資源簡介 新概念第三冊Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble單詞精講appreciate v.欣賞,感激【釋義】欣賞:認識到某人或某物的價值、品質或重要性并從中獲得樂趣或欽佩;感激:對某人的幫助、好意等表示感謝。【詞源】源自拉丁語“appretiatus”,由“ad -”(表示加強)和“pretium”(價格、價值)組成,最初表示對價值的評估,后引申出欣賞和感激的意思。【短語】appreciate art(欣賞藝術);appreciate one's help(感激某人的幫助)。【例句】I really appreciate your kindness.(我真的很感激你的好意。)pocket money(零用錢)【釋義】個人(尤其是孩子)定期得到的一小筆錢,用于個人開銷,如購買小零食、小飾品等。【詞源】“pocket”(口袋)表示錢是放在口袋里用于隨時支出的,“money”(錢),組合起來表示零用錢。【短語】save pocket money(積攢零用錢);pocket money for shopping(用于購物的零用錢)。【例句】My parents give me pocket money every week.(我的父母每周給我零用錢。)thrifty(adj. 節約的)【釋義】在使用金錢、資源等方面小心謹慎,避免浪費的。【詞源】源自古英語“thrif”,有“繁榮、興旺”的意思,節約有助于繁榮,逐漸演變為表示節約的形容詞。【短語】thrifty habits(節約的習慣);a thrifty housewife(一位節儉的家庭主婦)。【例句】She is very thrifty and always saves a lot of money.(她非常節約,總是能省下很多錢。)nephew(n. 侄子,外甥)【釋義】兄弟或姐妹的兒子。【詞源】源自拉丁語“nepos”,有“孫子、侄子”的意思。【短語】my dear nephew(我親愛的侄子/外甥);nephew's birthday(侄子/外甥的生日)。【例句】My nephew is a very cute boy.(我的侄子/外甥是一個非常可愛的男孩。)bounce(v.彈起,跳起)【釋義】使某物(如球等)從表面迅速彈回或跳起;也可表示人充滿活力地跳躍。【詞源】可能是擬聲詞,模擬物體彈起時發出的聲音。【短語】bounce a ball(拍球);bounce up and down(上下跳動)。【例句】The ball bounced high into the air.(球高高地彈向空中。)pavement(n.人行道)【釋義】道路兩旁供行人行走的部分。【詞源】源自拉丁語“pavimentum”,最初表示鋪砌的地面,在現代英語中主要指人行道。【短語】on the pavement(在人行道上);pavement café(街邊咖啡館,位于人行道旁)。【例句】Don't ride your bike on the pavement.(不要在人行道上騎自行車。)stick(stuck,stuck)(v. 卡住,夾住,不能再動)【釋義】(使)某物牢固地附著、固定在某個位置,或被某個東西阻擋而無法移動。【詞源】源自古英語“sticcan”,有“刺、插”的意思,后來引申為卡住、夾住等含義。【短語】stick in the mud(陷入泥中;墨守成規);get stuck(被卡住)。【例句】The key stuck in the lock.(鑰匙卡在鎖里了。)brigade(n.旅,(消防)隊)【釋義】軍事上的編制單位,比團小、比營大;也指消防隊等執行特定任務的隊伍。【詞源】源自法語“brigade”,最初表示一群人或隊伍。【短語】fire brigade(消防隊);a brigade of soldiers(一個旅的士兵)。【例句】The fire brigade arrived very quickly.(消防隊很快就到達了。)grease(n. 潤滑油)【釋義】一種濃稠的油性物質,用于減少機器部件之間的摩擦,起到潤滑作用。【詞源】源自古英語“gr s”,有“脂肪、油脂”的意思。【短語】grease the wheels(給輪子上油;使事情順利進行);grease gun(注油槍)。【例句】You need to put some grease on the bike chain.(你需要給自行車鏈條上點潤滑油。)二、課文精講1.Children always appreciate small gifts of money.孩子們總是喜歡得到一些零花錢。 Husbands always appreciate small gifts of beer money.2.Mum or dad, of course,provide a regular supply ofpocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.爸媽媽當然經常會給孩子零花錢,但是,叔舅嬸姨也是孩子們額外收入的來源。 provide a regular supply of ... 定期地提供 provide sth.for sb/provide sb.with sth. 為某人提供某物 a source of extra income:small gifts of money, pocket money, extra income3.With some children, small sums go a long way.對于有些孩子來說,少量的錢可以花很長一段時間。 with some children, 介詞with此處作“對于”講。 go a long way, 可以維持很久,可買很多東西, The money we have will go a long way. go a long way towards : 對...大有幫助 This will go a long way towards overcoming the difficulty. 介詞with和for的區別:"對于...來說" 介詞for…"關于,對于...來說,考慮到...的事實" The weather is quite warm for November. For him,this will be an entirely new hobby. 介詞with…"在某一方面" (多用于二者的比較) With some people,pleasure is more important than work. Some people may accept that excuse,but it won't work with me.4.If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged forsweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.如果50便士不拿來換糖吃,則可以放在儲蓄罐里叮當響上好幾月。 pence: 便士(penny便士的復數:pennies) a fifty pence: 一個五十便士的硬幣 a fifty penies: 五十一便士的硬幣 注意英語中的便士有兩種復數形式pence和pennies, 但用法不同。 a fifty pence是指1個50便士的硬幣,而fifty pennies是指50個1便士的硬幣。 fifty pence is small prive=fifty pence is not much to pay exchange for: 換取,以...來交換 注意英語中的便士有兩種復數形式pence和pennies, 但用法不同。 rattle: 叮當作響=tinkle5.Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.但是能把儲蓄罐裝滿的只有屈指可數的幾個特別節儉的孩子。 fill up: 裝滿 (1)up…表示方向 to…目的地,說話者所在處 up to…表示到達目的地 towards …表示朝某個方向 She ran up to him. She ran towards him. (2) 表示沿著,走向更遠的地方,側重強調距離更遠了 They walked up the street. They children run up the garden path to greet their father. (3) 系動詞+up …表示消費、摧毀、徹底,光,用完 Drink up your whisky. Eat up your vegetable. Finish it up. burn up use up (4) 表示積存,從少到多,積小成多 We must lay up some boiled food for the winter. =store up,hold up,gather up (5) 表示從河的上游到下游,河流入口處以上到源頭的某一點 They are sailing up the Thames. The house is up the river. (6) 動詞+up…表示包起來、封住、蓋住 button up save up wrap up wash up lock up do up fasten up6.For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.對大部分孩子來說,用50便士來買一大塊好的巧克力,是算不了什么的。 s small price= not much money :并不是很多Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.我給了他不少50便士的硬幣,但沒有幾個存到儲蓄罐里。 have found their way there, 其中there是指儲蓄罐。 find one's way在這里作“進入”講,即放到“儲蓄罐”里。 find their way there = reach 抵達,到達,找到自己的去處 Rivers find their way to the sea. How did such a foolish statement find its way into print. All my books have already found their way there.7. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.昨天,我給了他50便士讓他存起來, advise: 建議 advise sb.to do sth.:說服某人做某事(失敗的結果) persuade sb.to do sth.:說服某人做某事(成功的結果)8. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.喬治脫掉外套,卷起袖子,將右胳膊伸進了陰溝蓋。 系列的動詞構成平行結構take off ,rolled up, push roll:(vi.)滾動(vt.)滾動 The pencil rolled under the table He rolled the ball towards the puppy. roll up: 卷起,挽起 We will need to roll up the carpet.9. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.但他摸了半天也沒找到那50便士硬幣,他的胳膊反倒退不出來了。 what is more, 更有甚者。是固定詞組,此處用作插入語。 what 引導的插入語 What is more important. What is worse. What is more. What is rare.10. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.這時在他周圍圍上了許多人,一位女士在喬治胳膊上抹了肥皂、黃油,但喬治的胳膊仍然卡得緊緊的。 gather round :聚在里面 rubbed his arm with sth.: 用...涂抹 firmly:堅定的,穩固的(加強語氣)11. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.有人打電話叫來消防隊,兩位消防隊員使用了一種特殊的潤滑劑才使喬治得以解脫。 using…現在分詞做狀語,強調一種方式12. because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.為糖果店老板娘聽說了他遇到的麻煩后,賞給他一大盒巧克力。 rewarded...with: 用...來獎賞某人。 展開更多...... 收起↑ 資源預覽 縮略圖、資源來源于二一教育資源庫