Lesson 125 Tea for two
Lesson 125 Tea for two
词汇
water n. 水【不可数】v. 浇水
相关：watermelon 西瓜
waterfall 瀑布
fresh water 淡水
用法：water + sth. 给……浇水
例句：他昨天给花浇了水。
He watered the flower yesterday.
terribly adv. 非常【坏的方面】
构成：terrible a. 糟糕的，恶劣的
同义词：aufully
例句：这只狗很丑。
This dog is terribly ugly.
dry a. 干燥的，干的 v. 甩干，烘干
相关：drier n. 烘干机
用法：dry + sth. 烘干……
例句：他的脸非常干燥。
His face is terribly dry.
不要把衣服弄干。
Don’t dry the clothes.
nuisance n. 讨人厌的东西或人
相关：trouble maker 麻烦制造者
例句：这女孩真是个麻烦。
This girl is a terrible nuisance.
搭配：Commit no nuisance! 严禁随地大小便！
mean v. 意味着，意思是
过去式—过去分词：meant - meant
相关：meaning n. 意思
例句：我不是故意的。I don’t mean it.
你是什么意思？What do you mean?
a. 吝啬的，自私的，卑鄙的
例句：不要那么刻薄！Don’t be so mean!
他非常自私。He is a very mean boy.
surprise n. 惊奇、意外的事【通常是好事】
相关：surprising a. 惊讶地
surprised a. 感到惊讶的
搭配：big surprise 大惊喜
用法：give sb. a surprise 给……惊喜
例句：当他过生日的时候，我给了他一个惊喜。
When his birthday came, I gave him a big surprise.
课文部分
Susan: Can’t you come in and have tea now, Peter?
Peter: Not yet. I must water the garden first.
Susan: Do you have to water it now?
Peter: I’m afraid I must. Look at it! It’s terribly dry.
Susan: What a nuisance!
Peter: Last summer it was very dry, too. Don’t you remember? I had to water it every day.
Susan: Well, I’ll have tea by myself. That was quick! Have you finished already?
Peter: Yes. Look out of the window.
Susan: It’s raining. That means you don’t need to water the garden.
Peter: That was a pleasant surprise. It means I can have tea, instead.
语言点
Can’t you come in and have tea now, Peter? Peter, 你不能进来喝点茶吗？
注意：我们习惯用Can来提问，这句用的Can’t我们称之为否定疑问句。
例句：难道你不是我叔叔Tom吗？
Aren’t you my uncle, Tom?
你难道不想去吗？
Don’t you want to go?
否定疑问句意义：
可以表示请求或希望得到肯定回答。
否定疑问句表示邀请或建议。
否定疑问句表示惊异、赞赏、怀疑或责备等意义。
Not yet. 【口语】还没完。
I must water the garden first. 我必须先给花园浇水。
first在这里是副词，当做“首先”的意思。
成语：First things first. 重要的事情要先做。
Work must come first. 工作必须先完成。
例句：我想要先把作业写完。
I want to finish my homework first.
Do you have to water it now? 你必须现在浇水吗？
must是主观的：必须 have to是客观的：不得不
must只能表示现在 have to有时态变化
mustn’t必须不能（语气强烈）don’t have to（语气委婉）
例句：你不必那么做！You don’t have to do that!
我必须要还你钱！ I have to / must return your money!
我一定不能抽烟了！ I must not smoke!
What a nuisance! 真烦人啊！
感叹句：What + a/an + adj. + n. !
当形容词被省略时，默认的是不好的事。
例句：What a day! 什么鬼天气啊！
I’ll have tea by myself. 我要自己喝茶。
反身代词总结：
teach oneself 自学
learn by oneself 自学
enjoy oneself 玩得愉快
help oneself to … 请自己夹菜
come to myself 苏醒
hurt oneself 受伤
do by oneself 自己去做……
介词by的用法：
by表示时间，意思是“到……时候为止”
例句：他现在应该在这儿了。
He should be here by now.
他10岁的时候已经学会1000个单词。
By the time he was ten, he was learnt about 1000 English words.
by表示方式、方法、手段，后接无冠词的名词或动词ing形式，意思是“通过，靠，用……”
例句：他以教英语为生。
He made a living by teaching English.
表示乘坐交通工具，后接名词不加冠词
例句：他乘飞机去上海。
He went to Shanghai by air.
表示位置，意思是“在……旁边”
例句：河边有个加油站。
There is a gas station by the river.
用于被动语态，意思是“被，由……”
例句：这本书是鲁迅写的。
The book was written by Lu Xun.