新概念英语第二册课件_(lesson_6_Percy__Buttons).pptVIP

Lesson 6 Percy Buttons Questions: 1. Who is Percy Buttons? He is a beggar 2.How often does he call at every house in the street? once a month I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. beggar 1. n. 乞丐，叫化子 eg: Beggars must not be choosers. 饥者难择食。 die a beggar 穷死困死。 2. v. 使做乞丐，使变穷 ; 使…无用，难以… eg: I beg your pardon. Ill be beggared if ... 〔口语〕决不会；如果…，让我变叫化子好了〔赌咒口吻〕。 Her beauty beggars description. 她的美貌非笔墨所能形容。 Knock 词组总结 knock at 敲(门、窗等) eg: knock at an open door 多此一举 knock off 1.敲落，敲掉，把…击倒 I knocked the vase off the table and broke it. 2.中止(工作) He always knocks off at six o’clock. 3.减低(价格)，减少(速度) The assistant knocks 10%off the bill. knock over 撞倒，打翻 A car knocked the boy over. knock out 打昏 In the fight, the thief knocked the policeman over. 动动手，看看会了吗 He didn’t know how to fight, but he knocked the box____. The flower pot is broken, who knocked it ____? I knocked ___ yesterday and went to a football match. Listen! Someone is knocking ___ the window. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. return n.归来,退还,报答,报复,汇报 eg: (I wish you) Many happy returns (of the day)! (敬祝)多福多寿 Small profits and quick returns. (商店广告用语) in return for 作…的报酬[回礼] make return for 报答 make a return 作报告[汇报] stand on one’s head倒立(为身体姿势描绘用语。) eg: The actress can stand on her head for five minutes.