新概念英语——【新概念学习计划No.4】Anexcitingtrip.docVIP

美联英语提供：Lesson 4 两分钟做个小测试，看看你的英语水平 /test/xiaobai.aspx?tid=16-73675-0 An exciting trip I have just received a letter from my brother,Tim.He is in Australia. He has been there for six months.Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs,a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin.From there,he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before,so he is finding this trip very exciting. 新概念英语本节内容： 语法：同位语 语法归纳：指同一事物的句子成分放在同等位置时，一个句子成分可被用来说明或解释另一个句子成分，后者称之为前者的同位语。同位语多由名词或代词充当。例如： I have two sisters,Jane and Mary.我有两个姐姐，简和玛丽。 This is Tom, president of Oriental Grouop.这位是东方集团的总裁汤姆。 解析 1.I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. 我刚收到一封弟弟蒂姆写来的的信。 语言点1 短语：receive sth. from sb.收到从某人那里送出的某物 This morning I received a letter from my brother.今天早上我收到了妈妈写来的一封信。 语言点2 此句中Tim为my brother的同位语，对my brother进行解释说明。 2.He is in Australia. 他在澳大利亚。 语言点 介词in在此实际上表达一种状态：在澳洲。 类似介词用法：at home在家；on the Internet在上网；on the phone打电话 3.He has been there for six months. 他在澳洲已经待了六个月了。 语言点 for six months是表示时间段的状语。 特别提醒初学者：for+时间状语不能和瞬间性动词连用。 He arrived there for six months.（错误） He has been there for six months.（正确） 原因：瞬间动词的动词不可以延续，而be there表示状态，可以延续。 So far, I have lived in Beijing for eight years.到现在，我已经在北京住了8年了。 4.Tim is an engineer. 蒂姆是一名工程师。 语言点 engineer: one who operates an engine工程师，即操作或修理发动机的人 1）engine（发动机）+er（表人）——engineer 2）fire engine消防车 3）engineer(=design/devise)设计：The villa is very well engineered.这套别墅设计得很好。 5. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. 他在一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚很多不同的地方了。 语言点1 【辨】work，job，career,works work指抽象工作，不可数名词；job指具体工作，可数名词；career指事业，等同于profession；works泛指作品；工程；工厂。 语言点2 “大量，很多”有多种表达方式： 1）many常修饰可数名词：many mistakes许多错误；many books许多书 2）a lot of=lots of既可修饰可数名词，又可修饰不可数名词：a lot of excitement许多刺激；lots of words很多单词 3）a great/good lot大量，许多