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After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops.
吃过早饭后,我送孩子们去上学,然后自己去了商店。
send the children to school 表示“送孩子上学”;then 连接连续动作。
It was still early when I returned home.
我回到家时,时间还很早。
when I returned home 是时间状语从句;still early 说明后文做饭有充足时间。
The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet.
孩子们在学校,丈夫在上班,屋子里安安静静的。
三个并列分句一起交代背景;quiet 为后文“突然被打断”作铺垫。
So I decided to make some meat pies.
于是我决定做一些肉馅饼。
decide to do 是常见决定表达;meat pies 是本文生活场景关键词。
In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
不一会儿我就忙着拌黄油和面粉了,很快双手就沾满了黏糊糊的面团。
be busy doing 表示“忙于做……”;be covered with... 表示“沾满……”;sticky pastry 点题。
At exactly that moment, the telephone rang.
偏偏就在那个时候,电话铃响了。
At exactly that moment 表示“恰恰在那一刻”;制造第一次打断。
Nothing could have been more annoying.
没有什么比这更烦人的了。
could have been more annoying 是否定加比较级,表示最高程度“最烦人”。
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
我只好用两根沾着面团的手指夹起话筒,等听出是海伦·贝茨的声音时,简直泄气极了。
pick up the receiver 表示“拿起电话”;between two sticky fingers 突出狼狈;recognize the voice of... 表示“听出……的声音”。
It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later.
我花了十分钟才说服她等会儿再打来。
It takes/took sb. time to do 是固定句型;persuade sb. to do 表示“说服某人做某事”。
At last I hung up the receiver.
最后我总算把电话挂上了。
hang up the receiver 表示“挂断电话”;At last 呼应前面的长时间周旋。
What a mess!
真是一团糟!
What a + 名词! 是感叹句结构。
There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs.
我的手指上、电话机上,还有门把手上,全都沾上了面团。
There was...on...on...and on... 是并列列举,强化混乱效果。
I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
我刚回到厨房,门铃就响了起来,响得简直足以把死人都吵醒。
had no sooner...than... 表示“刚……就……”;loud enough to wake the dead 是夸张表达。
This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
这一次来的是邮递员,他还要我签收一封挂号信!
sign for... 表示“签收……”;registered letter 是“挂号信”,构成第二次打断。
单元概要
本课写作者做肉馅饼时接连被电话和门铃打断,双手沾满面团,家里也被弄得一团糟。sticky fingers 在这里是字面义“黏糊糊的手指”,不是习语“顺手牵羊”。
精读导图 1. 先交代安静的做饭环境和准备做馅饼的计划。 2. 再写电话、门铃接连打断,麻烦层层升级。 3. 最后落在满手面团、满屋狼藉和挂号信签收上。 精读提醒 本课的幽默来自生活细节,不是人物品德判断题。
单词表
| 单词 | 音标 | 释义 | 精讲 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sticky | /ˈstɪki/ | 黏的 |
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| finger | /ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/ | 手指 |
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| pie | /paɪ/ | 馅饼 |
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| mix | /mɪks/ | 混合;拌和 |
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| pastry | /ˈpeɪstri/ | 面团;酥皮面糊 |
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| annoying | /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ | 恼人的 |
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| receiver | /rɪˈsi:və(r)/ | 电话听筒 |
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| dismayed | /dɪsˈmeɪd/ | 泄气的;沮丧的 |
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| persuade | /pəˈsweɪd/ | 说服 |
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| mess | /mes/ | 混乱;狼藉 |
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| doorknob | /ˈdɔ:nɒb/ | 门把手 |
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| register | /ˈredʒɪstə(r)/ | 挂号邮寄 |
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| recelver | — | n 电话的话筒 | — |
| dismay | — | v 失望, 泄气 |
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| recognize | — | v 认出, 听出 | — |
| sign | — | v 签字 |
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短语
| 短语 | 意思 |
|---|---|
| send the children to school | 送孩子们去上学 |
| be busy mixing butter and flour | 忙着拌黄油和面粉 |
| be covered with sticky pastry | 沾满黏糊糊的面团 |
| pick up the receiver | 拿起电话听筒 |
| ring back later | 过一会儿再回电话 |
| hang up the receiver | 挂断电话 |
| what a mess | 真是一团糟 |
| sign for a registered letter | 签收一封挂号信 |
| try to persuade | 劝说; persuade表示劝说已经成功 |
语法点
现在分词作结果中的状态补充
busy mixing... / covered with sticky pastry 这类表达把动作和状态连在一起,能把“手忙脚乱”的画面写得很具体。
相似句:
- She stood by the table, smiling nervously.
- His hands were covered with paint after the work.
Nothing could have been more ...
Nothing could have been more annoying. 是很强的比较级表达,意思是“再没有比这更让人恼火的了”。
相似句:
- Nothing could have been more embarrassing.
- Nothing could have been more inconvenient than that call.
no sooner ... than ...
I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than... 表示“刚一……就……”,很适合写接连不断的打断。
相似句:
- He had no sooner sat down than the phone rang.
- We had no sooner closed the door than someone knocked again.
读写提示
- 这课不要按“习语辨义题”来复述,重点是连续打断造成的混乱场景。
- 概括时要保留电话和门铃两次 interruption,否则层层加码的节奏就没了。
- 作者情绪变化可抓 busy, annoying, dismayed, mess 这条线。
- 生活故事类短文很适合积累厨房、电话、邮递员等日常场景词汇。
letter writing
- 书信写作
- pleased to do非常高兴的
- 在信的第一段里, 你应该提及你已经收到的一封信或促使你回信的某一事件
- 如 : I was very pleased to learn that you are well.
- I was very pleased to learn that you have a baby.恭喜你做爸爸了
- Thank you for +n
Composition
- 作文
- 用括号中的连词改写以下句子 :
- 1 I put the cake in the oven. I forgot all about it. (After putting)
- 2 Two hours had passed.I smelled something burning.(When)
- 3 I went into the kitchen.I found it full of smoke.(On going)
- 1 After putting the cake in the oven, I forgot all about it.
- 2 .....(time)passed, and then.....
- .....(time)passed, before.....
- Two hours had passed when I smelled something burning.
- 一般不会把 “when” 放在 “.....(time)passed.....” 之前, 这是一种习惯
- something burning: burning放在不定代词后面, “-ing” 表主动关系, 即表示东西正在燃烧.
- 3 On going into the kitchen, I found it full of smoke.
考点
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考点
4第 1 / 4 题
sticky fingers 在本课里为什么不能译成“手脚不干净”?
选择题精讲
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选择题精讲
7Multiple choice questions
5Nothing could have been more annoying. It was ______annoying thing that could have happened.未做
a.the more b.more c.most d. the most
5nothing + be more annoying表达最高级含义未做
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答案:D
7She had hardly got back to the kitchen ______the doorbell rang.未做
a.when b.than c.as d. as soon as
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hardly....when.....
no sooner.....than.....
8She was busy mixing butter and flour. She was ______.未做
a.joining them b.uniting them c. unifying them d. putting them together
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United States (政治上的联合)
Unify 与 unite 的用法基本相同, 指的是政治上的联合
join的两种用法
1join the army/join the party未做
2join us!(口语常用, 注意连读)未做
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答案:D
10She was dismayed when she heard Helen Bates. She felt ______.未做
a.pity b.sorry c.ill d.tired
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答案:B
tired 单独用表示 : 很累
只有 “tired of” 表示 : 厌烦
pity 为名词, sorry 为adj
fell 为感官动词
补充精讲
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补充精讲
1Summary writing
- 摘要写作
- 1 Did the writer return home from the shops or not?What did she begin to make?(As soon as)
- 2 Did the telephone ring soon afterwards or not? Were her hugers very sticky or not?(When)
- 3 How long did she spend talking to Helen Bates on the telephone?
- 4 Did she look at the mess she had made or not?(After that)
- 5 What was covered with pastry?
- 6 Who rang the doorbell?(Just then)
- 7 What did he want her to do?
- 1 as soon as:时间状语从句引导词
- as soon as = when
- as soon as 强调这个动作一发生, 立即就发生了另一个动作
- when 不强调两个动作紧密相连
- 4 after 作介词, 后接名词或代词作宾语
- 作连词, 后接句子
- 文中 “that” 为代词, “after that” 仅为介词短语
- 补充P237 lesson 50 summary writing
- 1 Where did the writer want to go? Did he know the way or not? What did the conductor promise to do? (but as)
- 1 “but as” 并不是并列短语, 两者连在一起仅仅是巧合
- The writer wanted to go to Woodfast Green but as he did not know the way, the conductor promised to tell him where to get off.
- 第一句和第二句之间是 “but” 关系, 第二句和第三句之间为 “as” 关系, 所以产生 “but as”