到吃惊。原因很简单，因为还剩下几个形状奇特的零件似乎哪里也装不上去。我无可奈何，只好罢休。几个星期过去了，草长了起来。 · assemble (v.) 装配 reassemble (v.) 重新装配 13、（When my wife nagged me to do something about it时间状语从句）, I told her that either I would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow. Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle. Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn mower（which I have promised to repair one day定语从句）. 妻子喋喋不休让我想点办法。我告诉她，要么买一台新割草机，要么让草长下去。不用说，我家现在已被丛林包围。深草丛中的某个地方有一台正在生锈的割草机，那就是我曾答应某日要修理的割草机。 · nag (v.) 唠叨 · nag sb. to do sth. 唠叨某人做某事 · either…or… 或者…,或者… · needless to say 无需多说 · promise to do sth. 承诺做某事 Supplementary exercises: · The mother made a shirt for the boy out of the of the cloth. A. odd and end B. odd and ends C.odds and end D. odds and ends 解析：正确答案 D 妈妈用一些零头碎布给这个男孩做了件衬衫。 D. odds and ends 残剩的东西，零星杂物。 12 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$