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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
  • as sticky as glue和胶水一样粘
finger/ˈfɪŋɡə(r)/手指
  • thumb大拇指
  • index finger食指 (index [5ινδεκσ] n vi vt)
  • middle finger中指
  • ring finger无名指
  • little finger小指
  • toe [τΕυ] 脚趾
pie/paɪ/馅饼
  • make some meat pies 是整篇故事的起点
mix/mɪks/混合;拌和
  • mixture n混合物
pastry/ˈpeɪstri/面团;酥皮面糊
  • sticky pastry 强调手上沾满黏面团
annoying/əˈnɔɪɪŋ/恼人的
  • It is annoying
  • annoyed感到烦恼的
  • 比anger的语气弱 [5ΑΝ⊥Ε] n v
receiver/rɪˈsi:və(r)/电话听筒
  • pick up the receiver 表示“拿起电话”
dismayed/dɪsˈmeɪd/泄气的;沮丧的
  • was dismayed when... 写出作者听出对方声音后的心情
persuade/pəˈsweɪd/说服
  • reason with sb劝说; 并不能说明是否劝说成功
  • try to persuade 劝说; persuade表示劝说已经成功
mess/mes/混乱;狼藉
  • what a mess!
  • you are a mess!你真邋遢
  • the man/woman is a mess
  • make a mess of sth把...搅得乱七八糟
  • he made a mess of my job他把我的工作搅得一团糟
doorknob/ˈdɔ:nɒb/门把手
  • doorknobs 也沾上了面团,细节很有画面感
register/ˈredʒɪstə(r)/挂号邮寄
  • registered letter 指挂号信
recelvern 电话的话筒
dismayv 失望, 泄气
  • dismay sb让某人感到失望
  • dismaying令人失望
  • dismayed感到失望
recognizev 认出, 听出
signv 签字
  • sign your name(s) here在这签名 (许多人加 “s” )
  • signature [5σι⊥νιτΦΕ] 签名
  • I need your signature我需要你的签名
  • autograph [5Χ:τΕ⊥ρΒ:φ] 明星, 名人的签名 (n 亲笔签名 v 签署)
  • registered letter挂号信
  • sign for签收

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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sticky fingers 在本课里为什么不能译成“手脚不干净”?

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Multiple 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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Summary 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”
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