新概念二.第21讲.学生版概要1.docVIP

Mad or not? Part 1 Basic words and expressions 1 aeroplane n.飞机 I never take an aeroplane. 2 mad adj.发疯的 What a mad thing to do! 多么愚蠢的一件事! You must be mad! / You must be crazy! / You are nuts. A mad dog may bite people. 疯狗会咬人。 drive sb. mad 把人逼疯 Too much homework almost drove me mad! The little kid is driving me mad. 3Ｉlive near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. 我住在一个机场附近，过往飞机日夜不绝于耳。（1）passing 是现在分词，作形容词用，表示“经过的”、“过往的”： He stopped a passing car. 他挡住了一辆过往汽车。He forgot the man with passing time. 随着时间的消逝，他忘掉了那个人。（2）night and day是固定短语，意为“日日夜夜”、“夜以继日”，该短语也可以表示为day and night. They travel by night and day. 他们日夜兼行。 Everybody was working night and day. 每个人都在日夜的工作。 4 The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. 机场是许多年前建的，但由于某种原因当时未能启用。years 前面不加确定的数词时，一般表示“许多年”，weeks等的用法与它相似：I have not seen him for weeks. 我已经有好几个星期没见他了。 some 某个，某一 He is working at some place in the north. 他在北方某地工作。 5 reason n.原因 reason / reasonable / unreasonable We have reasons to believe that he was murdered.?我们有理由相信他是被谋杀的。 I don’t think the price is reasonable. I think the price is unreasonable. for some reason 由于某种原因 For some reason, her name did stick in my mind 由于某种原因, 她的名字就是令我难忘 6 come into use 启用，使用 come into use / put into use 投入使用 The new car will come into use next month. 那辆新车将于下月开始使用。 How long is it since the computer came into use? 电子计算机开始应用到现在已有多久了？ When did the train come into use? 这火车什么时候开始使用的？The road came into use last month. 这条路上个月通车了。 7 must have done 表示对过去事实的推测 You are allowed to play outside? You must have finished your homework. 8 I am one of the few people left. 我是少数留下来的人中的一个。（1）one of表示特指的一群人/一些东西中的一个，后面的名词用复数： One of the girls standing over there is Tims sister. 在那些站在那儿的女孩当中有一个是蒂姆的姐姐/妹妹。（2）回忆few, a few, little, a little 9 sum n.量 a large sum of money 一大笔钱 He paid a large sum of money for the house. 他出一笔巨款买了这所房子。 sum up 总结起来，总之 To s