Lesson 109 A good idea
[词汇]
idea n. 主意
a little 少许
teaspoonful n. 一满茶匙的
less adj. 较少的,更少的
a few 几个
pity n. 遗憾
instead adv. 代替
advice n. 建议,忠告
★idea n. 主意
idea 含义较广,主意,想法,各种看法
I have a good idea.
opinion 对某事具体的看法、观点、想法
in one's opinion 在我看来
thought 成系统的思想
view 侧重个人意见
viewpoint 观察视点
★a little 少许
★a few 几个
a little 修饰不可数名词,表示肯定含义;little 修饰不可数名词,表示否定含义
I have a little milk.
I have little milk.
a few 修饰可数名词,表示肯定含义;few 修饰可数名词,表示否定含义
She has a few friends.
可数名词的多与少,用many与few来表达;不可数名词的多与少,则用much与little来表达。
★instead adv. 代替
① adv. 作为替代
I’m tired and can’t attend the meeting; you could go instead.
She did not want to go to the university. Instead, she decided to become a singer.
② adv. 代替,而不是(of)
She wanted to have milk instead of juice.
She prefers buying books instead of borrowing them from the library.
她宁可买书而不愿到图书馆去借。
★advice n. 建议,忠告(不可数名词);v. 建议
a piece of advice 一条建议
take one's advice 听众某人的建议
You'd better take my advice next time.
follow one's advice 采纳某人的建议
advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事
I advice you to stop smoking.
★smoke v. 抽烟
① v. 抽(纸烟、烟斗等)
He smokes cigars. 他抽雪茄。
② v. 冒烟;冒雾气
She could see a chimney smoking in the nearby village.
她可以看到附近村子里的烟囱在冒烟。
③ v. 熏制(鱼肉等)
Do you know how to smoke hams? 你知道如何熏制火腿吗?
[课文]
CHARLOTTE: Shall I make some coffee, Jane?
JANE: That's a good idea, Charlotte.
CHARLOTTE: It's ready. Do you want any milk?
JANE: Just a little, please.
CHARLOTTE: What about some sugar?
Two teaspoonfuls?
JANE: No, less than that.
One and a half teaspoonfuls, please.
That's enough for me.
JANE: That was very nice.
CHARLOTTE: Would you like some more?
JANE: Yes, please.
I'd like a cigarette, too.
May I have one?
CHARLOTTE: Of course.
I think there are a few in that box.
JANE: I'm afraid it's empty.
CHARLOTTE: What a pity!
JANE: It doesn't matter.
CHARLOTTE: Have a biscuit instead.
Eat more and smoke less!
JANE: That's very good advice!
[课文注释]
1、Shall I make some coffee, Jane?
make some coffee 煮咖啡
I will make some coffee for you.
Shall I(we) do something?
Shall we stay at home?
2、One and a half teaspoonfuls, please.
在英语中,比1大的东西,即使比2小,也需要用复数表示。
3、It doesn’t matter. 没关系。
4、What a pity! 真遗憾。
英语中常用“What a 可数名词”和“What 不可数名词”的结构来表示感叹。
5、I’ve ever seen. 我所见过的。
Lesson 110 How do they compare?
[词汇]
most adj. 最多的(many, much的最高级)
least adj. 最小的,最少的(little的最高级)
best adj. 最好的(good的最高级)
worse adj. 更坏的(bad的比较级)
worst adj. 最坏的(bad的最高级)
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