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Section I
Topic Talk Lesson 1
课前预可自检
KE QIAN YU XI ZI JIAN
寻原文与直译
Drummer Hits the Road
鼓手走人
Ma Ming,drummer for the rock band "Storm",had to pack his bags.
摇滚乐队“暴风雨”的鼓手马明不得不收拾行李。
He moved out of his rented flat after complaints from his neighbours about disturbing the peace.
他搬出租用的公寓,因为邻居们投诉他扰乱社区的宁静。
.Being single.Ma Ming often held parties at night,but the biggest problem was his tendency to
drum late at night.
马明是个单身汉,经常在晚上开派对,但最大的问题是他常常打鼓到深夜。
Ma Ming's neighbours said they were being driven mad being exposed to such noise.
邻居说他们都快被这样的嶸声逼疯了。
词句自测
①drummer m.鼓手
②pac丛i.&t.(把…)打包n.包,包裹
③complaint n.投诉
④血umi.击鼓,打鼓
⑤“分句Being single.parties at night)+but十分句(the biggest…at night)”。本句是but连接
的并列句,前一个分句中Being single是现在分词作状语,后一个分句中to drum late at night
是不定式短语作后置定语,修饰tendency。
.The flat-owner said if he had known that Ma Ming was a drummer,he wouldn't have rented the
flat to him.
房东说他如果知道马明是个鼓手,就不会把房子租给他。
The neighbours quickly realised they were in trouble when he moved in.
马明一搬进来,邻居们就意识到麻烦来了。
And from then on,they rarely got a full night's sleep.
从那以后,他们很少能睡一整晚。
They couldn't relax or read a book without plugging their ears.
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如果不堵住耳朵,他们就不能放松或看书。
One neighbour also claimed that Ma Ming had a bad influence on his teenage son
有个邻居还说,马明对他十几岁的儿子造成了不良影响。
词句自测
⑥plug吐把…塞住,堵塞;填塞
⑦“主(The flat-owner)谓(said宾(if he had known that)”。宾语从句中if引导虚拟条件句,
表示对过去情况的假设;在虚拟条件句中包含hat引导的宾语从句。
In the end,the community council took action.
最后,居委会采取了行动。
"We took a vote,and came to a resolution.We gave Ma Ming a warning.We told him that he
ought to cease drumming or leave the property,"a council member said.
一位委员会成员说:“我们投票表决,达成了一项决议。我们警告马明,告诉他应该停止打鼓
,否则就搬走。”
"Getting enough sleep is important for people's health and,after such a chorus of complaints.we
had to take action."
“获得充足的睡眠对人们的健康很重要,而且收到这样的集体投诉,我们不得不采取行动。”
Ma Ming's departure has pleased his neighbours.
马明的离开使他的邻居都很高兴。
“Life will go back to normal now,”they said.
“生活终于要恢复正常了。”他们说。
词句自测
⑧vote n.投票(指行为):票数
⑨resolution n.决定;解决
⑩warning n.警告,警示;告减
①cease ot.&i.停止,终止,结束
2 property n.房产,所有物;财产
3 chorus n.齐声;副歌:合唱团
departure n.离开,起程
For Ma Ming's version of the story,we found him in a hotel in Shanghai.
为了听听马明对这个事件的看法,我们在上海的一家酒店里找到了他。
Ma Ming felt that they were prejudiced against him.
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马明觉得邻居对自己有偏见。
"He's bitter over the fact that people thought of his music as "noise"
让他伤心的是,人们认为他的音乐是“噪音”。
Otherwise he didn't really mind having to leave the flat.
不过他并不介意离开公寓。
"Living in a hotel means the hotel staff makes the bed every day and I don't have to do my own
washing!
“住在旅馆里意味着每天都有服务员整理床铺,我也不必自己洗衣服!
Anyhow,I'm now looking for a remote house on the edge of the city.
不过,我现在正在城郊找位置稍微偏僻一点的房子。”
词句自测
⑤prejudiced ad.有偏见的,有成见的,歧视的
bitter adi愤愤不平的:带米痛苦的,令人难过的:苦的
Danyhow ac.(非正式)尽管如此;至少
8 remote ad.偏僻的,偏远的
⑨edge n.边缘,外围
②@“主但e)系(is)表(bitter)”。over the fact.music as“noise”作状语,其中that引导同位语从
句,解释说明acL的具体内容。
Grandpa Arrested After One Shower Too Many
洗了“大澡”而被捕的爷爷
Eighty-year-old retired tailor,James McKay.spent Saturday night in a cell after hitting
30-year-old Keith Smith over the head with his walking stick
80岁的退休裁缝詹姆斯迈奇,周六的晚上是在监狱里度过的,因为他用拐杖打了30岁的基
思史密斯的头。
.McKay's wife.Laurene said that,while McKay is usually a peaceful and pleasant person,he had
been driven to this act of violence by literally getting wet just once too often
迈奇的妻子劳瑞恩说,虽然迈奇平时是个平和、友好的人,但是因为再三被淋湿,他才会做
出这种暴力的行为。
He could no longer tolerate it.
他实在是忍无可忍了。
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arrest ot..堪捕,拘捕;抑制:阻止
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tailor n.(男装)裁缝
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pleasant ad.礼貌而友善的,和蔼可亲的
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riolence n.暴力行为,暴力
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literally ad.确实地
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tolerate ot忍受;忍时:容忍,容许:宽容
2刀“主(Laurene))谓(aid宾thattofe)”。Mekays wife是主语Laurene的同位适,宾语
从句中whle引导让步状语从句,意为“虽然:尽管”。
Smith lives above the McKays.
史密斯住在迈奇家楼上。
He is a keen gardener,and also a fish collector.
他热爱园艺,喜欢养鱼。
Unfortunately,the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay's floor,or too
often,on the unsuspecting McKays themselves.
不幸的是,他每天在阳台上浇的水最后都落到迈奇家的地板上,也经常洒在毫无防备的迈奇
夫妇身上。
"For the last two weeks.since Smith moved into the flat above us,we dared not go onto our
balcony,"said Laurene
劳瑞恩说:“过去两周,自从史密斯搬到楼上,我们都不敢去阳台了。”
.She added that it wasn't only the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plants
that bothered them,but also the way he cleaned his fish tanks.
她还说,困扰他们的不仅是史密斯给植物浇水时酒到阳台上的水,还有他清理鱼缸的方式。
词句自测
2
keen ad.着迷的,有强烈兴趣的
2
balcony n.阳台
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mnsuspecting ad无提防之心的,无疑心的
3
bother ot.&i.(使)担心,(使)生气,(使)苦恼
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tan止n.(储存液体或气体的)箱,罐
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“主(She)谓(added)宾(that.fish tanks)”。宾语从句中包含了“it was...that"的强通句型,
其中not only..but also.连接两个并列的主语
"We'd be sitting there happily reading our newspapers,when suddenly so much water would come
from above that we'd be as wet as if we had showered with our clothes on!
“我们本来高兴地坐在阳台看报纸,突然很多水从上面落下来,把我们都浇湿了,就像穿着
衣服洗了个澡一样!
We could hardly get rid of the smell of fish!"
我们怎么也洗不掉满身的鱼腥味!”
And on Saturday evening it was just too much.
在一个周六晚上(我们)实在是忍无可忍了。
"It was James'birthday,"Laurene recalled,"and it was such a beautiful night to enjoy the starry
night outside.
劳瑞恩回忆道:“那天是詹姆斯的生日,是个特别美丽的夜晚,可以坐在外面享受夜晚的星空。
I made him a birthday cake.
我给他做了个生日蛋糕。
The candles were a great sight as you can imagine,but James didn't get to blow them out."
你可以想象点上蜡烛有多么漂亮,可詹姆斯却没能把蜡烛吹灭。”
Instead,Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake
were wet through
然而,史密斯从阳台上倒掉他的一个大鱼缸中的水,将迈奇夫妇和蛋糕都淋了个通透。
"I have never seen him move so fast and I couldn't stop him.
“我从没见过他动作那么快,根本没办法阻止。
He was up there in a flash."
他一下子就冲到楼上去了。”
词句自测
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recall o,&t回想,回忆起
Smith is not going to take things further with the police.
史密斯不会让警方进一步追究这件事。
He has also promised to change his ways from now on.
他还承诺从现在开始改变他的方式。
And what of James McKay?
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而詹姆斯迈奇呢?
.As he left the police station,a large crowd of supporters sang him "Happy Birthday".
他离开警察局时,一大群支特者为他唱起了《生日快乐》歌。
"Definitely the most exciting birthday ever!"said the cheerful old man.
“这绝对是最激动人心的一次生日啦!”老人快乐地说道。
"The best since my youth,I'd say!"
“要我说,这是有史以来最棒的一次生日!”
词句自测
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“时间状语从句(As he left the police station)十主句(a large crowd of supporters sang him
‘Happy Birthday')”。主句中sang him“Happy Birthday”为sing的双家语结构,him为直
接宾语,“Happy Birthday”为间接宾语。
重点合作探究
方IDNG DIAN HE ZUO TAN JIU
negotiate vi.&以.谈判,协商(教材P28
negotiate n.&以,
negotiate with sh (ahout/for sth)
谈判.协商
门与某人协商(某事)
归纳拓展
e)in negotiation with.与协商中
negoliation n.
谈判,协商under negotiation在商讨之中
情景助记
DWe negotiated with the school administration about/for the tuition increase.
我们与学校管理部门就增加学费的问题进行了协商。
2We successfully negotiated the release of the hostages
我们成功地达成了释放人质的协议。
3The issue is still under negotiation.
这个问题还在商讨之中。
☑了即景活用
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①The
(negotiate)will begin on schedule.
2We've decided to negotiate
the employers
our wage claim
3They are talking about the agreement
negotiation
答案:①negotiation
②with:about/for③under
(2)单句表达
①他回去与他的合伙人谈判。
He went back to
②我们和客户协商起草了一份合同。
A contract is prepared
our clients.
答案:①negotiate with his parner
②in negotiation with
inquire vi.&v.询问,打听(教材P28
inquire about询间/打所
归纳
inquire &t.
inquire after sh向某人问好(或问候)
询何,打听:
拓展
调查
inquire into调在,探究
inquire sth of sb向某人打所某事
iuiy.探究:调查
情景
助记
DI'm very glad to receive your e-mail inquiring about my suggestions on your visit to a Chinese
family next week
我很高兴收到你的电子邮件,询问我对你下周访问一个中国家庭的建议。
2I must inquire after my sick friend.
我要去问候一位生病的朋友。
3They determined to inquire thoroughly into the matter.
他们决定彻底调查这件事。
☑即景活用
()单句语法填空
DMy friend called to inquire
my health.
②I'm calling to inquire
the position advertised in yesterday's China Daily
③“Will you be staying for lunch?"she inquired
Charles.
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答案:①after②about③of
(2)单句表达
①我们应该进行内部调查,找出谁应对此事负责。
We should
to find out who is responsible for the matter.
②我打了电话查询列车时刻。
I rang up to
答案:①make an internal inquiry
2inquire about train times
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resolve v.解决(问题、困难)(教材P28)
resolve.解决
ve+nmn.解决
(问题、闲难):
olve to do sth决心做某事
归纳拓展
决定,下定决心
solve that.…扶定
resolution n.
uke准esolution to do sth(=nk禁n
决心;决议几derision to do)下定决,心去做某事
情景助记
1We can resolve the matter to your satisfaction.
我们能把这个问题解决得使你满意。
2He resolved to do better work in the future.
他决定以后要更努力工作。
3She resolved that she would never see him again.
她决心再也不见他了。
4I make a resolution to practice English every day.
我下定决心要每天练习英语。
名师点津
resolution后可接不定式,不接of或for和动名词。
了即景活用
()单句语法填空
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①He resolved
(make)himself a somebody.
②They made a
(resolve)to lose all the weight gained during the Christmas holidays.
答案:①to make②resolution
(2)单句表达
①我们学校决定开一间午餐厅。
our school has a lunchroom
②他们之间存在的分歧应通过协商解决。
The differences among them
③在元且前夕,我们中的很多人都会做一个决定来实现个人目标。
On New Year's eve,many of us
achieve a personal goal.
答案:①It was resolved that②should be resolved by consultation
,③make a resolution to
inconvenience n.不便,麻烦(教材P28
inconveniencen..不便,麻须
inconvenient o.不方使的:引起麻须的
It is convenient for sh to do sth某人做
归纳拓展
对桂i时i目
某事方侧
ad成方便的:
he convenient forto sh对某人来说方使
便利的
for sh's convenience=for the convenience
4划tni+
Wh为了某人方便
利
at one's convenience在某人方便的时侯
TThe airline regrets any inconvenience
航空公司对所造成的任何不便表示歉意。
2It is very convenient for me to walk to school.
我步行上学很方便。
3Please have him call me back at his convenience.
请他方便时回电话给我。
名师点津
convenient作表语时,不可用人作主语,而要用物作主语或用it作形式主语。表达“当你方
便的时候”应用when it is convenient for you,而不是when you are convenient。
了即景活用
(1)单句语法填空
DPeople still found coins
(inconvenience)to carry,when they wanted to buy something
expensive.
②Wi
be convenient for you to pick me up at 10 o'clock and drive me to the station?
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3I'm looking forward to your reply
your convenience.
4When I go camping.I often bring some plastic bags
convenience.
答案:①inconvenient②it③at④for
(2)一句多译
如果你方便的话,应该多进行户外运动。
you should do more outdoor exercise.(convenient)
you should do more outdoor exercise.(convenience)
答案:If it is convenient for you,If it is at your convenience
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annoy vt..使恼怒,使生气(教材P109)
mw.使恼怒,使生气
he annoyed with sh对某人生气
he annoyed at/out sth因为某事
而不悦
nnoved ad.脑怒
的,生气的:
he annoyed to do sth因做某事面
归纳拓展
恼的
he annoyed that.因…面恼怒
mwig.讨厌的,令人气恼的
:令人讨厌
Tlob'annoyance让某人恼火的是
的事
情景助记
DHis constant joking was beginning to annoy her
他不停地开玩笑已惹恼了她。
2I was really annoyed with him at that time because he kept asking me the same question.
当时我真的很生他的气,因为他总是问我同样的问题。
3I was annoyed to find he broke my cup.
发现他打破了我的杯子,我很生气。
4The annoying problem made him on pins and needles
那个恼人的问题使他如坐针毡。
了即景活用
(1)单句语法填空
DTo be frank,the fireworks going off throughout the night were really
(annoy).
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