Lesson 143 A walk through the woods林中散步
Listen to the tape then answer this question.What was so funny about the words on the sign?聽錄音,然后回答問題。牌子上的字有什么可笑的地方?
I live in a very old town which is surrounded by beautiful woods. It is a famous beauty spot.
我住在一個(gè)由美麗的樹林環(huán)繞的古老的小鎮(zhèn)上。這是一個(gè)著名的風(fēng)景勝地。
On Sundays, hundreds of people come from the city to see our town and to walk through the woods.
每逢星期天,有許許多人從城里來觀賞我們的小鎮(zhèn),并在樹林中散步。
Visitors have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy.
游客已被告知 要保持樹林的整潔。
Litter baskets have been placed under the trees, but people still throw their rubbish everywhere.
樹下都已設(shè)置了廢物筐,但是人們?nèi)缘教幦永?br />
Last Wednesday, I went for a walk in the woods. What I saw made me very sad.
上星期三我到樹林里去散步。我所見到的一切使我非常難過。
I counted seven old cars and three old refrigerators.
我數(shù)了一下,有7輛舊汽車和3 個(gè)舊冰箱。
The little baskets were empty and the ground was covered with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
廢物筐是空的,而滿地都是紙片、煙頭、舊輪胎,空瓶子和生銹的空罐頭盒。
Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said, 'Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!'
在垃圾堆中我發(fā)現(xiàn)了一塊牌子,上面寫著:“凡在此樹林里丟棄垃圾者,將 依法處置"。
New words and Expressions生詞和短語
surround
v. 包圍
wood
n. 樹林
beauty spot
風(fēng)景點(diǎn)
hundred
n. 百
city
n. 城市
through
prep.穿過
visitor
n. 參觀者,游客,來訪者
tidy
adj. 整齊的
litter
n. 雜亂的東西
litter basket
廢物筐
place
v. 放
throw( threw; thrown)
v. 扔,拋
rubbish
n. 垃圾
count
v. 數(shù),點(diǎn)
cover
v. 覆蓋
piece
n. 碎片
tyre
n. 輪胎
rusty
adj. 生銹的
among
prep.在……之間
prosecute
v. 依法處置
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 was covered with… 覆蓋著…
2 What I saw made me very sad.
句中的主語 what I saw是一個(gè)以what引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句。
3 I found a sign which said…
這里用said 不是“說”,而是“寫著...”。
Lesson 144 He hasn'f been served yet.還沒有人來侍候他。 He will be served soon.很快會(huì)有人來侍候他的。
Lesson 143-144 自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀 First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text1.is surrounded by,由……環(huán)繞著。
2.hundreds of people,數(shù)以百計(jì)的(游)人。
3.Visitors have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy.游客已被告知要保持樹林的整潔。
句中 have been asked是被動(dòng)語態(tài)的完成時(shí)結(jié)構(gòu)。(詳見本課語法部分。)to keep the woods clean and tidy是動(dòng)詞不定式短語,作主語visitors的補(bǔ)足語。clean and tidy 是賓語 the woods 的賓語補(bǔ)足語。
4.go for a walk,去散步。
5.What I saw made me very sad.我所見到的一切使我非常難過。
句中的主語What I saw 是 what 引導(dǎo)的名詞性從句。
語法 Grammar in use
被動(dòng)語態(tài)(2)
上一次介紹了被動(dòng)語態(tài)的一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)和一般過去時(shí)形式,這里介紹其現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)和一般將來時(shí)形式:
(1)現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)形式: has/have + been + 過去分詞:
The basket has already been emptied.
籃子已經(jīng)被騰空了。
They have already been invited.
他們已被邀請(qǐng)。
?。?)一般將來時(shí)形式: will/shall +be +過去分詞:
The floor will be swept soon.
地不久就會(huì)掃的。
The knives will be sharpened soon.
刀不久就會(huì)磨的。
詞匯學(xué)習(xí) Word study
1.place v.
?。?)(小心地)放;放置:
He placed the record back to the shelf.
他把唱片放回到架子上。
Their request placed me in a difficult position.
他們的要求將我置于困境。
?。?)任命;安置:
The company has placed him with a branch office in Tokyo.
公司任命他在東京的一家分支機(jī)構(gòu)工作。
There is no better way to place the homeless children.
沒有更好的辦法來安置這些無家可歸的孩子們。
2.prosecute v.
?。?)起訴,檢舉;依法處置:
Trespassers will be prosecuted.
閑人莫入,違者法辦。
They prosecuted him for shoplifting.
他們起訴他扒竊商店貨物。
?。?)〈書面語〉徹底進(jìn)行;執(zhí)行:
We are going to prosecute the investigation further.
我們將進(jìn)一步徹底進(jìn)行調(diào)查。
3.surround v.
包圍;圍繞:
The beautiful white house is surrounded by green trees.
那所漂亮的白房子被綠樹環(huán)繞著。
That old professor loved to surround himself with young people.
那位老教授非常喜歡年輕人圍在他左右。
When I went into the room, I saw Tim sitting on the floor surrounded by boxes.
當(dāng)我走進(jìn)房間時(shí),我看到蒂姆正坐在地板上,他的周圍到處都是盒子。