新概念英語第三冊課文及詳解第2課

1、Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.One night

2、, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caug

3、ht sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.'Whatever are you doing up here Bill ?' asked the vicar in surprise.' I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.' I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I

4、 was hoping to give you a surprise.''You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.''That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. 'It's working

5、all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.''We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar. 'Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and have a

6、 cup of tea.'Language pointsAttention: The points here are not covered by the mp3. It is better for you to listen to the mp3 first and try to take notes on your own.1 / 71, Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church

7、 clock repaired. 現(xiàn)在進行時和always 等頻度副詞的搭配-表示說話人帶有的情感色彩Tom is always doing homework.He is always making noises.one or another 表示某種、這樣或那樣get enough money 籌集足夠的資金來做某事have sth. done 找某人來做某事e.g. have the plane repaired 修飛機have hair cut 剪頭發(fā)tip: 在翻譯中，不一定要把"找人"這兩個字翻譯出來，但是讀者可以據(jù)常理推斷這件事不是句中的主語做出的。讓我們來下下

8、面這兩句話：His wallet was stolen. He had his wallet stolen.某人所遭受到的意外某種情況-主語必須是發(fā)出動作的人2, The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.used to:過去常常做，而現(xiàn)在不再發(fā)生的事情了e.g. He used to smoke every day.3, One night, however, our vicar woke up wit

9、h a start.however 用于口語，主要用于句首；用于作文中時，最好用在句中、句尾，要用逗號分隔開來e.g. I know his story, however, I wouldn't like to tell you.I know his story, I, however, wouldn't like to tell you.however 可用nevertheless, nonetheless 替換start: 驚跳、驚奇Eg: The voice made him start. 那聲音嚇了他一跳。What a start you give me.你真嚇了我一跳

10、4, The bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. before .才e.g. Nearly a week past before he could explain what had happen to him.文中的例句，我們也可以這么表達：The bell did not stop until it struck thirteen times.It was not until the thirteenth stroke that the bell stopped. tip: 體會用不同的搭配表達同種意思, not. until.It w

11、as not until.that. 知道.才.5, Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.分詞做狀語時，一定要注意它和邏輯主語要呼應(yīng)一致。第一個句子中，動作look和主語he之間是主動關(guān)系，因而用了現(xiàn)在分詞。第二個句子中，動作arm和主語the vicar之間是被動關(guān)系，所以用了過去分詞。我們可以將狀語還原成句子：The vicar was arme

12、d with a torch then he went up into the clock tower.6, In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.In the torchlight 在電筒光下非正式用語中whom可以省略掉recognize sb as 認出某人是搭配相近的詞組有：regard sb as 把某人認作think of sb as 把某人看作treat sb as(把某人對待為)have on

13、sb as（把某人尊敬為）7, Whatever are you doing up here Bill ？whatever用于疑問句中，加強what的語氣，作"究竟什么"解釋。8, I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.night after night 一夜連著一夜，這里也可用every night代替，表示沒有一夜例外。after在這里表示：一個接著一個這種 A after A 的詞組還有：day after day / year after year / week after week

14、 / bus after bus9, You certainly did give me a surprise!肯定句中常用助動詞do, did, does加強語氣和情感色彩，一定要位于動詞原形之前。文中在did之前，還用了副詞certainly，意思是"的確"，進一步加強了語氣。e.g. You do look beautiful today. 你今天看起來真漂亮。10, You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.as well用在句尾相當于too, 主要用在肯定句中，但比too所表達的語意更

15、優(yōu)秀。11, Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.still用于句首，用逗號分隔開來，表達一個轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系。意思是盡管如此，依舊，仍然 這里still = Just the same，本句也可這樣表達：All the same, I am glad the bell is working again.12, We'll get used to that, Bill.get used to , be used to do, be accustomed to, get accustomed to 都表示習慣于get強調(diào)漸進的過程，be強

16、調(diào)習慣了的狀態(tài) e.g. We are used to the cold weather here.You will get used to the cold weather here.你很快會適應(yīng)這寒冷的天氣的。這里的to都是介詞，后面接名詞或動名詞e.g. You will get used to jogging day after day. It is really a good habit. 你會習慣每天跑步的。這真是一個好習慣。tip: 在表示過去常常做某事的 use to 句型中，后面接動詞的原型，請大家注意區(qū)別。13，Thirteen is not as good as one,

17、 but it's better than nothing. 13下是不如1下好，但是比一下也不敲強。tip: 這是個很好的安慰人的句子。作者用了.not as good as, but it is better than. 來表達情況并不是很糟。key structure & difficulies現(xiàn)在進行時 （you can check NCE2 L74）文中用了很多動詞現(xiàn)在時,表示：現(xiàn)在正在做什么。但是現(xiàn)在進行時，還可以表達：（1）長期習慣性的動作持續(xù),尤其與always連用的時候。大家體會下例句用了現(xiàn)在時，其語氣是不是比一般時表達的要強烈呢？e.g. Our vicar

18、 is always raising money.He is always writing letters.（2）表示將來時。e.g. I am gonna go.我要走了。（gonna 是 going to 的縮寫，在口語中很常用。）In 的用法總結(jié)：1prep 表達驚奇，恐懼，失望或生氣等感情色彩的名詞搭配連用,在句中起狀語的作用in surprise; in astonishment; in alarm; in embarrassment; in amazement; in despair; in dismay; in anger; in disappointment2prep表達以、用: 用于語言，書寫材料，色彩或聲音等方面in English; in pencil; in ink; in a few words; in such a high voice; in oil; in red; in code3,用于狀態(tài)、情況或處境in trouble; in difficulty; in bed; in a hurry; in debt; in love with sb; in tears; in good order;