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I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way.
我喜欢在乡间旅行，但我不喜欢迷路。
love doing 与 don't like doing 都是常见喜好表达；lose one's way 是固定短语，意为“迷路”。
I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
最近我去作了一次短途旅行，但这趟旅程花的时间比我预料的更长。
go on an excursion 表示“去远足/短途旅行”；took me longer than I expected 是比较结构。
'I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, 'but I don't know where it is.'
“我要去伍德福德草地，”我上车时对售票员说，“可我不知道那地方在哪儿。”
as I got on the bus 表示“当我上车时”；say to sb. 与宾语从句连用；where it is 是间接疑问句。
'I'll tell you where to get off.'
“我来告诉您在哪儿下车，”售票员回答说。
answered the conductor.
我坐在汽车的前部，以便饱览农村风光。
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.
我坐在汽车前部，好看清乡间的景色。
to get a good view... 是目的状语；get a good view of... 表示“好好欣赏……”。
After some time, the bus stopped.
过了一会儿，汽车停了下来。
After some time 常用于叙事推进；stopped 是简洁动作句，给后文反转做铺垫。
Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
我环顾四周，吃惊地发现车上只剩下我一个乘客了。
Looking round 是现在分词作伴随状语；realized with a shock 表示“震惊地意识到”；left on the bus 作后置定语。
'You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said.
“你得在这儿下车了。”售票员说。
have to 表示“不得不”；get off here 是直接说明动作地点。
'This is as far as we go.'
“我们的车就开到这里为止。”
as far as... 在此不是距离比较，而是“到……为止”的固定说法。
'Is this Woodford Green?'
“哎呀，”售票员突然说，“我忘了让您下车了。”
I asked.
“没关系，”我说，“我就在这儿下吧。”
'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly.
“哎呀！”售票员突然说道。
Oh dear 常表示“糟了、哎呀”；suddenly 突出他突然想起了什么。
'I forgot to put you off.'
“我忘了提醒你下车了。”
forget to do 表示“忘记去做某事”；put you off 在这里指“让你下车、提醒你下车”。
'It doesn't matter,' I said.
“没关系。”我说。
It doesn't matter 是安慰或表示无妨的常用口语句型。
'I'll get off here.'
“我就在这里下车吧。”
will 在口语里可表示当下决定；这里体现说话人准备将错就错。
'We're going back now,' said the conductor.
“我们现在要往回开了。”售票员说。
go back 表示“返回”；now 突出情境的即时变化。
'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.
“那好，既然如此，我倒更愿意继续留在车上。”我回答说。
in that case 表示“既然那样的话”；prefer to do 表示“宁愿做……”；stay on the bus 点出题目幽默收尾。
单元概要
本课聚焦“误以为只是兜风，结果经历了一段意外旅程”的故事表达，适合训练 take sb. for a ride、被动经历和叙事反转的理解。
精读导图 1. 开头交代人物被邀请上车或搭乘交通工具。 2. 中段写路线逐渐偏离预期，人物开始怀疑。 3. 结尾揭示题目真正含义：不是单纯兜风，而是被人戏弄或卷入意外。 句型提炼 I thought ... but ... Instead of ..., we ... Only then did I realize that ...
单词表
| 单词 | 音标 | 释义 | 精讲 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ride | /raɪd/ | n. 乘车；兜风 |
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| excursion | /ɪkˈskɜːʃən/ | n. 短途旅行；远足 |
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| conductor | /kənˈdʌktə(r)/ | n. 售票员 | — |
| view | /vjuː/ | n. 景色；视野 |
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| passenger | /ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)/ | n. 乘客 | — |
| shock | /ʃɒk/ | n. 震惊 | — |
| prefer | /prɪˈfɜː(r)/ | v. 更喜欢；宁愿 | — |
| realize | /ˈrɪəlaɪz/ | 意识到 | — |
短语
| 短语 | 意思 |
|---|---|
| take sb. for a ride | 带某人兜风；也可引申为戏弄某人 |
| lose one's way | 迷路 |
| get off | 下车 |
| get a good view of | 好好看见；欣赏……景色 |
| in that case | 既然那样的话 |
| as far as we go | 我们就到这里为止 |
| ride v | 骑(车, 马) |
| excursion n | 游玩, 郊游(距离不会很远) |
| weekend's excursion | 周末游 |
| Tomorrow we will have (a day's excursion | 一日游) |
| sight n | 景色, 视线, 视野 |
| view n | 景色(主观性较强) |
语法点
疑问词 + to do
课文里的 I'll tell you where to get off. 把 where 和 to do 连在一起，表示“该在哪儿下车”。这类结构既简洁，又很适合出现在口语和叙事里。
相似句：
- He showed me where to wait for the bus.
- I didn't know how to get back home.
as far as we go 的固定表达
This is as far as we go. 不是单纯比较距离，而是“我们只能到这儿为止”。这种结构常用来表示范围、限度或终点。
相似句：
- This is as far as I can help you today.
- We walked as far as the station and then turned back.
分词短语作伴随状语
Looking round, I realized... 里 Looking round 不是完整谓语，而是伴随主句动作出现的分词结构，主语仍然是 I。
相似句：
- Turning back, she saw the bus leaving.
- Looking out of the window, he noticed the rain had stopped.
人物认知变化的叙事句型
本课的笑点来自“先以为自己快到站了，后来才发现坐过头”，所以 I thought... / I realized... 这类句型特别关键。
相似句：
- I thought it was the right road, but I was mistaken.
- Only then did I realize that I was the last passenger.
读写提示
- 题目双关要重点讲清：表层是“坐车”，深层是“被耍”。
- 复述时可用 at first / later / in the end 划分三层。
- 人物心理变化最好单独成线：轻松 → 怀疑 → 明白真相。
- 交通故事类文章可积累 turn, stop, speed up, pull over 等动作词。
Composition
- 作文
- 1 I went into the kitchen. I turned on the light. It was dark. (On going...because)
- On going into the kitchen, I turned on the light because it was dark.
- 2 My brother shouted angrily. The lights went on. (when)
- My brother shouted angrily when the lights wnet on.
- 3 I spoilt a film. He was developing it.(which)
letter writing
- 书信写作
- How to be begin a letter
- 写信如何开头
- A Friends should be addressed by their first names: e.g.‘Dear Fred’. Never begin a letter with the words‘Dear Friend’.
- 给朋友写信要称呼他们的名字, 如 : “亲爱的弗雷德” , 决不要以 “亲爱的朋友” 之类的词语开头.
- B When writing to relations you may begin: Dear Mother, Dear Father, Dear Uncle Fred, Dear Aunt Alice, but never ‘Dear Cousin', or‘Dear Cousin Fred’.
- 给亲戚写信, 则可以这样开头 : 亲爱的妈妈, 亲爱的爸爸, 亲爱的弗雷德叔叔, 亲爱的艾丽丝姨妈; 但决不可称 “亲爱的表兄” , 或 “亲爱的弗雷德表兄” .
- 如何给下列人写信 :
- 你的祖母Dear grandma 你的表姐Dear Elizabeth
- 你的朋友杰克 : Dear Jack 你的叔叔汤姆 : Dear Uncle Tom
考点
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考点
4第 1 / 4 题
take sb. for a ride 在本课中为什么容易成为考点？
选择题精讲
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选择题精讲
5Multiple choice questions
4The trip took him longer than he expected. He didn't expect it to last ______.未做
a. longer
b. as long
c. so long
d. such a long
显示答案与解析
last :延续 expect to do sth.
Answer: C
For a long time = long
I have waited for you for a long time = I have waited for you long.
5Where ______ get off?’I asked.‘I'll tell you where to get off,’answered the conductor.未做
a. to
b. for
c. shall I
d. in order to
显示答案与解析
答案：C
但在日常口语中语法概念很弱,如 “what to do?” 也常常使用, 不符合语法, 但在写作时语法概念要很强.
7This is as far as we go. We don't go ______.未做
a. any further
b. more far
c. further more
d. so far
显示答案与解析
答案：A
not any more , not any longer, not any further
further more : 更进一步, 更有甚者的是
9The writer got on the bus, but he didn't know where to ______.未做
a. get down
b. get off
c. get out of
d. get over
显示答案与解析
答案：B
下某种交通工具, 一定要用 get off
get down: 如吃完饭后, 下桌子是会用 get down
After dinner, I got down. 我吃完饭后, 离开了桌子.
Get down 不会和下车相连
Get out of + 地方, 从... . 地方出去
Get over: 恢复
12I prefer to stay on the bus. That's ______.未做
a. my favourite
b. my best
c. beloved
d. what I'd like to do best
显示答案与解析
I’d like to do 我愿意做某事
What I’d like to do best 我最想要做的事
I like sth best 我最喜欢的事
补充精讲
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补充精讲
1语法精粹
- P23
- 1、Did you find out____the pie out of oven?
- a to take b have taken c when to take d being taken
- find out 发现
- pie馅饼
- oven火炉
- take sth out of 取出来
- answer : c
- Did you find out when we could(can)take the pie out of oven?
- 你发现什么时候才能把馅饼从烤箱中拿出来了吗?
- In the front of /in front of
- The : 特指, 范围
- in the front of前者属于后者的范围
- in front of前者不属于后者的范围
- The teacher stands in the front of the classroom.
- The teacher stands in front of the students.
- to : 表目的
- get a good view of 欣赏......的美景
- I stood at the window to get a good view of the city.
- after some time＝after a time
- looking round, .........
- 现在分词或过去分词做状语, 那么这个动作必然与主句主语相关
- 1、非谓语动词做状语, 这个动作必然与主句主语有关
- －ing与主句主语构成主动关系
- －ed 与主句主语构成被动关系
- to do与主句主语构成目的关系
- 2、如果非谓语动词做定语, 只与被修饰词相关, 与主语无关
- passing plain路过的飞机
- ploughed field耕过的地
- 3、如果-ing/-ed做宾补, 与宾语有关
- I find the door locked (被动, 门被锁)
- I realized with a shock that...
- I do sth with an excitement
- with+n 表示状态
- that引导宾语从句
- left放在被修饰词之后
- on the bus / in the bus : 表示在火车上, 汽车上既可以用 “in” 又可用 “on”
- as far as we go 我们能够走的一样远
- This is as far as I can do.
- as far as + 从句; 最大程度地, 最大限度地
- as far as we go＝we couldn't go any more
- I can't bear(it any more).
- It was more than I could bear.
- This is as far as I bear.
- This is as far as I can understand
- This is as far as I can afford我只能付这么多钱
- Oh dear哦, 天呐
- forget to do忘记去做某事
- forget doing忘记已经做了什么事
- I forget to shut the door. 我忘了锁门
- I forget shutting the door. 我忘了门已经锁了
- put sb off
- put off the meeting/put off the appointment表示推迟, 延期
- put sb off (off adv)＝remind sb. to do 表示提醒
- put sb off推脱, 敷衍
- My son always asks me to take him up, I always put him off.
- We’re going back now. 我们马上就要回去(将要的概念)
- in that case如果那样的话
- in this case如果这样的话
- prefer to do sth宁可做某事
- prefer to do...rather than...宁可...也不...